Wolters Kluwer Health To Acquire Emmi Solutions For $170 Million

Wolters Kluwer Health announced that it will acquire Chicago-based Emmi Solutions for $170 million in cash. Emmi's patient engagement platform offers peer-reviewed content and personalized communication to help patients across the continuum of care, from prevention to treatment to follow-up. Wolters Kluwer officials cite Emmi's integration with electronic health record systems as one of the company's selling points, and say the company's patient-focused technology will be a valuable extension to Wolters Kluwer's clinical offerings, such as to UpToDate decision support and Lexicomp and Medi-Span drug information tools. The acquisition, subject . . .