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Allscripts to sell stake in Netsmart for $525M
The EHR vendor said the sale will allow it to pay back long-term debt and invest in other areas.
By Samantha Liss • Dec. 11, 2018 -
ResMed buys maker of COPD, asthma monitoring platform
The acquisition of Propeller follows a growing trend by device makers to acquire or partner with digital technology companies.
By Susan Kelly • Dec. 5, 2018 -
Dive Awards
The MedTech Dive Awards of 2018
The awards recognize the industry's top disruptors and newsmakers. These officials and companies are shaking up the medical technology sector and shaping the future.
By MedTech Dive Team • Dec. 3, 2018 -
CVS-Aetna megamerger finalized
The total value of the acquisition, including assumption of Aetna's debt, clocks in at $78 billion. The union creates the second biggest private company by revenue after Walmart.
By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 28, 2018 -
Quest closes buy of Midwest lab services business
Completion of the deal for Columbia, Missouri-based Boyce and Bynum Pathology Laboratories comes as the lab services giant prepares to release financial results later this week.
By Susan Kelly • Updated Feb. 12, 2019 -
Boston Scientific snags BTG for $4.2B
The Federal Trade Commission cleared the merger and the deal is now slated to take effect Aug. 19, Boston Scientific said in an SEC filing Wednesday, a month after it addressed antitrust concerns by divesting its beads business.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Updated Aug. 7, 2019 -
Colfax strikes $3.15B buyout of orthopaedics player DJO
The acquisition will move the industrial technology conglomerate into a new market: medical devices.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 20, 2018 -
ResMed wraps up $750M MatrixCare buyout in SaaS push
The sleep apnea company has spent almost $1.7 billion on software businesses in recent years.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 15, 2018 -
Athenahealth scooped for $5.7B by Elliot, Veritas after turbulent year
Activist investor Elliott has been pushing for a buyout since it sent athenahealth an unsolicited offer in May.
By Tony Abraham • Nov. 12, 2018 -
Stryker closes $1.4B K2M acquisition
The medical device giant says the deal will augment its own spine and neurotechnology offerings.
By David Lim • Nov. 9, 2018 -
Premier to acquire software company Stanson Health for $51.5M
Software-as-a-service provider Stanson's product pipeline includes a tool to give prior authorizations in near real time.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 8, 2018 -
Execs bullish on IT, home health, M&A for 2019
More than 70% of executives predict better performance in the next 12 months, according to a Capital One survey. About 42% forecast increased deal activity.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 6, 2018 -
Fresh off of strong quarter, ResMed buys MatrixCare
The sleep apnea company is betting the acquisition will augment its existing software-as-a-service offerings such as Brightree and HEALTHCAREfirst.
By David Lim • Nov. 6, 2018 -
Healthcare startups raise $26B in 2018, eclipsing prior years
Venture capital funding through October surpassed the total raised in 2012 and 2013 combined, according to a Pitchbook analysis for Forbes.
By Meg Bryant • Nov. 5, 2018 -
Boston Scientific posts strong Q3 with 8.7% sales growth
Coming off a legal win in a patent battle with Edwards, the CEO held his cards close to the vest on next steps on the earnings call.
By David Lim • Updated Oct. 25, 2018 -
Stryker closes Invuity acquisition
Invuity's CEO called out "a lack of strategic organizational alignment in our sales and marketing efforts" during its Q2 earnings call, something that Stryker may be well positioned to help fix.
By David Lim • Oct. 23, 2018 -
Cardinal credit downgraded after debt-fueled medtech expansion
Fitch said $9 billion in debt is subject to risks, such as failing to realize the expected synergies from integrating assets bought from Medtronic.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 19, 2018 -
Abbott medical device, diagnostic units drive Q3 growth
CEO Miles White said Abbott plans to submit its data to FDA in the coming weeks to back an expanded indication for MitraClip.
By David Lim • Oct. 17, 2018 -
Boston Scientific closes Augmenix acquisition for $600M
The device giant expects sales of the SpaceOar Hydrogel System to be $50 million in 2018 and $90 million in 2019.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 17, 2018 -
Walgreens, LabCorp team to add 600 more blood draw clinics
The new specimen collection facilities mark a major expansion of the partnership, the latest in a wave of vertical integration.
By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 11, 2018 -
Stryker pens deals with Synaptive, Ziehm to boost navigation unit
The partnerships cover a 3D brain modeling program and intraoperative imaging device.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 10, 2018 -
RadNet buys Medical Arts to expand New York imaging network
The takeover is the latest in a string of deals intended to boost RadNet's East Coast presence.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 9, 2018 -
Q3 digital health funding soars to $3.3B across 93 deals
The quarter saw six megadeals over $100 million, bringing the year's total so far to 10, Rock Health reports.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 4, 2018 -
Athenahealth sees multiple bidders with extended deadline
Several parties submitted bids before last Thursday's deadline, Healthcare Dive has learned. Whether healthcare payments system provider nThrive was among them, as reported by the New York Post, is unclear.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 2, 2018 -
Stryker settles foreign corrupt practice charges, makes small acquisition
The company will pay $7.8 million to settle with the Justice Department. Separately, the medical device maker said it would acquire HyperBranch Medical Technology.
By Susan Kelly • Oct. 2, 2018