» LifeShare Technologies released LifeShare Family, a mobile app connecting seniors with their families and caregivers. LifeShare Family allows seniors and families to share mobile pictures and send messages,...
CDR investing big with Drive DeVilbiss
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2016
As expected, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced in August that it would make a significant equity investment alongside existing management in Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. Terms of the transaction, which...
CompanyBriefs May 2014
May 01, 2014
» Caremerge LLC unveiled plans in April for a partnership with Care Technology Systems. Data and alerts from the latter’s sensors can be combined with activity and clinical data from Caremerge,...
CompanyBriefs for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
» Healthsense Inc. raised $10 million from Mansa Capital. Mansa Capital Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Ruben King-Shaw Jr. will join the Healthsense Board of Directors.
naviHealth acquires RightCare Solutions
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 04, 2016
naviHealth, an awardee convener under Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative, has acquired RightCare Solutions Inc., which has developed a hospital discharge planning software...
Welch Allyn acquisition aids Hill-Rom’s product footprint
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Reflecting the trend of consolidation among long-term care medical device vendors, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. announced it is buying New York-based Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion.
Wound care firm KCI agrees to be bought for $6.3 billion
By
John O'Connor
Aug 02, 2011
One of the world’s largest wound care companies is about to gain a new owner. At press time, Kinetic Concepts Inc. agreed to be acquired by a consortium put together by Apax Partners, a private equity...
Google forfeits $500 million for illegal drug ad practices
Oct 01, 2011
Google Inc. will pay a half billion dollars to the United States. The agreement follows a Department of Justice investigation that found Canadian pharmacies were illegally selling prescription drugs to...
CompanyBriefs
Oct 01, 2013
» Premier Inc., a healthcare group purchasing alliance with 56,000 non-acute healthcare facilities, filed for an initial public offering of its stock. Headquartered in North Carolina, the company applied...
Kwalu, Clorox team up for a clean finish
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care furniture company Kwalu and Clorox Healthcare have announced a joint marketing venture that will promote disinfectants on non-porous furnishings.