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.
FDA approves first biosimilar treatment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration approved its first biosimilar product in March, opening the door for more costly drug alternatives.
MatrixCare buys Sigmacare in EHR consolidation move
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2017
MatrixCare has bought SigmaCare, reflecting further consolidation in the post-acute electronic health records market.
CompanyBriefs
Jul 01, 2013
» GOJO Industries presented the results of a study on electronic monitoring and hand hygiene at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Conference in June. The research...
Talyst acquired by Swisslog
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Swisslog Healthcare has acquired West Coast medication management company Talyst. Starting in 2018, the companies will begin integrating their pharmacy systems to address a large customer base in North...
Netsmart acquires ‘building block’ in HealthMEDX deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced in late October. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2017
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.