Evident acquires Get Real, adds new abilities

MOBILE, Ala. – Evident, a community healthcare solutions company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Get Real Health. Based in Rockville, Maryland, Get Real Health delivers technology solutions to improve patient outcomes and engagement strategies with care providers.

Through a decade of connected health deployments, Get Real Health has established a presence in both domestic and international healthcare markets. Collaborating with organizations like TELUS Health, The University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, and KeyHIE, Get Real Health delivers solutions to government and private organizations in Europe, Canada, Australia, and the United States.

The amount to be paid by Evident’s parent company, CPSI, is $11 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments at and after closing, plus an earn-out payment of up to a maximum of $14 million, depending on the performance of Get Real Health during 2019. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is targeted to close in the second quarter of 2019.

With this acquisition, CPSI will strengthen its position in community healthcare by offering three new comprehensive patient engagement and empowerment solutions that are offered by Get Real Health:

• Ellie addresses the entire chronic care management process, end-to-end, by investing patients in their own care and promoting effective communication and interaction with their care managers;
• Instant PHR is a patient portal built to promote more efficient collaboration between the individual and their healthcare provider; and
• CHBase combines clinical data and personal health data to give a complete view of a patient’s health story.

In addition, earlier this month, Get Real Health launched its latest product, Lydia, when it was identified by Microsoft as a destination for HealthVault users to transition their existing data after the pending retirement of HealthVault. Lydia is a trusted place where people can organize, store, and share their health information with family and healthcare providers.

“The demographics and population make-up of the communities we serve support the growing demand for strategies and tools to address the on-going management of chronic care conditions, which are prevalent in these areas,” said Boyd Douglas, president and chief executive officer of CPSI. “Helping our customers secure the future of community healthcare is what we focus on each and every day. By acquiring Get Real Health, we can continue this effort as providers evolve to a value-based care delivery model.”

Get Real Health’s line of innovative patient-facing products will complement CPSI’s existing offerings. CPSI acute and ambulatory customers will be able to use InstantPHR and CHBase to engage their patients in a much deeper way than traditional patient portals.

The company’s Ellie app will allow CPSI customers to improve their patients’ health outcomes while strengthening their own bottom lines. Get Real Health also brings a decade’s worth of international business experience and connections, opening potential new markets for CPSI’s existing offerings. Conversely, CPSI’s greater resources and capabilities will help Get Real Health scale to serve existing and new customers and markets.

Robin Wiener (pictured), president, chief executive officer and founding partner of Get Real Health, is excited about this future business combination. “When we met the CPSI management team, there was an instant realization that we could do something amazing together. In addition to the opportunity to bring our solutions to hundreds of communities across the United States already serviced by CPSI, we will continue to empower patients around the world,” said Wiener.

Douglas added, “Our company culture and shared value of advancing community healthcare is clear and will continue as an important mark of distinction in the markets we serve.”

About CPSI
CPSI is a leading provider of healthcare solutions and services for community hospitals, their clinics and post-acute care facilities. Founded in 1979, CPSI is the parent of three companies – Evident, LLC, American HealthTech, Inc. and TruBridge, LLC. Our combined companies are focused on helping improve the health of the communities we serve, connecting communities for a better patient care experience, and improving the financial operations of our customers. Evident provides comprehensive EHR solutions for community hospitals and their affiliated clinics. For more information, visit www.cpsi.com.

About Get Real Health
Get Real Health combines a world of new information from patients, devices and apps with existing clinical data to help individuals and healthcare professionals engage and empower each other. By giving providers and patients the information and tools they need to work together, we help our customers meet their ever-changing patient engagement needs. We help them deliver value-based care, improve outcomes, activate patients, increase patient loyalty and satisfaction, all while meeting regulatory requirements. For more information, visit http://www.getrealhealth.com.