Companies

OTTAWA – Clearwater Clinical, founded back in 2005 by Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario surgeon Matthew Bromwich, has been acquired by Sivantos Group, a major global player in hearing technology that was spun out of Siemens. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Change Healthcare, a provider of revenue cycle management, data analytics-driven solutions and enterprise imaging solutions, has filed for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO). Read More

TORONTO – Nordic, of Madison, Wis., has acquired Healthtech Consultants, Canada’s leading strategic health information consulting firm. This marks Nordic’s first step into the international consulting market. For its part, Healthtech has a more than 30-year track record serving as a trusted advisor to Canadian healthcare systems, providing strategic planning, system selection, and implementation support. Read More

VANCOUVER – WELL Health Technologies Corp., a company focused on modernizing clinical and digital assets within the primary healthcare sector, announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase NerdEMR. NerdEMR provides OSCAR EMR services to approximately 220 clinics most of which are located in the province of British Columbia. Read More

MONTREAL – Telus Health is plunging into the business of elite medical clinics, spending just over $100 million to acquire Medisys-owned corporate and employee health clinics across Canada. The acquisition involves about 30 boutique clinics, which operate under the Medisys, Copeman Healthcare and Horizon Occupational Health Solutions brands. Some of them charge hefty annual membership fees for affluent families and executives. Read More

TORONTO – Bialogics Analytics is pleased to announce that it has been accepted into the MaRS Health venture services program. Bialogics brings its deep understanding of the operational and performance processes of diagnostic imaging systems, with the ability to collect, structure and present data into insightful information. Read More

NEW YORK CITY – Healthcare Informatics has released its latest ranking of the top 100 healthcare IT vendors in the United States. The publication has been running the feature report for the past 20 years and works with research companies to help verify the revenue of the companies. Read More

KINGSTON – Novari Health is proud to announce that our team has won the 2018 Microsoft Canada Citizenship and Community IMPACT Award. These annual awards recognize Microsoft partners who demonstrate excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Read More

AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Orion Health Group Limited announced that it has reached agreement in relation to Orion Health’s Rhapsody and Population Health businesses with private equity technology investor Hg. The agreement is for entities managed by Hg to acquire majority ownership of Orion Health’s Rhapsody business and to invest in Orion Health’s Population Health business. Read More

TORONTO – Eight innovative companies from Ireland, all specializing in healthcare IT, participated in a “Dragon’s Den” style event in downtown Toronto earlier this month. The three-person panel that critiqued the visiting companies was comprised of Sorin Manta, executive director, digital operations at Toronto’s University Health Network; Matthew Collingridge, general manager, digital & solutions at GE Healthcare; and Julia Zarb, program director, Master’s of Health Informatics, University of Toronto. Read More