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Karuna Health, a virtual health communications platform, has been acquired by the healthcare software company Commure, according to a Substack post from Karuna’s CEO and cofounder Joe Kahn.
Through the transaction, which closed on New Year’s Eve, Commure gained Karuna’s team, customers, technology and insights, Kahn said. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Commure is best known for its FHIR-compliant developer platform, which allows health systems and vendors alike to create and deploy healthcare applications. The platform is built with an AAA security framework, an event service bus, an API gateway, a flexible data store, terminology services and healthcare-specific UI components.
What You Should Know: - Digital health company Sharecare and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp, today announced an agreement to merge to go public on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SHCR at enterprise value of $3.9B. - The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of Falcon s $345 million of cash in trust (assuming no redemptions) supported by a $425 million fully committed PIPE at $10.00 per share and the Anthem
GetWellNetwork Acquires Consumer Engagement Platform Docent Health
What You Should Know:
– GetWellNetwork is acquiring Docent Health, a digital health company. Docent provides a patient engagement platform used by healthcare organizations to coordinate personalized care at scale through AI-enabled communication technology.
– The acquisition advances GetWellNetwork’s mission to empower patients and families to be more active participants in their care, and extends important health programs for disadvantaged populations and those suffering health disparities which are proven to be particularly critical during COVID-19 and the vaccine rollout.
GetWellNetwork, a global leader in patient engagement, announced today the acquisition of Docent Health, an innovative enterprise consumer engagement platform that enables healthcare organizations to coordinate personalized care at scale through AI-enabled communication technology. Financial details of the acquisition were not discl