News 5/14/25
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UnitedHealth Group announces that CEO Andrew Witty has resigned for personal reasons and has been replaced by Chairman and former CEO Stephen Hemsley.
The company also announced that it will suspend its 2025…
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News 5/9/25
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Persivia, which offers data aggregation and AI-driven analytics, raises $107 million in funding.
HIStalk Announcements and Requests
Listening: Foo Fighters, of which I’m far from a fan, but I’m obsessed with videos of Dave…
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Next-Gen AI Security Unveiled at RSA
Leading Vendors Showcase AI Innovations
At this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, cybersecurity vendors are unveiling groundbreaking agentic AI solutions embedded within their platforms. These innovations are designed to counter evolving cyber threats through…
News 4/30/25
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Community Health Systems (TN) restores computer systems at a reported 45 hospitals after several days of downtime that was caused by an Oracle Health engineer who mistakenly deleted critical storage during routine maintenance.
Sponsored…
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Mergers and Acquisitions: An Overview of Notable Healthcare M&A Activity in 2025
Sanford Health and Marshfield Clinic
In January, Sanford Health, a large rural health system based in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Marshfield Clinic Health System, an integrated health system with locations in rural Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula,…
Q1 Hospital M&A Activity Hits Historic Low Amidst Economic Uncertainty
What You Should Know:
– Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for hospitals and health systems in the United States experienced a significant slowdown in the first quarter of 2025, according to a recent analysis by…
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Walgreens PE Buyout Heavily Reliant on 83% Debt, Raising Concerns About Financial Stability
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– The recent acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance by private equity firm Sycamore Partners is drawing scrutiny due to the high level of debt financing involved and questions surrounding Sycamore’s equity…
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Healthcare M&A Slowdown 2024: Alvarez & Marsal’s Raheel Khan on Market Challenges & 2025 Outlook
Raheel Khan, Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Transaction Advisory Group
In 2024, the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape experienced a notable slowdown, leaving industry stakeholders pondering the contributing factors and anticipating future trends….
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10 Key MedTech Themes for 2025 – MedCity News
The MedTech industry is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. As AI reshapes the landscape, global collaborations are expanding, and the regulatory frameworks are evolving to meet new challenges. Here are ten global MedTech trends…
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Mergers and Acquisitions: An Overview of Notable Healthcare M&A Activity in Q4 2024
Here is some of the notable M&A activity that occurred among healthcare providers in Q4 2024:
UnitedHealth Group and Amedisys
In November, the Department of Justice released a statement announcing its intent to block UnitedHealth Group’s…
