Patient management company ABOUT Healthcare announced it has acquired AI analytics platform Edgility, allowing it to offer patient progression solutions with predictive and prescriptive analytics.
ABOUT Healthcare (formerly Central Logic) offers a care suite of products that enable patient movement to and from a variety of healthcare settings, including acute care and home health care.
Edgility's AI solution uses discharge goal prediction to provide real-time metrics that enable more efficient patient placement and movement within the hospital.
“Our acquisition of Edgility completes a powerful new end-to-end care orchestration solution that connects people, data, workflows and systems to improve outcomes and enable better coordinated care.” ABOUT CEO Jonathan Shoemaker said in a statement.
“Health systems now have deep contextual awareness and decision support across the patient journey at both the individual and system levels, eliminating points of friction and natural delays, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. Improve coordination at each stage.”
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EdgeAi launched its first AI product, EdgeAi, in May 2022. EdgeAi's machine learning predictions provide a means of action for discharge, transportation, and home care settings.
2020, Rubicon Technology Partners acquired a majority stake in ABOUT Healthcare, then known as Change Logic. The company rebranded to better position itself in the access and orchestration space and reflect the company's holistic approach to patient care.
The Edgility acquisition is ABOUT Healthcare's third acquisition since 2020.
In November 2020, ABOUT announced the acquisition of Omaha-based Ensocare, which provides a platform to support the inpatient referral process for post-acute care.
In 2021, ABOUT acquired Acuity Link. The company has automated the transportation and tracking process. The company's Bed Visibility platform provided health systems with a snapshot of available bed capacity and other medical resources.
Other companies in the patient management space include SimplePractice. The Los Angeles-based company acquired the assets of Luminello, his psychiatry-focused EMR and practice management company, in 2023. The deal with Luminello allows SimplePractice to expand into the mental health market.
Data and analytics management company Health Catalyst announced it will acquire cancer software and services company Electronic Registry Services in 2023. The acquisition adds Electronic Registry Service's flagship CRStar platform to Health Catalyst's product suite, expanding Health Catalyst's offerings in the cancer registry patient information space.
