Allscripts to Acquire A4 Health Systems
Clinical software maker Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. said today it agreed to buy privately-held A4 Health Systems for about $272 million in cash ($215M) and stock ($57M based on yesterday’s closing price). A4 Health Systems is a provider of practice management and electronic health record (EHR) solutions for small and mid-sized physician groups with a customer base of 1,850+ healthcare organizations in the US. The merger will double the company’s sales force and installed base in smaller accounts, as Allscripts was primarily selling into sites with 25 doctors or more.
Sources: Bloomberg and company press release.
January 20, 2006 Related topics: Mergers & Acquisitions, IT & software