Patient management company ABOUT Healthcare announced it has acquired AI analytics platform Edgility, enabling ABOUT to deliver patient progression solutions with predictive and prescriptive analytics.
ABOUT Healthcare, formerly Central Logic, offers a suite of care products that allow you to move patients in and out of various care settings, such as acute care and home care.
Edgility’s AI solution uses discharge target forecasting to provide real-time metrics that enable more efficient patient placement and movement across hospitals.
“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,” said Jonathan Shoemaker, CEO of ABOUT. , it’s a statement.
“Health systems can now gain deep situational awareness and decision support throughout the patient progression at an individual and systemic level, eliminating points of friction and natural delays and ultimately improving coordination at every step.” of the patient’s journey”.
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Edgility launched its first AI product, EdgeAi, in May 2022. EdgeAi’s machine learning predictions provide action levers for discharge, transfer, and home care environments.
In 2020, Rubicon Technology Partners acquired a majority stake in ABOUT Healthcare, which at the time was known as Change Logic. The company changed its name to more accurately position it in the access and orchestration space and to reflect its holistic approach to patient care.
The acquisition of Edgility is ABOUT Healthcare’s third since 2020.
In November 2020, ABOUT announced it acquired Omaha-based Ensocare, which offered a platform to assist with the inpatient referral process for post-acute care.
In 2021, ABOUT acquired Acuity Link. The company automated the transportation and tracking process. Its Bed Visibility platform provided health systems with a snapshot of available bed capacity and other healthcare resources.
Other companies in the patient management space include SimplePractice. The Los Angeles-based company acquired the assets of psychiatry-focused EMR and practice management company Luminello in 2023. The deal with Luminello allowed SimplePractice to expand into the mental health market.
Data management and analysis company. Health Catalyst announced the acquisition of cancer software and services company Electronic Registry Services in 2023. The acquisition expanded Health Catalyst’s offerings in the cancer registry patient information space by adding Electronic Registry Service’s flagship CRStar platform to the Health Catalyst suite of products.