Nuance to buy QuadraMed's Quantim HIM business

Nuance Communications has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quantim, the health information management business of QuadraMed, a provider of health IT and interoperability technologies.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

The two companies plan to work together to help customers manage the transition to ICD-10. The Burlington, Mass.-based Nuance said its computer language understanding technology combined with Quantim's integrated, web-based platform will support a transitions to ICD-10.


Beth Walsh,

Editor

Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.

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