Siemens Healthineers to buy Medicalis

John Gregory | | Health Exec | Economics

In a move aimed at boosting its population health management portfolio, Siemens Healthineers has announced its intention to acquire Medicalis, a San Francisco and Kitchener, Ontario, Canada-based provider of workflow technology and clinical decision support to radiology groups, imaging centers and hospitals.

"The addition of Medicalis’ technology solutions to the Siemens Healthineers portfolio complements and supports our offerings in population health management and value-based healthcare, a key priority for our ongoing expansion through our services business," said Matthias Platsch, head of services at Siemens Healthineers.

Financial terms were not immediately disclosed.

Read more about the deal at Health Imaging: 

http://www.healthimaging.com/topics/healthcare-economics/siemens-healthineers-a…

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John Gregory, Senior Writer

John joined TriMed in 2016, focusing on healthcare policy and regulation. After graduating from Columbia College Chicago, he worked at FM News Chicago and Rivet News Radio, and worked on the state government and politics beat for the Illinois Radio Network. Outside of work, you may find him adding to his never-ending graphic novel collection.

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