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Livongo names Cerner's Burke as new CEO

Current CEO Glen Tullman will take the title of executive chairman. Tullman told MedTech Dive in an interview before the move that revenue is set to more than double in 2018 to about $61 million.

By David Lim • Dec. 19, 2018

Allscripts to sell stake in Netsmart for $525M

The EHR vendor said the sale will allow it to pay back long-term debt and invest in other areas.

By Samantha Liss • Dec. 11, 2018

ResMed buys maker of COPD, asthma monitoring platform

The acquisition of Propeller follows a growing trend by device makers to acquire or partner with digital technology companies. 

By Susan Kelly • Dec. 05, 2018

Dive Awards

The MedTech Dive Awards of 2018

The awards recognize the industry's top disruptors and newsmakers. These officials and companies are shaking up the medical technology sector and shaping the future.

By MedTech Dive Team • Dec. 03, 2018

CVS-Aetna megamerger finalized

The total value of the acquisition, including assumption of Aetna's debt, clocks in at $78 billion. The union creates the second biggest private company by revenue after Walmart.

By Rebecca Pifer • Nov. 28, 2018

Quest closes buy of Midwest lab services business

Completion of the deal for Columbia, Missouri-based Boyce and Bynum Pathology Laboratories comes as the lab services giant prepares to release financial results later this week.

By Susan Kelly • UPDATED: Feb. 12, 2019 at 10:22 a.m.

Boston Scientific snags BTG for $4.2B

The deal greatly exceeds the more than $1.5 billion spent on eight other acquisitions in 2018, and will add fast-growing interventional oncology and vascular products to the medical device manufacturer's portfolio.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 20, 2018

Colfax strikes $3.15B buyout of orthopaedics player DJO

The acquisition will move the industrial technology conglomerate into a new market: medical devices.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 20, 2018

ResMed wraps up $750M MatrixCare buyout in SaaS push

The sleep apnea company has spent almost $1.7 billion on software businesses in recent years.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Nov. 15, 2018

Athenahealth scooped for $5.7B by Elliot, Veritas after turbulent year

Activist investor Elliott has been pushing for a buyout since it sent athenahealth an unsolicited offer in May.

By Tony Abraham • Nov. 12, 2018

Stryker closes $1.4B K2M acquisition

The medical device giant says the deal will augment its own spine and neurotechnology offerings.

By David Lim • Nov. 09, 2018

Premier to acquire software company Stanson Health for $51.5M

Software-as-a-service provider Stanson's product pipeline includes a tool to give prior authorizations in near real time.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 08, 2018

Execs bullish on IT, home health, M&A for 2019

More than 70% of executives predict better performance in the next 12 months, according to a Capital One survey. About 42% forecast increased deal activity.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 06, 2018

Fresh off of strong quarter, ResMed buys MatrixCare

The sleep apnea company is betting the acquisition will augment its existing software-as-a-service offerings such as Brightree and HEALTHCAREfirst.

By David Lim • Nov. 06, 2018

Healthcare startups raise $26B in 2018, eclipsing prior years

Venture capital funding through October surpassed the total raised in 2012 and 2013 combined, according to a Pitchbook analysis for Forbes.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 05, 2018

Boston Scientific posts strong Q3 with 8.7% sales growth

Coming off a legal win in a patent battle with Edwards, the CEO held his cards close to the vest on next steps on the earnings call.  

By David Lim • UPDATED: Oct. 25, 2018 at 10:15 a.m.

Stryker closes Invuity acquisition

Invuity's CEO called out "a lack of strategic organizational alignment in our sales and marketing efforts" during its Q2 earnings call, something that Stryker may be well positioned to help fix. 

By David Lim • Oct. 23, 2018

Cardinal credit downgraded after debt-fueled medtech expansion

Fitch said $9 billion in debt is subject to risks, such as failing to realize the expected synergies from integrating assets bought from Medtronic.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 19, 2018

Abbott medical device, diagnostic units drive Q3 growth

CEO Miles White said Abbott plans to submit its data to FDA in the coming weeks to back an expanded indication for MitraClip.

By David Lim • Oct. 17, 2018

Boston Scientific closes Augmenix acquisition for $600M

The device giant expects sales of the SpaceOar Hydrogel System to be $50 million in 2018 and $90 million in 2019.

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 17, 2018

Walgreens, LabCorp team to add 600 more blood draw clinics

The new specimen collection facilities mark a major expansion of the partnership, the latest in a wave of vertical integration. 

By Rebecca Pifer • Oct. 11, 2018

Stryker pens deals with Synaptive, Ziehm to boost navigation unit

The partnerships cover a 3D brain modeling program and intraoperative imaging device.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 10, 2018

RadNet buys Medical Arts to expand New York imaging network

The takeover is the latest in a string of deals intended to boost RadNet's East Coast presence.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 09, 2018

Q3 digital health funding soars to $3.3B across 93 deals

The quarter saw six megadeals over $100 million, bringing the year's total so far to 10, Rock Health reports.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 04, 2018

Athenahealth sees multiple bidders with extended deadline

Several parties submitted bids before last Thursday's deadline, Healthcare Dive has learned. Whether healthcare payments system provider nThrive was among them, as reported by the New York Post, is unclear.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 02, 2018