Insights on Issues & Trends that Impact Investments in Healthcare & Life Science Businesses
Investments in healthcare information technology rose 78%, to $766 million in 2011, from 2010 and has doubled since 2006, according to statistics from National Venture Capital Association. Data from Mercom Capital Group, a consultant to health-care companies…
Continue Reading Healthcare Investors Turn Increasingly to Information Apps
We’ve discussed in prior posts the multiple waves of heavy dialysis industry consolidation, but another fascinating aspect of the industry’s expansion is through the largest providers’ (LDOs’) expansion into dialysis-related services and even into treatment of patients with no renal…
When looking for the latest investment opportunities in the healthcare arena, one major priority for many investors is information technology, IT.
A National Venture Capital Association recent survey showed that 61% of venture capitalists feel that investments in health IT…
Continue Reading Investing in Health Information Technology (IT) – Part I
Part II of our series on private equity investing in dialysis discusses other dialysis companies backed by private equity and highlights some key considerations for investors and companies.
Funded in 2000, U.S. Renal Care (USRC), is another dialysis company…
Continue Reading Private Equity Investing in the Dialysis Sector – Part II
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have become a catchphrase within today’s healthcare industry. As we have discussed in prior posts, ACOs are intended to be a vehicle for providing physicians and medical centers financial incentives to continue offering high-quality medical services…
