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TAMPA, Fla., Nov, 01, 2019 – DAS Health, an industry leader in health IT and management, announced today it completed the acquisition of Automated Medical Systems, a healthcare IT company based in Valdosta, GA, with clients in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas and New York. As part of DAS’ growth strategy, this most recent expansion further strengthens their position in the US healthcare technology space.
DAS Health actively serves nearly 15,000 total healthcare professionals nationwide. With offices in Florida, Nevada, and Illinois, and a significant presence in Alabama, New Jersey, North and South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin, DAS Health serves clients throughout nearly all 50 states, and is the largest eMDs and Aprima® reseller in the country. The recent acquisition enhances their product offerings, including adding Henry Schein’s MicroMD® to their Electronic Health Records (EHR) portfolio.
“We are always looking for new ways to bring added value to our clients,” stated David Schlaifer, DAS Health President and CEO. “With each acquisition, we are able to enhance the client experience, whether it be with added solutions, resources or team members. The people we gain from these ventures bring with them years of experience in healthcare technology, continuing to provide additional levels of support for new and existing clients.”
“Because of DAS’ proven track record, I strongly believe that our clients, and our employees, will be set up for success.” said David Lingefelt, CEO of Automated Medical Systems of the transition; “I truly feel that DAS is the right fit for our clients.”
Automated Medical Systems’ clients will now have a substantially improved value proposition, as DAS Health’s award-winning offerings are robust, including practice management and EHR software sales, support and hosting, revenue cycle management (RCM), managed IT services, security risk assessments (SRA), MIPS/MACRA reporting & consulting, mental & behavioral health screenings, chronic care management, and other value-based care solutions.
About DAS Health
DAS Health has been a leading provider of Health IT and management solutions and a trusted consultant to independent physician groups, hospitals and healthcare systems across North America since 2003. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with regional offices in Las Vegas and the Chicago metro area, DAS delivers superior health IT, RCM medical billing, value-based care and practice management solutions for nearly 15,000 healthcare professionals. It includes representation and support of various EHR platforms, including Aprima®, e-MDs, Lytec, Medisoft, Practice Partner, NextGen® Office and Henry Schein MicroMD®, and providing RCM, Managed IT, System Interfaces and numerous other services in conjunction with AdvancedMD®, Allscripts®, eClinicalWorks™, GreenwayHealth™, and many others. DAS was recently recognized for the 7th year in a row as a top healthcare company on the Inc. 500|5000 list. Visit DAShealth.com to learn more.
Aprima® is a registered trademark of Aprima Medical Software, Inc., an eMDs Company; eMDs, eMDs Plus, Lytec, PracticePartner and Medisoft are trademarks of eMDs, Inc. NextGen® Office is a registered trademark of QSI Management, LLC.MicroMD® is a registered trademark of Henry Schein Medical Systems, Inc. AdvancedMD® is a registered trademark ofAdvancedMD, Inc. Allscripts® is a registered trademark of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. eClinicalWorks™ is a trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC. GreenwayHealth™ is a trademark of Greenway Health, LLC.
TAMPA, Fla., July 31, 2019 – DAS Health, an industry leader in health IT and management, announced today it completed the acquisition of a Milwaukee-based healthcare solutions conglomerate, including WRT Specialties, Inc., Easy PC Solutions, LLC, EasyMed Billing, LLC and Houston-based Systech Solutions. This follows DAS’ acquisition of Houston-based Altex Business Solutions earlier this year, and three Chicago-based companies at the end of 2018.
DAS Health now actively serves nearly 1,500 clients, 3,000 clinicians and 15,000 total healthcare professionals nationwide. With offices in Tampa, FL, Las Vegas, NV, and Aurora, IL, as well as having a significant presence in Texas and North Carolina, DAS Health serves clients throughout nearly all 50 states, and is the largest eMDs reseller in the country. The recent acquisitions expand their presence predominantly in the Midwestern and Texas regions and continue their nationally recognized growth.
“The success of our growth strategy has allowed us to be more accessible to our clients than ever before” stated David Schlaifer, DAS Health President and CEO. “This brings us to 13 total acquisitions, nine of which took place within the past two years. With each acquisition, we’re able to continue to refine our acquisition integration process, expand into new regions, diversify our product portfolio, and add exceptional new members to our team. This ultimately allows us to better serve our clients, helping them to achieve more desirable patient outcomes.”
“In today’s increasingly complex Health IT world, DAS Health provided a natural next step in the progression of providing the best care and services for our many physician clients” explained Daryl Wessel, CEO of the WRT healthcare conglomerate; “they will be extremely well served going forward.”
WRT clients will now have a substantially improved value proposition, as DAS Health’s award-winning offerings are robust, including practice management and EHR software sales, support and hosting, revenue cycle management (RCM), managed IT services, security risk assessments (SRA), MIPS/MACRA reporting & consulting, mental & behavioral health screenings, chronic care management, and other value-based care solutions.
About DAS Health
DAS Health has been a leading provider of Health IT and management solutions and a trusted consultant to independent physician groups, hospitals and healthcare systems across North America since 2003. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with regional offices in Las Vegas and the Chicago metro area, DAS delivers superior health IT, RCM medical billing, value-based care and practice management solutions for nearly 1,500 clients, 3,000 clinicians and 15,000 healthcare professionals, caring for over 10 million patients nationwide. It includes representation and support of various EHR platforms, including Aprima®, e-MDs, Lytec, Medisoft, Practice Partner, and NextGen® Office, and providing RCM, Managed IT, System Interfaces and numerous other services in conjunction with AdvancedMD®, Allscripts®, eClinicalWorks™, GreenwayHealth™, and many others. DAS was recognized in 2018 for the 7th year in a row as a top healthcare company on the Inc. 500|5000 list. Visit DAShealth.com to learn more.
Aprima® is a registered trademark of Aprima Medical Software, Inc., an eMDs Company; eMDs, eMDs Plus, Lytec, Practice Partner and Medisoft are trademarks of eMDs, Inc. NextGen® Office is a registered trademark of QSI Management, LLC. AdvancedMD® is a registered trademark of AdvancedMD, Inc. Allscripts® is a registered trademark of Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. eClinicalWorks™ is a trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC. GreenwayHealth™ is a trademark of Greenway Health, LLC.
AUSTIN & DALLAS, TX – January 30, 2019 – eMDs, Inc. (“eMDs”) announced today that it has acquired Aprima Medical Software (“Aprima”), a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management (PM) software and revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions to ambulatory care organizations. The acquisition creates a world-class provider of fully integrated financial, administrative and clinical solutions that are utilized by more than 63,000 providers in over 26,000 practices and hospitals across the world.
“Our acquisition of Aprima represents an exciting growth opportunity for both businesses,” said Derek Pickell, eMDs CEO. “The unique combination of our technologies and services prepares us to offer the most powerful and comprehensive portfolio of solutions available resulting in increased productivity and less operational burden for healthcare providers. Our mission at eMDs is to help our customers facilitate the best patient outcomes, and together, our companies clear the path for providers to maximize the impact of their care while enhancing the financial strength of their practices.”
“Aprima’s best-in-class EHR, PM and RCM capabilities, as well as its expertise in a wide range of specialties, are highly complementary with eMDs’ existing solutions offerings,” said Nick Lukens, a principal at Marlin. “The combination accelerates the time to market of key capabilities for their respective customers in the near-term and allows for further investments to be made in next-generation features that will enhance the value of its solutions to its provider base.”
About eMDs
eMDs makes expert solutions, strong partners, and healthy patients. We combine leading technologies with tailored services to remove operational burden and empower healthcare providers to maximize the impact of their care. Founded by physicians, eMDs brings decades of expertise and understanding to our integrated electronic health records products, practice management software, revenue cycle management solutions, and credentialing services for medical practices and enterprises. Our tailored solutions remove regulatory, administrative, and technological hassle for providers, enabling unmatched productivity and a superior experience for patients and practitioners alike. Connect with us at www.emds.com and @emds.
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 02, 2019 – DAS Health, an industry leader in health IT and management, announced today it completed the acquisition of Houston, TX based digital health company, Altex Business Solutions. This marks the fourth acquisition by DAS Health within just the past four months, and their 10th overall.
DAS Health now actively serves well over 1,000 clients located across 47 states, with offices in Tampa, FL, Las Vegas, NV, and Aurora, IL. The recent acquisitions continue their nationally recognized growth and result in the expansion of their Aprima®, eMDs, Medisoft, Practice Partner and Lytec product representation, now also adding NextGen® Office to their EHR product portfolio. The DAS Health acquisition strategy has been recently accelerated by a multi-million dollar facility with Fifth Third Bank.
“We have developed a process that allows us to quickly and seamlessly integrate acquired company operations in order to provide the most comprehensive solutions to healthcare practices across the country,” stated David Schlaifer, DAS Health President and CEO. “We continue to expand our portfolio of products and geographic footprint so that we can help more clients improve their bottom line while delivering better patient outcomes.”
Lee Orsag, Altex founder and CEO, stated “I looked at a number of alternatives as I was approaching retirement. Based on their record of successfully acquiring similar companies and taking great care of both the clients and employees, selling to DAS Health was the obvious choice.” DAS Health has hired all Altex employees except Mr. Orsag, who is retiring.
Altex clients will now have a substantially improved value proposition, as DAS Health’s award-winning offerings are robust, including practice management and EHR software sales, support and hosting, revenue cycle management (RCM), managed IT services, security risk assessments (SRA), MIPS/MACRA reporting & consulting, mental & behavioral health screenings, chronic care management, and other value-based care solutions.
About DAS Health
DAS Health has been a leading provider of Health IT and management solutions and a trusted consultant to independent physician groups, hospitals and healthcare systems across North America since 2003. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with regional offices in Las Vegas and the Chicago metro area, DAS delivers superior health IT, RCM medical billing, value based care and practice management solutions for well over 1,000 clients, 2,500 clinicians and 10,000 healthcare professionals, caring for over 10 million patients across 47 states. It includes representation and support of various EHR platforms, including Aprima®, e-MDs, Lytec, Medisoft, Practice Partner, and NextGen® Office, and providing RCM, Managed IT, and numerous other services in conjunction with AdvancedMD®, eClinicalWorks, and many others. DAS was recognized in 2018 for the 7th year in a row as a top healthcare company on the Inc. 500|5000 list and is a Tampa Bay Business Journal Fast 50 fastest growing company for the last nine consecutive years. Visit DAShealth.com to learn more.
Aprima® is a registered trademark of Aprima Medical Software, Inc.; eMDs, eMDs Plus, Lytec, Practice Partner and Medisoft are trademarks of eMDs, Inc.; NextGen® Office is a registered trademark of QSI Management, LLC. AdvancedMD® is a registered trademark of AdvancedMD, Inc. eClinicalWorks is a trademark of eClinicalWorks, LLC.
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