In a move aimed at beefing up its product offerings to large health care
organizations, WebMD Corp. plans to shell out $160
million in cash to acquire software firm ViPS, Inc. HLTH Corporation - Press Releases::
WebMD Corporation Announces Acquisition of HealthShare Technology WebMD and ViPS Announce New Medicare Eligibility Integration Contract. 6.6 KB. Jan.27.05
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GNC and WebMD Announce Agreement To Provide Consumers with Health and General Dynamics Information Technology has agreed to acquire Towsons ViPS Inc.
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WebMD runs a Web-based information portal alongside a business
that hawks services to connect physicians, hospitals, pharmacies and
insurance providers. The ViPS deal would add a key presence in the
government health care sector.
ViPS provides software applications to handle systems support, claims
processing and fraud prevention. The company's Government Solutions Group
provides technology services to agencies like the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS), Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) and commercial
health care payers. markets.sltrib.com/mng-sltrib?Page=News&Ticker=HLTH::
GNC and WebMD Announce Agreement To Provide Consumers with Health and General Dynamics Information Technology (GD) to Acquire ViPS
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[HLTH] HLTH Corp., WebMD announce agreement to merge - MarketWatch. 1:14 [HLTH] General Dynamics Information Technology Completes Acquisition of ViPS, Inc.
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With the acquisition, WebMD also get to market ViPS' Health Payer
Solutions Group, a unit that develops data warehouses and tools for disease
management, predictive modeling, provider performance, healthcare fraud
detection and financial management. WebMD buys Towsons ViPS for $160M - Baltimore Business Journal:::
WebMD buys Towsons ViPS for $160M. Baltimore Business Journal - by Robert technology company, said Monday it had agreed to acquire Towson-based ViPS Inc.
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WebMD to acquire ViPS. By Bernie Monegain, Editor. 08/01/04. WEBMD 0804. WebMD plans to acquire ViPS, Inc., a privately held provider of information
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The deal also includes a consulting element, where ViPS personnel provide
outsourcing services to help commercial customers monitor clinical and
financial results to predict risk and determine the most effective
treatments.
WebMD counts Microsoft, Intel
and America Online among its business partners. In 1999,
the company inked a $5.5
billion merger with Healtheon.
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