MPO’s Most-Read Stories This Week—Jan. 22

Medtech organizations are maintaining a healthy dose of dealmaking thus far this year, as evidenced by the headlines that garnered the most views on MPO’s website this past week. Quest Diagnostics is acquiring patient engagement company Pack Health in an all-cash deal that expands Quest’s extended care services offerings. The deal builds on Quest’s 2018 purchase of MedXM, a provider of in-person home-based risk assessment and monitoring services that supplement clinical care.  

IBM agreed to sell the healthcare data and analytics assets from its Watson Health business to investment firm Francisco Partners. The assets sold include extensive and diverse data sets and products, including Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Program Management, Micromedex, and imaging software. Expected to close in Q2, the Watson Health sale will allow IBM to better focus on its artifical intelligence strategy and hybrid cloud platform. 

Also garnering readers’ interest was Fresenius Kabi’s partnership with Health Care Logistics on RFID compatibility, and Luke Daum’s appointment as chief scientific officer at EKF Diagnostics.

Check out MPO’s top stories of the week below:

1. EKF Diagnostics Appoints Luke Daum as Chief Scientific Officer

2. Fresenius Kabi, Health Care Logistics Partner on RFID Compatibility

3. Quest to Buy Pack Health, a Patient Engagement Firm

4. IBM Watson Health to Become Standalone Company

5. Philips Zenition Mobile C-arm Gains Cloud-Based AI, 3D Mapping