synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain promotional and medical audit businesses of SDI Health, which IMS Health has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval of its acquisition of SDI.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds significant scale to a world-class services delivery platform, strengthens IMS’s business process outsourcing capabilities.

synopsis: United Drug Plc, an Ireland-based healthcare services provider, has acquired the entire share capital of InforMed Direct Plc, a UK-based healthcare communications and market research agency, for a consideration of GBP11.4 million in cash.

synopsis: IMS Health has completed its acquisition of SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm. It provides the industry’s most comprehensive de-identified patient-level data to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, enabling them to better understand the healthcare market.

synopsis: Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on healthcare insights and analysis, announced that it acquired BioTrends Research Group, the leader in providing specialized, syndicated market research in clinically complex, small to mid-size pharmaceutical markets.

synopsis: Quintiles Transnational Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Eidetics, a privately held decision-analytics and market research consulting firm located in Boston as part of its expanding Quintiles Consulting business.

synopsis: Berkery Noyes, the leading independent investment bank serving the media, information and technology markets, announces that it represented Arlington Medical Resources, Inc. in its sale to Decision Resources, Inc., a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: Ventiv Health, Inc. VTIV, a leading provider of late-stage clinical, sales, marketing and compliance services to pharmaceutical and biotech organizations, today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of HHI Clinical & Statistical Research Services, L.L.C.

synopsis: The Thomson Corporation announced that it has acquired Newport Strategies, Inc., a leading provider of competitive intelligence for the pharmaceutical industry. Newport Strategies will become part of the scientific business within the Thomson Scientific and Healthcare market group.

synopsis: Greenfield Online, Inc SRVY, a leading provider of Internet survey solutions to marketing research and consulting companies, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Rapidata.net, Inc., a privately-held North Carolina corporation, for $5.5 million in cash, subject to certain post closing adjustments.

synopsis: ImpactRx, a Symphony Technology Group company, and the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physicians’ attitudes and prescribing behavior, announced that it has acquired AlphaDetail, Inc., a leader in global healthcare primary market research and influence network mapping.

synopsis: Diversified Agency Services announced an agreement with ITOCHU Corporation and a number of venture capital funds to acquire a majority stake in Medical Collective Intelligence Co. Ltd., a highly respected Japanese online medical communications agency.

synopsis: URCH Publishing Ltd, a well-respected and established publisher of quality market intelligence reports covering the global pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, acquired Spectra Intelligence, a privately owned publisher of specialised and syndicated pharmaceutical market research.

synopsis: Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, announced that it plans to acquire Wood Mackenzie's Life Sciences business.

synopsis: Publicis Groupe announced that it has acquired U-Link Business Solutions Co. Ltd (UBS), one of the leading Chinese agencies specialized in healthcare communications. UBS will become part of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group and will be renamed UBS Saatchi & Saatchi Health.

synopsis: Vestar Capital Partners together with members of MediMedia has closed the purchase of MediMedia, an innovative specialty healthcare communications, publishing and patient education company, from Cinven, The Carlyle Group and Apax Partners.

synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. announced the completion of its acquisitions of Synergos, Inc., a focused clinical services provider, and Jeffrey Simbrow Associates Inc., Canada's leading healthcare marketing and communications agency. Both acquisitions were announced by inVentiv on March 13.

synopsis: Majestic Research, a global, independent equity research company and a pioneer in data driven analysis, announced its acquisition of New York-based Rood Research – a leading provider of healthcare market research.

synopsis: Physicians Interactive LLC (PI), a leader in digital sales and marketing solutions, announced the acquisition of MedManage Systems Inc., the nation's leading provider of online, on-demand prescription drug sampling. Under the agreement, MedManage is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Physicians Interactive LLC.

synopsis: Southfield Capital, a private investment firm focused on the lower middle-market, announced that it has acquired majority ownership of BioPharm Communications. BioPharm is a leading medical communications and marketing agency that specializes in providing non-personal, peer-to-peer solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain promotional and medical audit businesses of SDI Health, which IMS Health has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval of its acquisition of SDI.

synopsis: IMS Health has completed its acquisition of SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm. It provides the industry’s most comprehensive de-identified patient-level data to pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies, enabling them to better understand the healthcare market.

synopsis: SDI, the leader in innovative healthcare analytics, has acquired Verispan, a top provider of healthcare information and services. The acquisition creates the healthcare industry’s most comprehensive de-identified longitudinal database.

synopsis: Video Monitoring Services (VMS), the world leader in news and advertising monitoring and analysis services, today announced that it has acquired media analysis and measurement innovator PRtrak, expanding the breadth and depth of VMS' Integrated Media Intelligence (IMI) solutions portfolio.

synopsis: inVentiv Health, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain promotional and medical audit businesses of SDI Health, which IMS Health has committed to divest in connection with obtaining regulatory approval of its acquisition of SDI.

synopsis: Pharmaceutical Institute announced that it has acquired e-learning assets from GeneEd, Inc., a company specializing in life science courseware. These assets, including 155 highly advanced e-courses, help expand Pharmaceutical Institute's already extensive library of training resources.

synopsis: FTI Consulting, Inc., the premier provider of corporate finance/restructuring, forensic/litigation/technology and economic consulting, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the assets of privately-held Cambio Health Solutions, LLC.

synopsis: The Advisory Board Company and its Southwind division announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of PivotHealth, LLC, a physician practice management and services company serving hospitals, health systems, and large independent multi-specialty physician group practices and networks.

synopsis: IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds significant scale to a world-class services delivery platform, strengthens IMS’s business process outsourcing capabilities.

synopsis: InfoLogix, Inc. announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Delta Health Systems, Inc. The assets acquired include Delta's proprietary On-Demand Executive Information System (EIS) for strategic cost management and productivity within hospitals.

synopsis: Recondo Technology, a leading provider of revenue cycle solutions for the healthcare industry, announced that Recondo has acquired Trilogi, Inc., a leading revenue cycle management and recovery firm with offices in Lakeland, Florida, and Dallas, Texas.

synopsis: Intermedix Corporation, the leading provider of technology-based business services to the emergency healthcare services industry, announced it has acquired the assets of Comprehensive Medical Billing Solutions, Inc. (“CMBS”). CMBS is a full-service medical billing, coding, and consulting firm.

synopsis: AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions (AHS) announced that it has acquired AHP Billing Services, Inc. (AHP), a former division of Anodyne Health. This agreement will expand AHS’ offerings in pathology billing, radiology billing and multi-specialty billing for hospital-based and office-based physicians.

synopsis: MediGain Services, Inc. a national leader in revenue cycle management and healthcare financial analytics, announced that it has acquired OptiMed, Inc. (MedOptima). MedOptima, founded in 2004, is a Ft. Wayne, Indiana based company, specializing in revenue cycle management (RCM) and practice management consulting.

synopsis: MTBC, a leading healthcare IT company serving providers throughout the United States, announced that it has acquired United Physicians Management Services, Inc., a revenue cycle and practice management company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

synopsis: Orbograph Ltd., a leading provider of recognition-centric software and services for the check processing industry, announced that it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Correct Claims Now, a privately held company that provides services in the field of Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management (RCM).

synopsis: Management Health Solutions, a growing healthcare information technology organization that provides supply chain software and business solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, announced that it has acquired Hospital Inventories Specialists, a leading provider of inventory management solutions and analytical services.

synopsis: Quovadx Inc., a global software and vertical solutions company, announced the sale of the CareScience division. On Friday, March 30, 2007, Quovadx completed the sale of its CareScience division to Premier Inc. healthcare alliance for $34.9 million.

synopsis: Emdeon Corporation has completed the sale of 52% of its Emdeon Business Services segment to an affiliate of General Atlantic LLC. This transaction was previously announced on September 26, 2006. ViPS, Inc. and its subsidiaries are not part of this transaction and will remain subsidiaries of Emdeon.

synopsis: Health Systems International has completed the acquisition of iMed Cost Containment Solution and the bill review clients of its affiliated firm, Chapman & Associates. Based in Aurora, Colorado, iMed provides medical cost management services for workers' compensation, liability, and auto (PIP) claims.

synopsis: The Dohmen Company has acquired BioSoteria, a leading provider of drug safety and risk management services to the biopharmaceutical industry. The BioSoteria management team has experience building drug safety departments from the ground up at start-up companies and expanding pharmacovigilance capabilities for larger companies.

synopsis: MTBC, a leading national provider of electronic health records (EHR) and practice and revenue cycle management solutions, announced that it has acquired GlobalNet Solutions, Inc. of Mansfield, Ohio. GlobalNet Solutions is a medical practice and revenue cycle management company.

synopsis: Advanced Reimbursement Management, now known as Adreima, announced that it has acquired Hospital Inpatient Services (“HIS”), a Florida-based provider of eligibility services to hospitals on the East Coast of the US.

synopsis: MedData, Inc., a provider of medical billing services, announced the acquisition of Data Management, Inc. (DMI), a provider of physician billing services to pathologists and emergency departments. The acquisition adds pathology billing to MedData’s current billing specialties which include emergency medicine, hospitalists and wound care.

synopsis: AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, one of the nation’s leading providers of medical billing, practice management, and coding services for specialty physicians, hospitals, and surgery centers, announced that it has acquired COMPUDATA, Inc., an Ohio-based medical billing company.

synopsis: Asterino & Associates, Inc., a leading provider of physician billing and practice management services, announced that it has finalized a plan of merger with Phoenix-based medical billing and EMR company Doctor Solutions, Inc. The combined company will be called Asterino & Associates, Inc. and will be based in Scottsdale, Arizona.