Aaron Weitzman
“What tends to unite our themes or strategies is the healthcare triple aim – which refers to a company that will simultaneously work to improve healthcare outcomes, improve member experience and lower cost."
'Sometimes it can be hard to find category leaders at a smaller scale, but when you find one, it is really special,' says Thoma Bravo's Carl Press.
The AIC model 'offers a unique value proposition to balance the needs of constituents in the ecosystem,' InTandem's Brad Coppens said.
The combined business will now be reaching a combined 70,000 healthcare practitioners and over 5 million patients. 'Now we have a really large platform that is driving market growth within integrative health,' said HGGC’s Bill Conrad.
“Every drug since 2010, was invented by a university and by partnering with over 20 large universities, we are teaming up with the source of innovation and hopefully that leads to a differentiated return," said Deerfield's Jim Flynn.
“The goal was to lower costs, improve clinical outcomes and actively manage towards an overall healthier population," said VSS’ David Bainbridge.
"There are still areas where hospitals aren’t leveraging technology, and that’s a big problem," Berenson Capital’s Brendyn Grimaldi said.
"Anything we can do to help hospitals save costs at this time is absolutely critical for them," said MSCP's Steve Rodgers.
"Telehealth will increasingly become an integrated component of how care is delivered," Vestar's Mike Vaupen said.
"Burnout is a big deal for hospital systems, and anything you can automate, or use technology to leverage human capital, is going to remain a big focus area,” Oak HC/FT’s Adams said.