Transactions & Valuation Issues

The following were among the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in February.

East Lansing-based Michigan State University HealthTeam has joined Comprehensive Primary Care Plus, a nationwide partnership dedicated to improving access to quality healthcare for patients at lower costs.

The following health insurers eliminated or expanded jobs this past month.

These three contract resolutions and dissolutions occurred between payers and providers over the past few weeks, beginning with the most recent.

Officials from Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System have ceased plans to embark on a formal affiliation, according to Valley News.

Grand Rapids, Minn.-based Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital CEO Mike Youso said changes in the industry drove the hospital to partner with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services, according to the Herald-Review.

Mercy Hospital St. Louis and Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Medical Center have paired to offer specialty pediatric gastroenterology services to patients in the Cape Girardeau area, according to the Southeast Missourian.

The following healthcare mergers, acquisitions and general partnerships took place or were announced in the past week.

AUSTIN, Texas, February 15, 2016 - HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, today announced it has deployed a Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)-compliant and government certified solution for Electronic Prescriptions of Controlled Substances (EPCS) at Nemours Health System.

The following were the most-viewed transactions and valuations stories published by Becker's Hospital Review for the week of Feb. 20.