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eHealth and Information Services
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PER-SE TO INCREASE CASH PORTION OF NDCHEALTH DEAL
Per-Se Technologies (Alpharetta, GA), which is acquiring NDCHealth for $665 million in cash and stock, or $19.50 per share (EHI, August), will increase the cash portion of the deal to $14.05 per share and reduce the stock portion to $5.45.
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RHIOs SEEK FUNDING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs) continue to seek funding from a wide variety of organizations, all with a stake in working together to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery through sharing health information electronically, according to a soon-to-be released study from Corporate Research Group.
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ZIX REDUCES DEBT; SHARES SOAR
Zix Corp. (Dallas) announced that it has completed the redemption of an additional $6.15 million principal amount of convertible notes due 2005 to 2008 and issued to Omicron Master Trust and Amulet Ltd.
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ADAM SHARES SPIKE AFTER RAVE REVIEW
Shares in Adam Inc. (Atlanta) soared after a favorable write-up by online stock picking service The Motley Fool, which called the company a “tiny gem.”
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EMDEON TO BUY 19.4% OF SHARES
Emdeon Corp. (Elmwood Park, NJ) announced it will purchase 66.9 million shares of its common stock—or 19.4% of the company’s outstanding shares—at $8.20 per share or $548.6 million as part of a tender offer announced last month (EHI, November).
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