M&A Deal Summary

Cerner Acquires VitalWorks Medical Division

On January 3, 2005, Cerner acquired healthcare services company VitalWorks Medical Division from VitalWorks

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cerner’s 3rd transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Cerner’s 4th transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2005-01-03
Target VitalWorks Medical Division
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Cerner
Sellers(s) VitalWorks
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

VitalWorks Medical Division

United States
VitalWorks' Medical Division, maintains a significant presence in the healthcare information industry. VitalWorks' Medical Division serves nearly 3,500 private physician offices and hospital clients with solutions for practice management, ambulatory electronic medical records, transaction processing and emergency departments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cerner

North Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Category Company
Founded 1979
Sector Information Technology
Employees26,400
Revenue 5.5B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Cerner's corporate campus in North Kansas City, Missouri.
Entrance to Cerner's corporate campus in North Kansas City, Missouri.

Cerner is a supplier of healthcare information technology services. The Company offers a range of intelligent solutions and services that support the clinical, financial and operational needs of organizations. Cerner was formed in 1979 and is based in North Kansas City, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 14
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 3 of 7
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: United States M&A 4 of 13
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-15 Zynx Health

Los Angeles, California, United States

Zynx Health, Inc., a healthcare quality improvement and acquired by Hearst Corporation in 2004. Zynx has grown to become a recognized leader in evidence-based clinical decision support, and offers a suite of online solutions that help clinicians treat their patients based on the best available evidence from systematic research.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-14 Galt Associates

Seattle, Washington, United States

Galt Associates, Inc. is a provider of safety and risk management solutions for pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies. Galt Associates was founded in 1994 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

VitalWorks

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Vitalwork is an organizational development consulting company focusing on strategic HR management.At Vitalwork, we believe that the key to successfully competitive companies is to hire the right people, develop their capacity to be extraordinary, and create a culture in which they can flourish and will want to stay.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2005 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-09-01 Scientific Data Management

United States

Scientific Data Management, Inc. is a provider of health care technology service.

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