CGM acquires health care solutions providers

CompuGroup Medical (CGM), a provider of eHealth solutions in Middle East and Turkey, has further reinforced its global market position following the acquisition of three European health care IT providers by CGM AG in the early days of 2014.
This step expands CGM’s portfolio of health care solutions amid growing demand for eHealth services and shifts the company into the primary source of advanced laboratory information management and doctors information systems.
CGM's latest acquisitions concern vision4health Laufenberg & Co., a major innovator in software solutions for laboratory and diagnostics in Europe. All significant assets and shares of the European firm, which has offices in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and France, were acquired recently.
vision4health’s product suite consists of the market-established modular open laboratory information system (molis), which supports all relevant laboratory disciplines such as biochemistry and hematology, microbiology, histopathology, blood bank administration, and transfusion/ transplantation medicine.
A newer version of the system called molis vt implements the most innovative work process models. The diagnostic portal molis vt channel complements this latest technology by supporting electronic ordering and results, paperless request for information and findings, and other value-added services between health care providers and laboratory services. The portal connects doctors’ offices, medical centers, wards, outpatient departments and laboratories for fast and efficient services.
CGM also entered into an agreement acquiring 100 percent of the shares of both Imagine Editions and Imagine Assistance in France. The move has doubled the number of doctors operating with CGM software products in France to 40,000.
The companies’ main product is HelloDoc, a software solution for office-based health care providers for more than 25 years.
“Together with our ambulatory information systems and the innovative products from our recently acquired companies, we now have an improved end-to-end capability to serve laboratories, doctors, and hospitals even better,” says Thomas Reitmayr, VP-business development, CGM CEE.