Healthcare informatics provider Per-Se Technologies officially has become part of McKesson for $1.8 billion.
McKesson purchased the Alpharetta, GA-based Per-Se for $28 per share in cash, including Per-Se's outstanding debt, after Per-Se shareholders approved the transaction.
McKesson said Per-Se's customer base will expand its own businesses serving hospitals, physicians, and pharmacies. Per-Se's electronic pharmacy network connects approximately 90% of U.S. retail pharmacies to other business partners. Its customer base includes approximately 100,000 physicians in small practices, 17,000 hospital-affiliated physicians, 3,000 hospitals, and 50,000 retail pharmacies.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 26, 2007
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