What you must know:

– WebMD Well being Corp., a supplier of well being info providers, as we speak introduced the acquisition of sure belongings of Healthwise, Inc., an organization specializing in affected person schooling and engagement options.

– Healthwise belongings, together with its in depth library of affected person schooling content material, know-how platform and buyer relationships, shall be built-in into WebMD Ignite, WebMD's healthcare engagement division.

Bettering affected person schooling and involvement

This strategic acquisition will allow WebMD Ignite to:

Present a broader vary of affected person schooling instruments: WebMD Ignite will now serve greater than 650 healthcare organizations, together with greater than half of U.S. hospitals and 85% of the highest 20 healthcare payers, with complete affected person schooling supplies.

Turn into the biggest healthcare engagement platform within the US: With this acquisition, WebMD Ignite expands its crew to greater than 500 professionals, solidifying its place as a number one platform for progress and engagement in healthcare.

Empower sufferers to make knowledgeable selections: WebMD's imaginative and prescient of enhancing healthcare by affected person engagement aligns with Healthwise's mission to offer clear and accessible well being info. This mixed providing permits sufferers to actively take part of their care course of.

The Healthwise Board of Administrators will stay unbiased and concentrate on creating a brand new nonprofit group centered on empowering people to make knowledgeable well being selections, working exterior the payer and supplier area. Monetary particulars of the transaction weren’t disclosed.

“For practically 50 years, the Healthwise crew has developed the best high quality academic content material and options, created for all folks to assist them reside their healthiest lives, and I couldn't be extra pleased with our legacy,” stated Dr. Adam Husney, CEO, Well being-wise. “We now have the chance to broaden our mission by the broader options and supply platforms supplied by WebMD Ignite. This transaction can have a fair larger impression on healthcare customers by uniting the potential of two main affected person schooling organizations.”