naviHealth Inc (Brentwood, TN), a Cardinal Health (Dublin, OH) company, acquired RightCare Solutions Inc (Philadelphia, PA), a healthcare decision support software service provider specializing in hospital discharge planning software and readmissions management.
RightCare licenses its proprietary software to hospitals and health systems to assess patients for post-acute care needs, determine risk of readmission, and coordinate patient discharges to high-quality post-acute care providers. The company also licenses its software to post-acute care providers, allowing them to save time and money in managing referrals from nearby hospitals by automating many of the burdensome administrative tasks involved in accepting referrals, according to a release.
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