Healthcare IT News February 8, 2022
The go-forward prospects could be “very interesting overseas” and voice is a “huge frontier,” says IDC Research Director Mutaz Shegewi. But ensuring the complex merger comes off cleanly is essential.
It’s been eight weeks or so since one of the biggest M&A deals in Big Tech and health IT history was first rumored, and subsequently confirmed. (Or 13 years, depending who you ask.) Industry sages and provider side clients have weighed in on the acquisition, and regulators have been updated with detailed merger plans.
The transaction, pending antitrust review and other legal hurdles, is expected to close sometime in the next two or ten months (“calendar year 2022“). It will be one of the most significant ever in this space,...