Viewpoint
Breaking Viewpoint – IBM Acquires Truven Health to Bet Big on Big Data and Watson Health
Executive Summary
On February 18, 2016, IBM announced plans to acquire Truven Health Analytics, a provider of healthcare data integration and analytics solutions and services, for US$2.6 billion. This was IBM’s fourth major acquisition under its Watson Health unit since IBM Watson was established in 2014. Truven Health offers population health & cost analysis, performance management, payment integrity & compliance, patient care, market analysis, claims management, and research solutions. This breaking viewpoint presents an analysis along the following lines:
- Facts about the acquisition
- Context behind the acquisition and rationale driving it
- IBM’s strategy for data-driven healthcare
- Challenges going forward
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