Check out today’s featured companies who have recently completed an M&A deal, and be sure to check out the full list of past healthcare IT M&A.
hopper OS Acquires Efferent to Expand its Intelligent Healthcare Operating System
Acquisition Strengthens hopper OS’ Digital Leadership and Growth Strategy
hopper OS, the configurable intelligent healthcare operating system powering better performance, experiences, and outcomes across the care continuum, today announced its acquisition of Efferent, a healthcare informatics company recognized for its cloud-based PACs, advanced interoperability engine, enterprise-grade imaging infrastructure, and real-time clinical collaboration capabilities.
The acquisition represents hopper OS’ vision of unifying all the healthcare technology and IT service needs into a single intelligent operating system, and with the integration of Efferent’s technologies, hopper OS will now be able to offer imaging, alongside EMR, cloud infrastructure, patient management tools, agentic AI, analytics, and IT services.
This enhanced digital foundation enables hopper OS to become the single technology provider for practices, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), health systems, and device manufacturers to connect more efficiently, access complete and accurate data streams, and deliver coordinated, outcomes-driven care at scale.
“We’ve been hugely impressed with Efferent’s thoughtful approach to both imaging and interoperability,” said Dr. Thomas Harte, President at hopper OS. “By leveraging Efferent’s intelligent integration engine, we will empower our partners to gain a complete view of their organization, work smarter, and elevate care.”
Chris Martinez, CEO at hopper OS, emphasized how the acquisition represents a strategic leap forward in the company’s evolution.
Martinez said, “At hopper OS, we have built the first healthcare operating system globally. The acquisition of Efferent is a significant step towards achieving our vision of unifying healthcare technology and IT services in an intelligent operating system…
Full release here, originally announced March 24th, 2026.
Collectly to Acquire Pledge Health to Accelerate AI Automation Across the Patient Financial Experience
Acquisition Adds an AI Workflow Engine to Automate High-Friction Pre-Service Financial Workflows—Coverage Verification, Accurate Estimates, Financial Clearance, and Payment Setup—Alongside Collectly’s AI-Powered Patient Financial Experience
Collectly, the AI-powered patient financial experience platform for healthcare providers, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Pledge Health, an AI automation company focused on reducing repetitive administrative work across pre-service patient financial workflows.
Collectly’s vision is to deliver a unified, modern patient financial experience—from pre-service financial clearance and estimates through billing communications and payments. The acquisition of Pledge Health accelerates that roadmap by adding an AI workflow engine that can reliably run upstream, pre-service workflows—reducing manual follow-up, rework, and staffing pressure across patient access and RCM teams.
“Collectly is building the patient financial experience system—where the pre-service journey can be automated and personalized in real time,” said Levon Brutyan, Co-Founder and CEO at Collectly. “Pledge brings a workflow-first AI agent builder that expands what we can automate across financial clearance—from coverage verification and estimates to approvals and payment setup—without forcing teams into a maze of portals, queues, and manual follow-up.”
“Pledge Health was built to automate the hardest and most manual parts of pre-service financial workflows, especially where APIs don’t exist and teams are forced into payer portals and workarounds,” said Shreya Jagarlamudi, Co-Founder of Pledge Health…
Full release here, originally announced March 26th, 2026.
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