Docaposte, the digital branch of the group The post office, continues to strengthen. The group is currently in negotiations for the acquisition of Maincare, a company specialized in the digital management of the patient journey in hospital and publisher of healthcare software for hospitals founded in 1999. The operation remains subject to the approval of the Italian Regulatory Authority. competition.
“The merger with Maincare marks an important step in Docaposte’s healthcare strategy, which we have made a priority area of development. This structuring operation illustrates our desire to create a sovereign leader in digital healthcare in France”underlines Olivier Vallet, president and CEO of Docaposte.
For Maincare, “This merger is a unique opportunity for us to strengthen our position as a trusted partner in software, services, hosting and as a patient monitoring data provider”explains François-Xavier Floren, CEO of Maincare.
Move towards ‘more predictive’ to develop ‘decision support’ for caregivers
“The merger with Maincare is part of a strategy to give back treatment time to healthcare professionals through data optimization”further specifies the statement.
In addition to improving patient care through digital technology, the two companies hope this merger will enable them to better ensure digital data security in hospitals and move towards “more predictive” develop “decision support for healthcare professionals”.
Maincare was in 2021 the first French publisher to refer to “Ségur du numérique” in hospital, recalls La Poste in its press release. The company has 650 employees, including nearly 300 in R&D, and supports nearly 1,000 customers, including 310 hospitals and 80% of French CHU/CHR. Its turnover in 2022 was over 80 million euros. Its activities include offering digital solutions (assistance, telemedicine, administrative management, human resources, etc.) and a computerized patient record. The path of the patient can thus be followed in the various departments of the hospital, both at the level of hospitalization, transfer, medical records or prescriptions.
With this acquisition, Docaposte continues to strengthen in the healthcare sector. In 2022 the company acquired Happytal, a start-up that allows patients to make their pre-admission or single room request online, as well as Heva, a consulting firm specializing in health data. In 2020, the group acquired Inadvans, a specialist in the design of digital services for the healthcare professions.
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