Vizient Acquires Kaufman Hall

Vizient Acquires Empierus to Expand IT Spend Management and Cost Optimization Capabilities

June 11, 2026

IT Services

Vizient announced it has acquired Empierus, a healthcare-focused advisory firm specializing in IT contracting, healthcare technology management, and cost optimization. The deal is intended to strengthen Vizient’s ability to bring more IT spend under contract, reduce avoidable costs, and manage growing non-labor technology expenses for healthcare organizations.

Kaufman Hall Acquires Ponder & Co.

May 1, 2023

Healthcare Services

Kaufman Hall has acquired Ponder & Co., a financial and strategic advisory firm focused on the healthcare sector. The acquisition combines Kaufman Hall’s treasury and capital markets capabilities with Ponder’s capital markets and M&A advisory expertise to broaden Kaufman Hall’s healthcare advisory platform.

Kaufman Hall Acquires Claro Healthcare

September 22, 2022

Healthcare Services

Kaufman Hall has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Claro Healthcare, a clinical documentation and revenue cycle improvement consulting firm. The deal — expected to close in mid to late October 2022 — will expand Kaufman Hall's clinical documentation, revenue cycle and hospital operations capabilities while allowing Claro to retain its brand as "Claro Healthcare, a Kaufman Hall company."

Vizient Acquires Safe & Reliable Healthcare

August 1, 2022

Healthcare Services

Vizient, Inc. has acquired Safe & Reliable Healthcare and integrated its high-reliability services, training and analytics into a new offering branded Vizient Safe and Reliable Healthcare. The acquisition brings Safe & Reliable's consulting team and products (including SCORE and LENS) into Vizient to expand the company's advisory, training and analytics capabilities for health systems and providers.

Kaufman Hall Acquires Healthcare Real Estate Capital (HRE Capital)

November 15, 2021

Consulting

Kaufman, Hall & Associates (Kaufman Hall) has acquired Healthcare Real Estate Capital, LLC (HRE Capital), a boutique advisory firm focused on healthcare and higher education real estate capital markets. The acquisition integrates HRE Capital’s transaction execution capabilities into Kaufman Hall’s broader healthcare and higher education consulting and capital markets platform to expand real-estate advisory services for institutional clients.

Kaufman Hall Acquires Change Healthcare's Connected Analytics Business

May 4, 2020

Healthcare Services

Kaufman Hall has acquired Change Healthcare’s Analytics Explorer, Performance Manager and other data solutions (collectively “Connected Analytics”) and integrated them into Kaufman Hall Software to create an expanded enterprise performance management (EPM) software, data and analytics platform. The deal — executed by Kaufman Hall, which is majority-owned by Madison Dearborn Partners — strengthens Kaufman Hall's healthcare analytics capabilities and provides Change Healthcare customers with a coordinated transition.