Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features a double-dose of M&A news, starting with Carisk Partners’ announcement of its acquistion of FirstCare Onsite, a provider of onsite occupational healthcare services. Together, the companies aim to connect care from the point of injury through recovery by combining FirstCare’s onsite model with Carisk’s broader clinical capabilities. The acquisition expands Carisk’s clinical model further upstream, creating an opportunity to engage an injured worker at the worksite and, when additional care is needed, provide a connected path into specialty and complex care. Find out more…
Also in the news today is the announcement from Hanger and NuMotion that the companies will combine through an acquisition of Numotion for cash by Hanger, with the aim of creating a platform of complementary capabilities across O&P, CRT, and mobility and independence solutions. The combined company will be controlled by Patient Square Capital, and following close of the transaction, Numotion CEO Mike Swinford will become CEO. Find out more…