Information, technology and services provider IMS Health has acquired Forcea, a leading Belgium-based provider of business intelligence applications and analytics, to advance performance management capabilities for hospitals and life sciences organisations around the globe. The acquisition brings together IMS Health’s comprehensive information and technology services with Forcea’s hospital-based technology solutions to drive more effective clinical and cost decisions.
Forcea solutions will leverage IMS One, the company’s intelligent cloud-based platform that seamlessly provisions industry information and integrates IMS Health, client and third-party data for faster, more insightful decision making. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
With this acquisition, IMS Health further strengthens its leadership in business intelligence capabilities focused on enabling better care coordination and improved operating performance. Since 2006, Forcea has worked closely with hospitals, life sciences companies and other industry stakeholders in Europe to deliver strategic advisory services and analytics that include data warehousing implementation, benchmarking and mobile solutions.
It is expected that IMS Health’s global footprint and Forcea’s performance management applications will accelerate the delivery of mission-critical, customisable insights to improve outcomes and support the ongoing transformation of healthcare systems.
As healthcare information becomes more connected locally, regionally and globally, IMS Health is empowering a growing set of clients worldwide to apply health informatics to improve patient outcomes and better manage the total cost of care.
