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Vocera Communications has acquired Extension Healthcare for approximately $55 million in an all-cash transaction. Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., Extension Healthcare provides clinical, event-driven communication and workflow collaboration software for the hospital environment.
Executives of San Jose, Calif.-based Vocera say the deal will deepen interoperability of the Vocera Communication Platform with more than 120 clinical systems, including electronic health records (EHRs), physiologic monitors, enterprise clinical systems and biomed devices, such as ventilators. It will also extend...