Philips expands its population health management business with the acquisition of vitalhealth acquisition complements philips’ population health management portfolio with advanced analytics, care coordination, patient engagement and outcome management solutions amsterdam, the netherlands – royal philips (nyse: phg, aex: phia), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has acquired vitalhealth, a leading provider of cloud-based population health management solutions for the delivery of personalized care outside of the hospital, for example, in regional care networks. headquartered in the netherlands, vitalhealth’s products and services are being used by more than 100 healthcare networks in various countries including the us, india, china, sweden, germany, belgium and the netherlands. the company was founded in 2006 by mayo clinic (us) and noaber foundation (the netherlands) and employs approximately 200 employees. financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. this strategic acquisition complements our current offering in population health management, and supports our commitment to deliver integrated solutions for care providers and patients to improve people’s health. carla kriwet chief business leader of the connected care & health informatics businesses at royal philips this strategic acquisition complements our current offering in population health management, and supports our commitment to deliver integrated solutions for care providers and patients to improve people’s health,” said carla kriwet, chief business leader of the connected care & health informatics businesses at royal philips. “as a pioneer in comprehensive population health management solutions, we are committed to help drive business transformation for providers, health systems, employers, and payers transitioning to value-based care. vitalhealth will help us deliver on that commitment by strengthening our offering for care coordination, outcome management and patient engagement.” “we are delighted and proud to become part of philips,” said laurens van der tang, ceo of vitalhealth. “it will accelerate our mission to enable better health for millions of people around the world. our digital health solutions are highly complementary to the ones that philips provides. together, we have the potential to become the undisputed global leader in population health management. this is a very positive development for vitalhealth’s customers and employees.”