GE HealthCare, a Chicago, IL-based precision care company, acquired Caption Health, a San Mateo, CA-based privately owned artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare company.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
Ultrasound at GE HealthCare, will integrate Caption Health into the broader digital ecosystem of GE HealthCare. The acquisition supports GE HealthCare’s $3 billion Ultrasound business by adding AI-enabled image guidance to ultrasound device portfolios.
As part of this deal, Caption Health will continue to provide management and administrative services to affiliated medical services providers (collectively referred to as “Caption Care”). The company also has a development pipeline of AI software, including innovative technology for the use of ultrasound in pulmonary applications.
The consummation of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms of the transaction are not being disclosed. GE HealthCare intends to fund this transaction with cash on hand.
Led by CEO Steve Cashman, Caption Health is an artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare leader that creates clinical applications to aid in early disease detection, using AI to assist in conducting ultrasound scans. With Caption AI applications, ultrasound examinations can be easier and faster, enabling a broader set of healthcare professionals to conduct basic echocardiogram exams. This technology can help detect signs of diseases like heart failure in at-risk patients across doctors’ offices, the home, and alternate sites of care, potentially preventing hospitalizations and supporting improved clinical outcomes.
Led by CEO Roland Rott, GE HelathCare is a medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics to make hospitals efficient, clinicians effective, and therapies precise. Serving patients and providers, GE HealthCare offers personalized, connected, and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care pathway.