Although the healthcare industry has traditionally been slower to adopt technology, this creates immense prospects for improvement. THL sees opportunities in digital health to help drive better clinical outcomes at lower costs, while significantly enhancing the healthcare experience for patients and providers."
Healthcare
Healthcare IT
As constrained resources and increased demand require more efficient delivery of patient care, technology is helping to solve mission-critical challenges across the healthcare ecosystem in a way that benefits patients, providers and researchers.
While the Healthcare IT market is large, we focus on partnering with companies that leverage software in an effort to support higher-quality care, lower costs, deeper patient engagement and improved clinician satisfaction.


Building a Market Leader in Healthcare IT and Payments: THL in Action
In an increasingly complex healthcare environment, specialty medical practices need tools that simplify operations, improve patient care, and enable growth. That’s where Nextech—a leading healthcare technology platform—comes in. With end-to-end software tailored for ophthalmology, dermatology, and plastic surgery practices, Nextech helps clinicians manage everything from medical records and scheduling, to billing and payments. When THL invested

What’s Next For Digital Therapeutics?
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 4 What if your prescription came with an app instead of a pill? In this episode of Healthcare in Action, Jon Lange speaks with Dr. Corey McCann, Managing Partner at T.Rx Capital and the former CEO of Pear Therapeutics, to unpack the promise and the pitfalls of digital therapeutics. From founding Pear

Unlocking Better Health Outcomes with Data-Driven Insights
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 2 Healthcare is a team effort, and effective communication is critical. But what happens when different providers and payors use different terms for the same condition? Enter standardized medical terminology—a powerful tool that ensures everyone, from rural hospitals to major health systems, speaks the same language. In this episode, Jon Lange sits

2024 Insights from ViVE and HIMSS
5 Key Takeaways from Q1 HCIT Conferences Key Takeaways: THL’s Healthcare team joined the ViVE and HIMSS industry conferences in Q1 2024. The 2024 outlook on performance and M&A activity remains positive as hospitals report improvements in operational productivity and profitability. Other key themes emerged at the shows — including increased provider technology adoption, interoperability, pharma’s dependence on care
The healthcare system is now embracing new breakthroughs in technology which empower the patient, enable the clinician and deliver higher-quality results and outcomes.
Joshua Nelson Managing Director, Head of Healthcare

How Mass General Brigham Uses Automation for Better Patient Care
THL’s Automation in Action, Episode 1 It’s no secret the American hospital system is under heavy strain. Practitioners are burnt out, patient volumes are rising, and resources are finite. The challenge for hospitals is stark: How can they achieve better outcomes at lower cost, and improve patient and practitioner satisfaction? In this episode, we speak with

Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.
Acquisition to expand IMO’s suite of products to improve patient care, clinical workflows, and healthcare data quality CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a leading provider of clinical terminology management and data quality solutions for healthcare, announced today that it has acquired Melax Technologies, Inc. (Melax Tech). Melax Tech empowers the healthcare and life sciences industries through use of Artificial

Health IT investing and the M&A landscape – with Shahab Vagefi

THL buys Intelligent Medical Objects in $1.5B-plus deal | Axios

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Intelligent Medical Objects
Investment will support expanded product development and go-to-market activities ROSEMONT, Ill. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Intelligent Medical Objects (“IMO,” or “the Company”), a healthcare data enablement company and market

Qventus Announces $50 Million Growth Capital Round Led by THL and Strategic Partnership with Premier, Inc.
Investment and partnership position Qventus to expand its market presence and technology offering February 28, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qventus, Inc. (“Qventus” or the “Company”), the leading provider of AI-powered software for care operations, today announced a growth investment led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm

Building a Market Leader in Healthcare IT and Payments: THL in Action
In an increasingly complex healthcare environment, specialty medical practices need tools that simplify operations, improve patient care, and enable growth. That’s where Nextech—a leading healthcare technology platform—comes in. With end-to-end software tailored for ophthalmology, dermatology, and plastic surgery practices, Nextech helps clinicians manage everything from medical records and scheduling, to billing and payments. When THL invested

What’s Next For Digital Therapeutics?
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 4 What if your prescription came with an app instead of a pill? In this episode of Healthcare in Action, Jon Lange speaks with Dr. Corey McCann, Managing Partner at T.Rx Capital and the former CEO of Pear Therapeutics, to unpack the promise and the pitfalls of digital therapeutics. From founding Pear

Unlocking Better Health Outcomes with Data-Driven Insights
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 2 Healthcare is a team effort, and effective communication is critical. But what happens when different providers and payors use different terms for the same condition? Enter standardized medical terminology—a powerful tool that ensures everyone, from rural hospitals to major health systems, speaks the same language. In this episode, Jon Lange sits

2024 Insights from ViVE and HIMSS
5 Key Takeaways from Q1 HCIT Conferences Key Takeaways: THL’s Healthcare team joined the ViVE and HIMSS industry conferences in Q1 2024. The 2024 outlook on performance and M&A activity remains positive as hospitals report improvements in operational productivity and profitability. Other key themes emerged at the shows — including increased provider technology adoption, interoperability, pharma’s dependence on care

2023 Healthcare Trends and Our Outlook for 2024
Operational Challenges, Patent Cliffs & Biotech Funding Slowdown, and Generative AI Define 2023; Encouraging Prospects Emerge for 2024 Key Takeaways: The healthcare industry experienced a significant transformation in 2023, driven by three defining trends: operational challenges due to staffing shortages and evolving payment models, looming patent cliffs for pharma manufacturers and a biotech funding slowdown that impacted

How Mass General Brigham Uses Automation for Better Patient Care
THL’s Automation in Action, Episode 1 It’s no secret the American hospital system is under heavy strain. Practitioners are burnt out, patient volumes are rising, and resources are finite. The challenge for hospitals is stark: How can they achieve better outcomes at lower cost, and improve patient and practitioner satisfaction? In this episode, we speak with

Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.
Acquisition to expand IMO’s suite of products to improve patient care, clinical workflows, and healthcare data quality CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a leading provider of clinical terminology management and data quality solutions for healthcare, announced today that it has acquired Melax Technologies, Inc. (Melax Tech). Melax Tech empowers the healthcare and life sciences industries through use of Artificial

Health IT investing and the M&A landscape – with Shahab Vagefi

THL buys Intelligent Medical Objects in $1.5B-plus deal | Axios

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Intelligent Medical Objects
Investment will support expanded product development and go-to-market activities ROSEMONT, Ill. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Intelligent Medical Objects (“IMO,” or “the Company”), a healthcare data enablement company and market

Qventus Announces $50 Million Growth Capital Round Led by THL and Strategic Partnership with Premier, Inc.
Investment and partnership position Qventus to expand its market presence and technology offering February 28, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qventus, Inc. (“Qventus” or the “Company”), the leading provider of AI-powered software for care operations, today announced a growth investment led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm

What’s Next For Digital Therapeutics?
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 4 What if your prescription came with an app instead of a pill? In this episode of Healthcare in Action, Jon Lange speaks with Dr. Corey McCann, Managing Partner at T.Rx Capital and the former CEO of Pear Therapeutics, to unpack the promise and the pitfalls of digital therapeutics. From founding Pear

Unlocking Better Health Outcomes with Data-Driven Insights
THL’s Healthcare in Action, Episode 2 Healthcare is a team effort, and effective communication is critical. But what happens when different providers and payors use different terms for the same condition? Enter standardized medical terminology—a powerful tool that ensures everyone, from rural hospitals to major health systems, speaks the same language. In this episode, Jon Lange sits

How Mass General Brigham Uses Automation for Better Patient Care
THL’s Automation in Action, Episode 1 It’s no secret the American hospital system is under heavy strain. Practitioners are burnt out, patient volumes are rising, and resources are finite. The challenge for hospitals is stark: How can they achieve better outcomes at lower cost, and improve patient and practitioner satisfaction? In this episode, we speak with

Intelligent Medical Objects Announces the Acquisition of Melax Technologies Inc.
Acquisition to expand IMO’s suite of products to improve patient care, clinical workflows, and healthcare data quality CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), a leading provider of clinical terminology management and data quality solutions for healthcare, announced today that it has acquired Melax Technologies, Inc. (Melax Tech). Melax Tech empowers the healthcare and life sciences industries through use of Artificial

Thomas H. Lee Partners Acquires Intelligent Medical Objects
Investment will support expanded product development and go-to-market activities ROSEMONT, Ill. & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm investing in growth companies, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Intelligent Medical Objects (“IMO,” or “the Company”), a healthcare data enablement company and market

Qventus Announces $50 Million Growth Capital Round Led by THL and Strategic Partnership with Premier, Inc.
Investment and partnership position Qventus to expand its market presence and technology offering February 28, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Qventus, Inc. (“Qventus” or the “Company”), the leading provider of AI-powered software for care operations, today announced a growth investment led by Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (“THL”), a premier private equity firm
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