merged into this article . discuss proposed since june 2016 . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message change healthcare formerly emdeon type private industry healthcare founded 2005 2005 headquarters nashville tennessee usa key people neil e. de crescenzo president and ceo owner the blackstone group and other number of employees 4000 website changehealthcare.com change healthcare formerly known as emdeon inc. is a provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions connecting payers providers and patients in the u.s. healthcare system . the company operates the largest financial and administrative information exchange in the united states . 1 change healthcare is headquartered in nashville tennessee with more than 25 additional locations throughout the united states . as of october 2015 the company s health information network reached approximately 1 200 government and commercial payers 700 000 providers 5 000 hospitals 105 000 dentists 60 000 pharmacies 600 vendor partners and 150 labs . in september 2013 the company was named as part of the informationweek 500 2013 a list of the top technology innovators across the united states . 2 in 2014 the company processed over 8.1 billion transactions and handles over 6.4 billion in transactions each year . citation needed in september 2015 emdeon announced that the company will rebrand as change healthcare . the company and its associated business units will begin the migration of aligning under the change healthcare brand . the rebranding will begin in the fourth quarter of 2015 . contents 1 market segments 2 corporate history 3 acquisitions 4 certifications and honors 5 blackstone emdeon buyout 6 references market segments edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message physicians & clinics hospitals & health systems payers pharmacies channel partners dentists clinical exchange labs government services corporate history edit until august 2005 emdeon operated under the name webmd corporation nasdaq hlth . the name was changed to emdeon to avoid confusion with its then subsidiary webmd which started public trading under stock symbol wbmd in september 2005 . 3 4 since that time the senior management team has undergone the following changes 2007 march named former executive vice president george lazenby of provider services as the company s ceo . 2013 september announced the appointment of neil e. de crescenzo as president and chief executive officer . 2014 january named alex choy as chief information officer and executive vice president of research and development 2014 february appointed randy giles as chief financial officer . as of february 2014 update the management team included neil de crescenzo chief executive officer alex choy chief information officer randy giles chief financial officer for a full list of current senior management see the external links section of this article . on november 9 2015 the company and its associated business units officially rebranded as change healthcare . acquisitions edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message in 2004 the company acquired dakota imaging inc. and vips inc. . 5 in may 2009 the company acquired the sentinel group a vendor of software and investigational services to combat health care fraud . 6 in january 2010 the company acquired futurevision investment group l.l.c. fvtech a provider of outsourced services specializing in electronic data conversion and information management solutions . 7 in march 2010 the company acquired healthcare technology management services inc. htms a management consulting company focused primarily on the healthcare payer market . 8 in june 2010 the company acquired chapin revenue cycle management llc chapin a technology enabled provider of accounts receivable denial and recovery services . 9 in october 2010 the company acquired chamberlin edmonds & associates inc. cea a technology enabled provider of government program eligibility and enrollment services . 10 in may 2011 the company acquired equiclaim a provider of healthcare audit and recovery services for commercial and government payers from multiplan inc. 11 in may 2012 the company acquired tc3 health a provider of cost containment solutions including payment integrity and out of network claims cost management to u.s. healthcare payers . 12 in june 2013 the company acquired goold health systems a healthcare management organization that specializes in providing pharmacy benefit and related services primarily to state medicaid agencies across the nation . 13 in july 2014 the company acquired capario a provider of healthcare technology solutions using a cloud based platform that enables healthcare providers to use a real time solution called caparioonesm . 14 in november 2014 the company announced its definitive agreement to acquire change healthcare a consumer healthcare engagement and transparency company . 15 in december 2014 the company acquired adminisource communications inc. a payment and communications solutions pcs business of alegeus technologies llc a provider of consumer directed healthcare solutions . 16 in august 2015 the company acquired altegra health a provider of technology and intervention platforms that combine data aggregation and analytics with member engagement and reporting capabilities . 17 certifications and honors edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . january 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message in may 2011 the company was awarded a five year united states general services administration gsa schedule 70 contract . 18 in june 2011 and 2012 emdeon assistant emdeon claim master and emdeon payment integrity services earned the peer reviewed designation of the healthcare financial management association hfma . 19 20 in december 2011 the company partnered with the u.s. department of health and human services for an initiative providing electronic health record services to physicians in underserved new jersey communities . 21 in december 2011 the company became certified as a health data intermediary by the minnesota department of health . 22 in january 2013 healthcare technology management services htms was selected by the colorado health insurance cooperative to provide strategic planning for the development of a consumer owned health insurance plan . 23 in march 2013 the company was ranked first in overall vendor preference for interoperability integration and connectivity in the black book rankings 2013 state of electronic prescribing industry . it also ranked first in the black book rankings 2013 overall best ehr functionality performance . 24 in october 2013 chamberlin edmonds was named a certified application counselor designated organization by the centers for medicare and medicaid services . 25 in february 2015 chamberlin edmonds a company subsidiary was designated as a category leader for eligibility and enrollment services in the 2014 best in klas awards . 26 blackstone emdeon buyout edit in august 2011 emdeon inc. was taken private for 3 billion by blackstone group . 27 blackstone s offer of 19 per emdeon share was backed by committed financing from bank of america merrill lynch barclays capital and citigroup . 28 emdeon shares jumped 13.6 % the morning after the acquisition . shares had risen 31 % over the previous year until the announcement . 29 references edit emdeon corporate profile and information . retrieved 20 november 2011 . 2013 informationweek 500 . informationweek 2013 . pasiuk laurie ed . 2006 . vault guide to the top internet industry employers . vault inc. p. 237 . isbn 9781581313840 . webmd corporation to be renamed emdeon corporation . healthcare information and management systems august 4 2005 . lee in 2009 . emergent strategies for e business processes services and implications advancing corporate frameworks . igi global snippet . isbn 9781605661551 . health it business news roundup for the week of may 8 2009 . ihealthbeat may 8 2009 . emdeon buys futurevision expects electronic billing boost . january 26 2010 . nashville business journal january 26 2010 . emdeon health care payment co to buy consultancy . bloomberg businessweek march 16 2010 . emdeon acquires chapin better addressing hospital based claims and payment recovery . healthcareitnews june 24 2010 emdeon acquires chamberlin edmonds . news medical october 4 2010 emdeon acquires equiclaim to expand its suite of payment integrity solutions . bloomberg . bloomberg may 3 2011 . tc3 health acquired by emdeon . modern healthcare may 7 2012 . emdeon acquires goold health systems . emdeon to acquire capario to enhance its revenue management platform . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2015 11 08 . emdeon to acquire change healthcare . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2015 11 08 . emdeon buys payment platform from alegeus . the tennessean . retrieved 2015 11 08 . emdeon to acquire altegra health . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2015 11 08 . emdeon awarded five year it schedule 70 gsa contract . pr newswire may 17 2011 . three emdeon revenue cycle management solutions achieve hfma peer reviewed designation . pr newswire june 24 2011 . three emdeon revenue cycle management solutions achieve hfma peer reviewed designation . pr newswire june 22 2012 . hhs and emdeon announce initiative to provide electronic health record services to physicians in underserved new jersey communities . u.s. department of health & human services office of minority health december 13 2011 emdeon certified as a health data intermediary by the minnesota department of health . the street december 21 2011 . htms an emdeon company selected by colorado health insurance cooperative to provide strategic planning and operational roadmap . pr newswire january 15 2013 . emdeon ranked first in electronic prescribing interoperability and ehr vendor support for cpoe ; prepares for stage 2 meaningful use . emr daily news march 4 2013 . chamberlin edmonds an emdeon company named a certified application counselor designated organization by cms . yahoo finance october 7 2013 . klas names chamberlin edmonds an emdeon company the category leader for eligibility and enrollment services . 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