Health Communication Network

Health Communication Network
Industry	Health care, ; Practice management, ; Clinical management, ; Medical software
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Website	medicaldirector.com

Health Communication Network (HCN), trading as MedicalDirector,^[1] is a health software company headquartered in Sydney, with offices in Bundaberg and Melbourne.

History

Health Communications Network was acquired by Primary Healthcare Ltd in February 2005.^[2]

The company was rebranded as MedicalDirector in 2014.^[3] MedicalDirector provides electronic health records, patient management, billing, scheduling, care coordination, information on medicines, clinical content, and population health management services for general practitioners, and specialists in the healthcare industry.^{[citation needed]}

Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners acquired the company for AU$155 million on 30 March 2016^[1] from HCN's then owner Primary Health Care Limited.^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Huang, Elaine (30 March 2016). "Affinity Equity Partners to acquire Australia's Medical Director for $118m". DealStreetAsia. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Primary completes acquisition of HCN". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ McDonald, Kate (9 October 2014). "HCN rebrands as MedicalDirector". Pulse IT. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
^ Woodhead, Ben (14 April 2005). "Primary purge on HCN management.(Primary Healthcare Ltd., Health Communication Network Ltd.)". The Australian Financial Review. Australasian Business Intelligence. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ Urban, Rebecca (14 February 2005). "Primary finds HCN in worse health.(Health Communication Network Ltd.)". The Age. Australasian Business Intelligence. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
^ Saville, Margot (4 November 2004). "Talks fail; IBA to launch hostile bid for HCN". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2010.