SAN FRANCISCO – Quantros, Inc., a developer of data management and decision support solutions for the healthcare industry, is beefing up its business intelligence platform with the acquisition of the CareFusion Corporation’s MediQual unit.

The acquisition gives San Francisco-based Quantros a foothold in predictive analytics, providing the company with a clinical data analytics infrastructure that allows for processing and managing expansive datasets and generating analytic profiles for decision support and outcomes management uses.

MediQual, based in Marlborough, Mass., offers products focused on clinical analytics management and reporting, and its clinically based risk models have been used by Quantros over the past two years to power the company’s Performance Measurement System (PMS) Core Measures solution.

“MediQual has been a valued Quantros partner and its solutions provide significant support and clinical insight for its clients,” said Sanjaya Kumar, MD, president and CEO at Quantros, in a recent press release announcing the deal, terms of which were not disclosed. “We are excited about bringing this team and its solutions into the Quantros fold.” 

“With increasing national and state level focus on pay-for-performance and outcomes management, the need for next-generation severity adjusted methodologies such as the MediQual severity adjustment models and solutions to provide integrated decision support become a critical need,” Kumar added. “The resulting solution enhancements and expanded customer support from this acquisition will benefit both MediQual and Quantros customers.”

“Quantros has been a reliable partner for the past two years and its corporate mission and direction are in alignment with the ongoing quality management and analysis needs and requirements of the MediQual clients,” said Tom Leonard, president of dispensing technologies for CareFusion. “We believe that this business is a good fit for Quantros and the ongoing needs of the MediQual customer base.”  

As part of the acquisition, Quantros will open an office in Marlborough and transition existing MediQual staff into the company, with plans to add staff over the next year and house development, support, professional services and sales and marketing personnel at the new location.

MediQual is a part of the San Diego-based CareFusion Corporation, which was spun off earlier this year from Cardinal Health and focuses on products and services designed to improve the safety and quality of care.