How Application Portfolio Management Accelerates M&A Value in Healthcare

By Jason Z. Rose, CEO, Clearsense

Health system mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can deliver substantial operational efficiencies and competitive advantages around achieving economies of scale, expanding market share, or improving care delivery. However, strategically prioritizing Application Portfolio Management (APM) through consolidating their Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and the hundreds of auxiliary applications that remain redundant or underutilized should be part of the M&A thesis. This hidden layer of IT complexity can erode the very synergies— such as cost savings, streamlined operations and innovation—that M&A deals promise.