Datavant, a leading health data platform company, has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Ontellus, a leading provider of health records retrieval and claims intelligence from Aquiline, a private investment firm specializing in financial services and technology and Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm. With this acquisition, Ontellus will join Datavant to deliver an integrated, digital-first platform that connects those with health records to those who need them easily, quickly and securely.

The combined organization will reduce administrative burden for Datavant’s network of over 80,000 health care providers, clinics, hospitals and health system partners, who routinely manage requests for health records—vital for life insurance underwriting, injury claims, and legal case work. Today, the record retrieval process remains highly fragmented, with inconsistent workflows, procedures, and data formats across thousands of organizations. By joining forces, Datavant and Ontellus reaffirm their shared commitment to simplify this complexity and improve access to records to ensure that confidential health records are digitized in a secure and timely manner to authorized parties.

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