Health Communication Network
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{{Infobox company
|name = Health Communication Network
|location_city = Sydney, Australia
|industry = Health care
practice management
clinical management
medical software
|homepage = [https://www.medicaldirector.com/ medicaldirector.com]
}}
Health Communication Network (HCN), trading as MedicalDirector, 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.{{Cite web |date=2005-02-14 |title=Primary completes acquisition of HCN |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/primary-completes-acquisition-of-hcn-20050214-gdkoyw.html |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}
The company was rebranded as MedicalDirector in 2014.{{Cite web |last=McDonald |first=Kate |date=9 October 2014 |title=HCN rebrands as MedicalDirector |url=https://www.pulseit.news/australian-digital-health/hcn-rebrands-as-medicaldirector/ |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Pulse IT |language=en-AU}} 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.
Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners acquired the company for AU$155 million on 30 March 2016{{cite news |title=Affinity Equity Partners to acquire Australia’s Medical Director for $118m |first=Elaine |last=Huang |url= http://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/affinity-equity-partners-to-acquire-australias-medical-director-for-118m-35766/ |newspaper=DealStreetAsia |date=30 March 2016 |access-date=24 August 2016}} from HCN's then owner Primary Health Care Limited.{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131468926.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103083417/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-131468926.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |title=Primary purge on HCN management.(Primary Healthcare Ltd., Health Communication Network Ltd.) |last=Woodhead |first=Ben |date=14 April 2005|work=The Australian Financial Review|publisher=Australasian Business Intelligence |access-date=24 March 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-128614523.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103083455/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-128614523.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|title= Primary finds HCN in worse health.(Health Communication Network Ltd.) |last=Urban|first=Rebecca |date= 14 February 2005 |work=The Age |publisher= Australasian Business Intelligence |access-date=24 March 2010}}{{cite news |url= http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/Talks-fail-IBA-to-launch-hostile-bid-for-HCN/2004/11/03/1099362221905.html |title=Talks fail; IBA to launch hostile bid for HCN |last=Saville |first=Margot |date=4 November 2004 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=24 March 2010}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hcn.com.au/ Official site]
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Category:Electronic health record software companies
Category:Software companies of Australia
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