Strengthens focus as a devoted MedTech company and develops its three-phase transformation approaches. Positions Health Information Systems, a leading, scaled, medical care software business, to speed up its strategic vision and growth program as a discrete entity.
Solventum announced its intention to pursue a separation of its Health Information Systems business as part of the organization's continuing portfolio optimization approaches. The organization will assess a range of separation pathways to maximize shareholder value that position both Solventum and Health Information Systems for long-term achievement.
The announcement shows the recent action under Solventum's wider three-phase transformation strategy and reflects the organization's commitment to significantly shape its portfolio to create long-term shareholder value. The Board of Directors (BOD) and management believe the separation of Health Information Systems transforms Solventum into a more designed MedTech organization with a clear and compelling value proposition by sharpening its focus on MedSurg and Dental Services, enabling the organization to invest behind its highest-priority growth opportunities while progressing innovation and commercial execution.
"We have moved with urgency to advance portfolio optimization, a core pillar of our transformation strategy," said Bryan Hanson, chief executive officer of Solventum. "Health Information Systems is a differentiated business with a strong position and significant potential. We believe separation can unlock value by enabling both businesses to pursue distinct growth agendas, accelerate innovation and realize their full potential."
Health Information Systems is a leading healthcare software business creating $1.4 billion in annual sales, with its services deployed in more than 30 countries and used by more than 75% of U.S. hospitals. Built on more than 40 years of healthcare coding expertise, Health Information Systems processes around 660 million clinical documents monthly and delivers mission-critical revenue cycle management, performance management and clinician productivity software via long-term contracts and deeply entrenched workflows with health technology, physician solutions and regulatory payers.
Operating in a roughly $10 billion addressable market projected to be increasing 5-6% yearly, Health Information Systems' exclusive rules engine, extensive data assets and AI-driven autonomous coding capabilities provide a differentiated value proposition. Solventum believes that as a separate organization, Health Information Systems will gain the added strategic focus, operational agility and capital allocation flexibility required to accelerate growth involving increasing adoption of autonomous coding, entering international markets undergoing payment technology modernization and pursuing collaboration and acquisitions that reinforce its position as the trusted leader in medical care revenue cycle technology.
Solventum trusts that the separation of Health Information Systems has the strength to deliver significant advantages for all stakeholders, including:
According to Towards Healthcare, the U.S. healthcare IT software market is projected to experience significant growth, with estimates suggesting the market size will increase from USD 203.02 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 649.86 billion by 2035 expanding at a CAGR of 13.8% from 2026 to 2035. Healthcare IT software involves a wide range of digital tools intended to automate and modernize administrative and healthcare tasks in healthcare practices. It supports this by increasing efficiency, lowering operational expenses, improving patient communication, confirming HIPAA compliance, and freeing up staff time to focus on patient care. Healthcare software enhances satisfaction by providing convenience and control. Significant characteristics such as online scheduling, patient portals for retrieving records, telehealth for remote visits, and protected texting for instant questions make medical care more accessible and patient-centric. This type of software directly protects and increases revenue, allowing sustainable growth.

At Solventum, the company allows better, smarter, safer medical care to enhance lives for consumers. As a novel organization with a long legacy of making breakthrough services for consumers' toughest risks, pioneer game-changing inventions at the intersection of health, materials, and data science that change patients' lives for the better while authorizing healthcare professionals to perform at their greatest.
A recent report by Towards Healthcare highlights that the U.S. healthcare IT software market is growing as medical software supports modernizing administrative tasks, lowers challenges, and enhances patient care, eventually creating healthcare practice run more effectively. By making patient data simply accessible and allowing rapid decision-making, healthcare software enables medical care providers to provide more timely and precise care. Major medical software services are built to integrate with present technology such as EHR and billing software, creating a seamless workflow in practice. Recent advancements in AI, automation, and telehealth technology promise to make this technology even more controlling, consumer-friendly, and essential. If practice isn't already using healthcare software, it's time to get on board.
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