Area company acquired by Ohio organization

SARASOTA — Patient and physician engagement firm PatientPoint acquired Sarasota-based digital oncology waiting room provider Patient Education Network.

According to a press release, the acquisition positions Cincinnati-based PatientPoint to more than double the size of its oncology network by the end of 2018. It also signals the first of several mergers and acquisitions after the company received $140 million in capital, the statement says, to expand the reach of its digital point-of-care networks.

“By bringing in the Patient Education Network, PatientPoint will offer best-in-class content to nearly 500 strategic practices in oncology, representing more than 3,000 health care providers — a key growth area for PatientPoint in 2018,” says PatientPoint Chief Provider Officer and President of Hospital Solutions Chris Martini in a statement.

The two organizations will share a mission of improving provider-patient engagement across all points of care, the press release states.