Quantum Health, a care navigation company, has acquired virtual care company CirrusMD, the companies announced on Tuesday. The deal will help Quantum provide faster responses to care to improve health outcomes, said Quantum Health CEO Dayne Williams.
Dublin, Ohio-based Quantum Health offers navigation and care coordination services for employers, including claims assistance, point solution referrals and utilization management. Its Real-Time Intercept model is focused on identifying when members are in need of support and engaging them early.
The acquisition of CirrusMD helps strengthen that model, according to Williams. CirrusMD allows patients to access physicians via text-based chat 24/7. They can connect with a doctor in under 60 seconds for primary, acute, urgent and preventative care needs.
“As a healthcare navigation company, by combining forces with CirrusMD’s physician-led, virtual care, Quantum Health can strengthen our Real-Time Intercept model, giving members instant, 24/7/365 access to clinical expertise within navigation so questions are answered, decisions are guided, and care starts sooner,” Williams said in an email. “This strengthens our core navigation mission and allows us to deliver real‑time clinical intervention, not just guidance.”
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
CirrusMD will continue to operate under its name, and CEO Jamie Hall will continue to serve as president of the business. Hall will also be on Quantum Health’s executive leadership team. CirrusMD can still sell their products on a standalone basis.
“Our virtual care platform was built to remove barriers to care by giving people immediate and affordable access to trusted physicians,” Hall said in a statement. “By joining Quantum Health, we can extend that impact even further by integrating real-time physician care directly into the navigation experience and helping millions of members move seamlessly from question to action.”
The combined company will have more than 2,300 team members and serve more than 20 million patients. By acquiring CirrusMD, Quantum Health ultimately aims to “provide the right care to members at the right time,” Williams said.
“This will elevate us to answer questions sooner, redirect care faster, and prevent unnecessary, costly emergency or specialist visits,” he stated. “For employers, this is also a way to help their staff lead healthier lives, and it helps keep costs under control by giving their teams a smoother, more supportive healthcare experience.”
This transaction follows another deal Quantum Health made with the acquisition of Embold Health in June. Embold Health is a data and analytics company. Quantum also launched a new agentic AI platform in January that is focused on proactively identifying risk and making interventions.
Other healthcare navigation companies include Accolade and Health Joy.
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