Bengaluru: Infosys recently announced an agreement to acquire Optimum Healthcare IT, a healthcare digital transformation and consulting firm that drives large-scale transformations in the sector.
The acquisition underscores Infosys’ aim to strengthen its healthcare capabilities, particularly in collaboration with health systems and provider organizations to deliver measurable outcomes across complex clinical and operational environments.
This investment enhances Infosys’ presence in the healthcare provider segment, adding new clients and relationships, expanding technology capabilities, and creating synergies across new buying centres.
Healthcare providers served by Optimum Healthcare IT will now have access to Infosys’ broader offerings across Infosys Topaz AI offerings, Infosys Cobalt cloud offerings, cloud engineering, infrastructure services, cybersecurity and application transformation.
Salil Parekh, CEO, Infosys, said: “Optimum Healthcare IT has established a strong position in the healthcare sector by consistently delivering measurable outcomes through deep domain expertise and trusted client engagements. By bringing together Optimum’s provider experience with Infosys Topaz and Infosys Cobalt, we are positioned to create a differentiated value proposition for healthcare providers — accelerating end-to-end cloud, data, and digital transformation at scale. We are pleased to welcome Optimum Healthcare and its leadership team to Infosys.”
Gene Scheurer, CEO and Co-Founder of Optimum Healthcare IT, said: “With Infosys’ long-term investment and global scale behind us, we’re positioned to accelerate AI and digital-led growth and expand what we can deliver while remaining anchored in the values, service model, and healthcare focus our clients count on.”
Venky Ananth, Head of Healthcare, Infosys, said: “Optimum Healthcare IT brings specialized provider-focused capabilities, including health record advisory, implementation, and support, further strengthening Infosys’ healthcare portfolio. Together, Infosys and Optimum Healthcare IT will advance AI-led, large scale cloud and data transformation initiatives for healthcare providers through an integrated, end-to-end set of offerings — supporting improved patient experiences through data driven, personalized care while driving greater operational efficiency and cost optimization.”
The transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of FY 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and completion of closing conditions.
