8. Vaco Healthcare

Companies acquired: Greythorn, Pivot Point Consulting

Combined head count: 93-132 employees

Annual revenue: Not disclosed

Purchase price: Not disclosed

Date of announcement: Dec. 7

Consulting firm Vaco Healthcare acquired two West Coast consulting firms to strengthen its health-care IT division.

The two companies, Pivot Point Consulting and Greythorn, based in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., respectively, will bolster Vaco's expertise in EHR implementation, training, optimization, legacy and go-live support, project management and strategic advisory services.

Following the acquisitions, the company’s health-care services division consists of more than 50 employees and 250 consultants across the nation.