SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merriman Curhan Ford (Nasdaq: MERR) acted as
sell-side financial advisor to Outcome Concept Systems, Inc. (OCS)
in its sale to National Research Corporation (Nasdaq: NRCI).
National Research Corporation acquired the outstanding shares
of OCS in an all cash transaction. Following the acquisition,
OCS will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of National Research
Corporation.
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Details on the transaction can be found at National Research
Corporation's Web site: http://www.nationalresearch.com/
About Outcome Concept Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1992 and based in Seattle,
Washington, Outcome Concept Systems, Inc. (OCS) is a
privately-held leading healthcare analytics provider serving the
homecare industry. OCS partners with over 3,000 homecare and
hospice providers throughout the United
States. The company houses the nation's largest
warehouse of homecare outcomes, quality, financial and satisfaction
metrics. The Company delivers a range of innovative offerings for
providers, vendors, investors and consultants.
About National Research Corporation
National Research Corporation (NASDAQ: NRCI) is a healthcare
research and quality improvement firm offering performance
measurement and improvement services to health plans, hospitals,
health care systems, physicians, and other healthcare
organizations. Dedicated solely to the healthcare industry, NRC is
a leading provider of ongoing performance measurement, improvement,
analysis and tracking services to healthcare organizations. NRC is
a technical innovator, with state-of-the-art systems for large
scale research projects and cutting edge web-based tools for
improving service quality.
About Merriman Curhan
Ford
Merriman Curhan Ford (NASDAQ:
MERR) is a financial services firm focused on fast-growing
companies and the institutions that invest in them. The company
offers high-quality investment banking, equity research,
institutional services and corporate & venture services, and
specializes in growth industry sectors: Technology, CleanTech and
Consumer, Media & Internet. For more information, please
go to www.mcfco.com.
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