Cognizant to buy IT firm TriZetto Corporation for $2.7 bn

Cognizant to buy IT firm TriZettoNew Delhi: Cognizant Monday said it will acquire US-based TriZetto Corporation for USD 2.7 billion in an all cash deal, a move which will help the IT services firm tap the lucrative healthcare IT software and solutions market.

The acquisition will create an entity with more than USD 3 billion in combined healthcare revenue, serving around 245,000 healthcare providers (hospitals, clinics, etc) and about 350 payers (health insurers).

Privately-held TriZetto is a provider of healthcare IT software and solutions. Founded in 1997, TriZetto has 13 offices in the US and two in India.

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Winter born babies crawl earlier than summer born ones

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Mix of positive, negative messages may prompt more smokers to quit

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The study found that "gain-framed" messages, those that stressed the benefits in quitting, such as "quitting smoking reduces the risk of death due to tobacco," were more effective for smokers who thought they could quit when they wanted.

On the other hand "loss-framed" messages, the ones that emphasized the negative outcomes from smoking, such as "smoking can kill you" were more effective for smokers who believed quitting would be hard.

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