September 25, 2024- Cardinal Health announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Integrated Oncology Network (ION), a physician-led independent community oncology network. ION includes more than 50 practice sites in 10 states representing more than 100 providers with extensive reach into the local communities they serve. ION supports a complete continuum of care across its member sites including medical oncology, radiation oncology, urology, diagnostic testing and other ancillary services.
As part of the transaction ION practices will become members of Navista, Cardinal Health’s oncology practice alliance, and ION practice management and practice growth services will become part of Navista’s advanced services and technology offering. ION practices will also have access to Navista’s advanced analytics capabilities that leverage artificial intelligence as well as deep expertise from Specialty Networks’ PPS Analytics and SoNaR technology solutions to generate actionable clinical and business insights.