InductiveHealth announced it has acquired SSDataInfo, a public health technology company known for its long-standing work developing and supporting the NEDSS Base System, a CDC-developed platform used by public health departments to manage reportable disease data and transmit notifiable disease information to the CDC.
The deal adds a team with decades of experience in disease surveillance programs and public health IT, including data integration and interoperability, compliance support, solution development, training, and strategic planning for surveillance systems. InductiveHealth, which provides disease surveillance, syndromic surveillance, and immunization information systems and services, said the combination is intended to expand hosting options, system enhancements, electronic messaging capabilities, and ongoing technical support for jurisdictions modernizing their public health data infrastructure.
InductiveHealth and SSDataInfo collectively work with more than 40 public health departments and agencies across the U.S., according to the companies. InductiveHealth said the acquisition strengthens its ability to support federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local health teams with a more comprehensive and timely view of reportable diseases by pairing SSDataInfo’s NBS expertise and public health subject matter knowledge with InductiveHealth’s capabilities in cloud hosting, database maintenance, electronic onboarding, data quality, and compliance.
Chief Executive Officer Eric Whitworth said the acquisition reflects a push for new partnerships as health agencies navigate modernization efforts and evolving demands. SSDataInfo co-founders Pradeep Sharma and Jit Singh said the company’s experience with scalability, interoperability, and hosting needs across state and local jurisdictions will complement InductiveHealth as agencies work through tight budget processes while upgrading critical systems.
InductiveHealth said it has been expanding its platform and services, including through its recent acquisition of Envision Technology Partners, and that organizations including the CDC rely on its technology and integration work.
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“The current public health landscape requires creativity, new strategic partnerships, and a different way of viewing growth and organizational evolution. SSDI has long been a trusted jurisdictional partner and leader in the disease surveillance community. We are proud to combine our companies’ capabilities, bring together the NBS community, and better serve public health departments in new and creative ways. The SSDI and InductiveHealth teams together form the best mix of NBS technical and program expertise, representing the strongest group of public health technologists available. We look forward to strengthening America’s public health infrastructure together.”
Eric Whitworth, CEO, InductiveHealth
“Data modernization has become a very fluid topic across public health jurisdictions. The SSDI team has a deep understanding of the complex technology needs of state and local communities when it comes to system scalability, interoperability, and hosting infrastructure. By bringing our collective expertise and devotion to promoting public health together with InductiveHealth, this new partnership will help drive data modernization across health departments in ways that are best-in-class from a functional perspective, while helping jurisdictions manage tight budget processes.”
Pradeep Sharma and Jit Singh, Co-Founders, SSDataInfo
