Maternity-care management platform Dorsata filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Civil Court against healthcare technology company athenahealth and nationwide women’s health company Unified Women’s Healthcare, alleging 11 counts against the providers, including theft of trade secrets, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and tortious interference with current customers.
Dorsata offers a tool designed to help prevent variations in medical care during maternity and to decrease the rate of preventable complications by using point-of-care technology and clinical data.
In the complaint, Dorsata, Inc. vs. Athenahealth Group, Inc., Dorsata claims that in 2021 Unified purchased Women’s Health USA, an existing client of Dorsata. After the acquisition, athena approached Dorsata proposing the two entities work together to pursue a broader relationship with Unified by creating an integrated solution to pitch to the company.
According to Dorsata, after signing a nondisclosure agreement, and amid discussions of athena’s possible acquisition of the EHR player, it provided trade secrets to athena and the two companies made oral agreements to approach Unified as a joint venture, Mobi Health News reports. Read more.
