SmarterDx Embarks on Next Phase of Growth and Product Innovation with New Mountain Capital

Investment will accelerate the expansion of SmarterDx’s clinical AI platform, driving additional revenue integrity solutions and value for hospitals and health systems

SmarterDx, Inc. (“SmarterDx” or “the Company”), a leader in clinical AI for revenue integrity and care quality, today announced a strategic investment from New Mountain Capital, LLC (“New Mountain Capital”), a leading growth-oriented investment firm with more than $55 billion in assets under management. This investment will support SmarterDx’s next phase of growth and product innovation, focused on creating value for health systems and enabling them to deliver the best care for patients.

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Founded in 2020 by Drs. Michael Gao and Joshua Geleris, SmarterDx is a proprietary clinical AI platform that helps hospitals analyze 100% of discharges, ensuring that each patient’s care is accurately captured and preventing any gaps in revenue integrity. The Company’s SmarterPrebill™ solution gives clinical documentation integrity (CDI) and coding teams the ability to validate every detail of patient care, helping hospitals recover millions in earned revenue while boosting care quality scores, while SmarterDenials™ gives them a faster, more effective way to overturn denials and recover lost revenue.

With New Mountain Capital’s growth investment, SmarterDx will continue to bolster its technology and AI platform, while accelerating the existing product roadmap and developing complementary solutions. SmarterDx delivers a Day One, 5:1 ROI across some of the largest hospitals and health systems across the U.S. The Company has quickly established itself as a leading healthcare revenue cycle solutions provider with over 40 leading health systems spanning 180 hospital sites joining its clinical AI platform. SmarterDx was also recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s 2024 “Best in Business” in the Newcomer – Startups category.

“This strategic investment marks a pivotal moment in our journey to scale our AI platform and build new products that further helps capture hospitals’ differential – whether that’s in earned revenue, care quality, or operational efficiency,” said Dr. Michael Gao, Co-Founder and CEO of SmarterDx. “At SmarterDx, we believe that the most accurate and complete patient story is not just good documentation practice – it is an essential data layer that drives all aspects of healthcare. We are looking forward to having a partner in New Mountain Capital that shares our belief and will enable us to further strengthen our capabilities to support health systems and their patients.”

“Our north star is to help hospitals, and this will accelerate our ability to build AI solutions that drive real outcomes. There is a lot more to come, and we are incredibly excited for this next chapter where we can deliver even greater innovation,” said Dr. Joshua Geleris, Co-Founder and Head of Product and Data Science at SmarterDx.

“We have been deeply impressed by the SmarterDx platform and the physician-led team that Dr. Gao and Dr. Geleris have built. Their commitment to hospitals and health systems is remarkable, and we are excited to support what we think is one of the best teams in the health tech sector,” said Matt Holt, Managing Director and President, Private Equity, at New Mountain Capital. “New Mountain’s investment in SmarterDx comes off the back of our multi-year investment focus on the convergence of clinical and administrative workflows. We are excited to support SmarterDx as a major platform company focused on delivering high strategic value to healthcare providers.”

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. Cooley LLP served as legal advisor and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as financial advisor to SmarterDx. Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal advisor to New Mountain Capital.

About SmarterDx

SmarterDx builds clinical AI that empowers hospitals to analyze the complete record of every patient to fully capture the value of care delivered. Founded by physicians in 2020, its proprietary AI platform understands the nuances of clinical reasoning, enabling hospitals to true the patient record for every discharge. By doing so, hospitals can recover millions in earned revenue, enhance care quality metrics, and optimize healthcare operations. For more information, visit: https://www.smarterdx.com/.

About New Mountain Capital

New Mountain Capital is a New York-based investment firm that emphasizes business building and growth, rather than excessive risk, as it pursues long-term capital appreciation. The firm currently manages private equity, strategic equity, credit, and net lease real estate funds with over $55 billion in assets under management. New Mountain seeks out what it believes to be the highest quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies. For more information, visit: www.newmountaincapital.com.

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