HealthGrid

The company will use the investment to deploy its technology in more healthcare facilities.

EHR vendor Allscripts has made an agreement to purchase patient communication app maker HealthGrid for $60 million in cash, with an additional $50 million in earnout payments based on HealthGrid achieving certain revenue targets over the next three years, according to a recently registered SEC filing.

Correction: An earlier version of this article identified Ed Martinez as a doctor.