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Surgical Notes Acquires Zulu Health

AUGUST 2021

Surgical Notes of Dallas, Texas, a provider of revenue cycle services for the ASC and surgical hospital markets, acquired Zulu Health of Los Angeles, California, a revenue cycle management (RCM) provider with a specialized focus on the ASC market, according to a recent release.

Founded in 2015, Zulu Health provides revenue cycle outsourcing and consulting, coding and compliance, and accounts receivable follow-up. Ken Bulow, Zulu Health's president and chief executive officer and a veteran of the ASC industry, will join Surgical Notes as its new executive vice president of operations. Rachael Powell, Zulu Health's vice president of revenue cycle, and Carla Reese, Zulu Health's vice president of operations, also will join the Surgical Notes management team.

"We could not have found a better home for Zulu Health than with Surgical Notes," Bulow said in the release. "We are exceptionally proud of our work over these past six years, particularly our nearly 100 percent client retention rate. Surgical Notes has established itself as a leading service provider to ASCs nationwide. We look forward to our experience and expertise helping to further strengthen Surgical Notes’ position in the market."

Randy Bishop, president and chief executive officer of Surgical Notes, said in the release, "I am so pleased to have Ken and the entire Zulu Health team join the Surgical Notes family. Ken's decades-long tenure leading RCM teams and company operations will be invaluable as we continue to grow and mature the Surgical Notes brand."

Surgical Notes is a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group in Houston, Texas, a lower, middle-market private equity firm, based in Texas.