Xealth's "startup napkin" designed by the company for its inclusion in the "Seattle 10" program in 2017. Samsung Electronics is acquiring Seattle-based

Samsung Electronics bought digital health platform Xealth to push deeper into healthcare. | Samsung Electronics bought digital health platform Xealth to push deeper into healthcare. The acquisition will bolster the company's efforts to integrate data from its wearables and devices into clinical workflows and electronic medical records.

Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement to acquire Xealth, a U.S.-based healthcare platform, as part of its efforts to expand its mobile healthcare services business.