Service Management Group Inc. acquired Catalyst Healthcare Research on Aug. 1 in a push to expand its healthcare presence.

The customer experience technology company primarily focuses on the restaurant, retail and services industries. It originally entered the healthcare space in 2011.

The companies began conversations about a possible acquisition in 2016.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Catalyst Healthcare, which is a healthcare research and analysis company, will continue to operate with its name and be based in Nashville.