Deloitte & Touche Buys Pace Healthcare

Accounting and consulting giant Deloitte & Touche said it has expanded its local health-care advisory staff by buying Pace Healthcare Management, a privately held Los Angeles firm of 14 employees. Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1986, Pace focuses on disease management and analysis of data from health insurance claims, among other areas. Deloitte spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson said Pace had annual revenue of nearly $3 million. Deloitte & Touche is a division of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, which had $5 billion in global consulting revenue in 1999.