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Hearst Health is buying health plan management and analytics vendor MedHOK from its current PE owner.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/spectrum-to-sell-medhok-to-hearst/
Continuing a trend of large multi-nationals trying to get more health business, Phillips is buying population health company Wellcentive.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/philips-wellcentive/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31928217&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tSKCOUDb8UBcIE7CZ2JGBWcGcjN-wc2NjYQ4Itm6tApCi4C81BuWtoMiZi5bIgJJezqOxGJz22AWS5PmqGLU5HkjMWp9ulGNihJ8-ljIXwTXEFv8&_hsmi=31928217&rf=1
Azalea Health has raised another $10.5 million to support its flowering business of servicing physician practices.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/azalea-health-scores-10-5-mln-series-b/
Caremerge gets $14 million in additional capital for its care coordination tools aimed at post-acute care.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343052/
Docent Health, which offers a platform to help hospitals make patient stays consumer friendly, has added $15 million in fresh funding.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343120/
Health information security vendor Imprivata is being bought by a PE firm for a measly $544 million, even though it is losing money.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719958?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719958&utm_campaign=financedaily
According to reinsurer Sun Life the most costly conditions from a stop-loss insurance perspective are cancer generally, leukemia, ESRD, congenital anomalies and early births, transplants and congestive heart failure.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/10-costliest-medical-conditions.html
HealthTap, which allows physicians to share expertise, has acquired Docphin, which summarizes relevant research for doctors.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/healthtap-docphin-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31599659&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yUkxaDIvT6PnZd_fzQYkj5ss-7U9QC11pr9NBwkD9fIArDEAU3avcMkchyw4CGr3G0ejOpIccYd-hh9YTIInsSPnqoNJunIJzzWhRLC54YSEdb_E&_hsmi=31599659&rf=1
Telemedicine vendor Avizia has raised $11 million in new funding.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/telemedicine-company-avizia-grabs-11-mln/
Evolent, which sells tools to help providers do value-based reimbursement and population health management and even start their own health plans, is paying $145 million for Valence Health, which does similar work. At least Evolent is using its over-valued stock for the deal and some cash.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719971?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719971&utm_campaign=am
Research in the Journal of the American Informatics Association finds that paper physician progress notes for hospitalized patients are more accurate than those in EHRs, but less comprehensive. The overall rate of accuracy is an astoundingly low 55%.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ehr/researchers-doc-note-accuracy-higher-paper-records-vs-newly-implemented-ehrs?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJKalkyUmtNVGs0WTJOaiIsInQiOiJIdEp2NlkxYXFtWm04UUFmeEVFWjM0c0VxWjBYZFQ5ZDlKc3F5UTcxNkFxVXM1Q1pBYXp1TFpiemNyc3pJdytcL3BRNVd4Sit6K2tjY3hkeUJDMFVFaDI0UE5TWWl6Y3M1TXk1S0xqdUhXTEk9In0%3D
Substance abuse treatment provider Bradford Health has received a significant investment from a PE firm to support continued expansion.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centre-partners-announces-investment-in-bradford-health-services-300292857.html
A study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine finds that most smartphone fertility apps are inaccurate and basically useless.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/mobile/study-smartphone-fertility-apps-boast-little-accuracy-validity?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTm1NeE9XUmhNRE16TVRrNSIsInQiOiJQdk80RGt4a0M0N1ZuQTBCS3B1dGg4MFg1cHFCcUpXb2RldUM5bjg1SkwxRTBFOE5ESUF6N3NnZTJ1K1RDdnhvT2daWFwvWTdVVVM1bXpmNDBVTEFtVlA4Sk5wbzBiOVdcL2VnMmE0d1wvU1wvdVE9In0%3D
HealthVest, which operates inpatient psychiatric beds, has pocketed an additional $50 million in new financing.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/increase-behavioral-health-facilities/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=76f1963e51-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-76f1963e51-408793005&rf=1
Population health vendors HealthRight and HealthNEXT are set to merge, with the new name being HealthHealth or RightNEXT or NEXTRight.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/healthright-healthnext-population-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=76f1963e51-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-76f1963e51-408793005&rf=1
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