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Investors have seeded MedaCheck with additional capital for its medication adherence product.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/medacheck-medication-adherence-platform-raises-new-capital/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0ffd279fa2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0ffd279fa2-67677117
Practo, an India based provider of physician search capabilities, has raised practically $20 million for growth and expansion to other countries.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/international-growth-a-priority-for-physician-search-and-scheduling-provider-in-30m-fundraise/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0ffd279fa2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0ffd279fa2-67677117
The Alexion health system is acquiring the Medical Care Group, which offers primary care services at several clinics in Illinois.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexian-brothers-health-system-expands-primary-care-network-through-acquisition-of-the-medical-care-group-300031753.html
A venture firm has invested $75 million in Bankers Healthcare Group, which offers loans to health care providers.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/02/pinnacle-financial-invests-75-mln-in-bankers-healthcare-group/
Video Medicine, which aims to provide telehealth capabilities to smaller practices, raised $1.1 million.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/telemedicine-platform-caters-small-practices-raising-1-1m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fc2476f59f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-fc2476f59f-67648197
TrialReach, which connects patients with clinical trials, got investors to give it a trial with $13.5 million in investment.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/02/trialreach-nabs-13-5-mln-series-b/
Kura MD gets $1.5 million in capital for the 8 millionth telehealth platform to connect providers, patients, payers, hackers, etc.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/02/kura-md-raises-1-5-mln/
Force Therapeutics forces its way to $2.2 million in new capital to bring telemonitoring to physical therapy.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/remote-monitoring-for-physical-therapy-force-therapeutics-raises-2-5m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=12e8fe5216-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-12e8fe5216-67648197
Its an IPO for Iasis, the Nashville-based owner of hospitals and clinics.
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/health-care/2015/02/iasis-files-for-ipo.html
Medication adherence vendor TheraSolve has received an additional 2.4 million euro investment.
http://www.lrm.be/news/therasolve-closes-a--24m-series-a-financing-round
IntraHealth International, which helps countries build health care workforces, has acquired Switchboard, a creator of mobile communications for health purposes in low-income countries.
http://www.intrahealth.org/page/intrahealth-international-acquires-switchboard-an-award-winning-technology-organization1
According to a Harris poll, about 1 of every 5 insured Americans has not gone to see a physician because of cost concerns. Many feel they do not have adequate sources of cost information.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/nearly-1-in-5-insured-americans-avoid-seeing-physicians-because-of-cost.html
Skipta has raised $2.5 million to build its business of creating provider communities for pharma to address.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/skipta-will-use-2-5m-series-build-online-communities-healthcare-professionals/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=99c4fa0786-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-99c4fa0786-67648197
Performant Financial Corp. is buying Premier Healthcare Exchange for $130 million, adding prepayment revenue cycle capabilities to Performant's post-payment services.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/10117501.htm
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.