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Dec 15 2017

Elemeno acquires $1.3 million in seed financing for its virtual coach that helps health care professionals adhere to best practices, whatever that means.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171214005254/en/Elemeno-Health-Closes-1.3-Million-Seed-Led
Dec 13 2017

SimplaFYI is acquiring EthosWell.  Both companies are in the "integrative" care business that used to also be called alternative care and often was referred to as quackery.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/simplafyi-acquires-ethoswell-300555561.html
Dec 12 2017

Phillips health division is acquiring Analytical Informatics to expand its radiology software platform.

https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171124-philips-expands-its-radiology-solutions-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-analytical-informatics-inc.html
Dec 12 2017

Thrive Global raises $30 million in a financing to support its business of teaching wellness and work/life balance.

http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
Dec 12 2017

International health care firm Phillips is acquiring Forcare, which sells data interoperability software for health care organizations.

https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171205-philips-enhances-its-clinical-informatics-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-interoperability-provider-forcare.html
Dec 12 2017

Mytonomy appears to get less autonomy, as the vendor of patient engagment services (now where I have heard that phrase before) raises a $7 million capital round that includes Phillips.

http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
Dec 11 2017

Population health and patient engagement firm SymphonyCare makes sweet music as it is swayed to buy  Influence Health's Empower patient portal.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/symphonycare-buys-influence-healths-empower-patient-portal-unit/
Dec 11 2017

Trinisys, a vendor of health data migration and archiving services, has acquired MICA health, which is in the same business.

https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/trinisys-acquires-mica-health
Dec 11 2017

A PE firm has recapitalized and will combine two risk assessment companies, Advance Health and Censeo.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/new-mountain-backs-censeo-and-advance-health/
Dec 11 2017

Woodn't you know it, Cedar garners $13 million in new funding for its payment system to help providers collect from patients.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171206005064/en/Cedar-Launches-Smarter-Payment-Solution-Providers-Patients
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