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Oct 19 2017

HealthChannels, a provider of medical scribes, is acquiring Elite Medical, which is in the same business.

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/36541992/healthchannels-announces-acquisition-of-minnesota-based-elite-medical-scribes
Oct 19 2017

BaseHealth raises $8.5 million in new funding to support its software that identifies patients at risk for developing chronic diseases.

https://medcitynews.com/2017/10/basehealth-series-c/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7AU2swyv3EucXneid4MWWNyh-zBVBnoBTvCDe4BW-Ar17Nq921yESiRrLhVLUVtvG6SAsIfcJtuKbPTZKGFfsFPg9UitHhSaPwNNeK0QftpnJtI0&_hsmi=57529182&rf=1
Oct 18 2017

High-end Medicare and Medicaid consulting firm The Gorman Group has been acquired by Convey Health Solutions, an IT vendor to the MA market.

https://www.gormanhealthgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Accelerating-Growth-and-Expanding-Offering-in-Medicare-Advantage-and-Part-D-Markets.pdf
Oct 18 2017

ML Healthcare, which helps patients find ways to pay for health care, has been recapitalized, i.e. bought, by a private equity firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/10/777-partners-recaps-ml-healthcare/
Oct 18 2017

Large workers' comp managed care vendor Mitchell International has acquired Consumer Health Connections, which provides telehealth services for the workers' comp market.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20171016/NEWS08/912316545/Claims-manager-Mitchell-invests-workers-comp-telehealth-Consumer-Health?utm_campaign=BI20171018WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Oct 16 2017

Wellness and analytics provider Welltok pays $80 million to acquire Tea Leaves Health, which offers "engagement" software for hospitals to connect with physicians and consumers.

https://medcitynews.com/2017/10/welltoks-80m-acquisition-gains-access-hospitals/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9p-uER5ZxeSGGVs7RzBLwaIyMsAa9wBMCoLGhpxURhM7UORsGCvnKtJLL9ZsdAfWxVZlmxjK0TbroTOjiSWJXl2Hl_glqmTALB_ogse70tj5LGmXc&_hsmi=57287968&rf=1
Oct 16 2017

Azeala Health, a provider of IT software to health care entities, brightens its future by acquiring Prognosis Healthcare, which offers EMRs to rural hospitals.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/10/azalea-health-merges-with-vc-backed-prognosis-healthcare/
Oct 10 2017

Here is another firm trying to acquire its way to success.  Atos, a French IT outsourcing firm, is buying three US health IT consultants, Pursuit Healthcare, Conduent Healthcare Provider Consulting and Conduent Breakaway.

https://atos.net/en/2017/press-release_2017_10_04/atos-acquires-3-key-healthcare-consulting-companies-us
Oct 10 2017

Don't be a fool, invest in JOOL, its a gem, get it.  Apparently some investors did, shining up JOOL Health with $4.5 million in capital, apparently, as best I can tell from the gibberish in the press release, for something that has to do with digital and patient engagement.

https://www.joolhealth.com/blog/press-releases/jool-health-closes-4-5m-series-seed-preferred-round/