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May 02 2017

There aren't enough patient engagement companies, so Catalia Health is starting another one with the help of $2.5 million in new investment.  It features an AI robot that will tailor individual conversations with patients.  I am sure the 80 year olds who represent a lot of spending will go for that.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170501005318/en/Catalia-Health-Raises-2.5M-Funding-Deploy-Intelligent
May 01 2017

Catasys has completed a $15 million IPO for its analytics and prediction software covering behavioral health services.

https://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Catasys+Announces+Closing+of+%2415+Million+Public+Offering/12832763.html
May 01 2017

Evidation Health garners $12 million in new capital to support providing real-life data from connected patients.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/evidation-health-takes-in-10-mln/
Apr 28 2017

Secure health care communications vendor Doc Halo gets a heavenly $11 million in new capital, not from angel investors but institutions.

http://www.vcnewsdaily.com/doc-halo/venture-capital-funding/bvdzwmmyhw
Apr 28 2017

In a masterpiece of hype, UK-based Babylon announces that it has raised $60 million to develop the world's best artificial intelligence platform for health care.  You have to read this press release.

https://www.babylonhealth.com/press-release-25-april-2017
Apr 27 2017

MPIRICA Health garners $4.6 million in a new round of funding for its business of supplying health care price and transparency tools.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/mpirica-health-raises-4-6m-transparency-tools-evaluate-procedures-based-price-quality/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51197622&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8uoBDzak1L8hRloYNQhTXn0-At00o8WADSkclkJFuCGVbNB-XVIhNkT1ZA3vDB1_twgsYiadeX70iyLT59I9vgKft-DNfeIaKzf5uUyO7_2rQHb8E&_hsmi=51197622&rf=1
Apr 27 2017

HealthVerity raises $10 million in new funding for its de-identified health care database of supposedly 300 million patients.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/healthverity-raises-10m-for-dataset-marketplace/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51197622&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_r8C7MjgxJGDHTMlWyLevlSD7AEObRVrHOYDjAgoA3IqLesVWhR01f418IMttFD3nX5IFVqF1IJ8N87ZOTGqJ1k1YbimaIhtgx47HeQK8U1e-dkxU&_hsmi=51197622&rf=1
Apr 26 2017

Health care learning and education vendor Relias Learning has acquired behavioral health analytics company Care Management Technologies.

https://www.reliaslearning.com/press-room/relias-purchases-analytics-technology
Apr 26 2017

Torchlight has software to help informal caregivers and raises $1.3 million to support the product.

http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/35130076/torchlight-accelerates-its-rapid-growth-with-precision-financing-investment-round
Apr 26 2017

Solv, which offers an app to help with urgent care appointments, garners an urgently needed $6.25 million in a new financing round.

http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/solv-raises-625m-urgent-care-appointment-booking-platform
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