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Jan 27 2017

SilverCloud Health gathers $8.1 million in new funding for its online mental and behavioral health services.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/silvercloud-health-raises-81-million-to-accelerate-delivery-of-evidence-based-digital-mental-health-and-behavioral-healthcare-solutions-611027115.html
Jan 26 2017

India-based Practo has raised a $55 million financing round to expand its practice management software and medical and doctor information service business internationally.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/16/practo-raises-55-million-series-d-led-by-tencent/
Jan 26 2017

GetWellNetwork, which offers providers a patient engagement system, is acquiring Seamless Medical, which has patient registration and scheduling software.

http://www.getwellnetwork.com/news/getwellnetwork-acquires-seamless-medical-systems
Jan 26 2017

AssistRx, a vendor of software to facilitate use and management of specialty drugs, is acquiring Caret, which offers care management plans for various conditions.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/assistrx-acquires-caret-providing-users-with-cutting-edge-technology-boost-patient-care-2189648.htm
Jan 26 2017

Solera Health has raised about $5 million in additional financing for its business of providing a network for high-cost patients.

https://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/9f9a92fa5a1dbc703b7df7b49f9b8105
Jan 26 2017

KenSci has raised $8.5 million for its "machine-learning" approach to identifying and managing high-risk and other patient populations.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/01/data-death-kensci-raises/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41382895&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9N6xP0WDIWSD1wiEN7ZmbejnHMjWfyqBJCkERYx5ZN4-UgPhqwCkGhvWg4bdO7UUqR4L6CUSwQW0XJbAIpvfdfArGxLDThGT94PQFquHyi1wIv95k&_hsmi=41382895&rf=1
Jan 26 2017

CoverMyMeds, which helps drug companies get prior authorizations for expensive drugs, is being acquired by McKesson for at least $1.3 billion.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/01/mckesson-acquiring-covermymeds/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41382895&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_NIAdp2fH3La_TKeb4uDCYyg0lJax55wP7KFvvumltU3oO63cdrXfz0apFTBRXeYsHrZYvKwL2tM7sXK4j1-kWx-BxRq588WteuZQiv_whZ6jiTPM&_hsmi=41382895&rf=1
Jan 25 2017

Redox, which offers software to improve interoperability between health IT systems, has raised $9 million in fresh funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/01/redox-9m-series-b/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=41295311&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_WkTlRJz0RsZmVc_KVt4KhksH-vHV0YcGDvpRoLVPEl4HZmdy3GnQame2G-fBZQdsKP9kyYVKc9bKUzSXqpvrOe-eMM-8nMpUOUhfSQVWLUiIye8s&_hsmi=41295311
Jan 24 2017

PE firms are making an undisclosed investment into The CORE Institute, which offers software and services to support musculoskeletal practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/01/frazier-healthcare-partners-and-princeton-ventures-back-the-core-institute/
Jan 24 2017

A survey of health care systems from KPMG finds that 36% say they get some reimbursement under "value-based" contracts and 14% say they get all their revenue that way.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170123/NEWS/170129981/kpmg-survey-finds-50-of-health-systems-receive-value-based