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Dec 12 2016

$18 million in new funding is giving life to Vida Health, which has the revolutionary, disruptive idea of providing a mobile platform for patients to manage health and chronic conditions.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/vida-health-raises-18-mln-led-by-canvas-ventures/
Dec 12 2016

Arthro Therapeutics garners $2.2 million in capital for its "digital" arthritis care platform, apparently treats more than just fingers and toes.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/arthro-therapeutics-digital-arthritis/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38990461&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_B64b2MMxRxTB0bDplRCFdxZdsLfFyVN0rGSktvqVsngOY6bqOgCMFkRKsVH1QIkdNvtg9lyDNiJN_wexHJi98Y-0MxT4sqXAKx_ova0y2e4bw4WU&_hsmi=38990461
Dec 12 2016

Emanate Wireless is picking up some good vibrations from investors, adding $1.5 in funding to support its software that monitors the status and utilization of health care assets.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/cleveland-it-healthcare-startup-emanate-wireless-nets-1-5-mln/
Dec 12 2016

Augmedix has raised $23 million in additional capital.  Augmedix offers a "smartglass" physician productivity platform, which certainly won't interfere with physician workflow and be quickly adopted, not.  The investors might need some smart glass.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/augmedix-snags-23-mln/
Dec 12 2016

Crossover Health, an operator of onsite and near-site employee clinics, has added $92 million in new funding.

http://www.socaltech.com/crossover_health_gets_9_m_investment/s-0068333.html
Dec 07 2016

PatientPing garners $31.6 million in fresh funding for its "community of providers" platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/patientping-rakes-in-31-6-mln-series-b/
Dec 07 2016

On the heels of a raise a month earlier, doctor on demand vendor Heal has raised another $14.8 million from Fidelity.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/heal-adds-investment-from-fidelity/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38842546&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KBZ0eCvGona0jN2FccQz2WM-v9Q8mZn_8lMDMUMst63HtmGn-xo3DiYUx0bEC7WWL4r49tvHTBqIW3AFuhnKYPRsC98gWb812WtakMHTwbYQI5E0&_hsmi=38842546&rf=1
Dec 06 2016

Clinical trials software vendor MedNet has raised $16.5 million in additional capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/healthcare-tech-company-mednet-bags-16-5-mln/
Dec 02 2016

Grokker apparently understands funders well, getting $22.5 million for its wellness business.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/wellness-startup-grokker-racks-up-22-5-mln-series-b/
Dec 02 2016

Fruit Street (really, that is the name you seriously want for your business?), has gone bananas and its fundraising efforts have borne fruit, garnering $4 million to support its telehealth software for providers products.  Hopefully the investors aren't a bunch of fruitcakes.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/telehealth-software-provider-fruit-street-expands-series-a-round-to-4-mln/
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