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Nov 16 2016

CareCloud's future clears up, as the EHR vendor gathers $31.5 million in another round of funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/11/carecloud-nabs-31-5-mln-series-c/
Nov 15 2016

Research published by Health Services Research finds that most quality measurement systems used today have a very significant risk of mis-categorizing physicians, with as many as 25% being put in the wrong bucket.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP66705.html
Nov 14 2016

Sorry to drone on and on, but Zipline lines up a quick $25 million in new funding for its drone-based medical supply delivery business.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/11/zipline-drone-medical-deliveries/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=37456644&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8jmjFEOuyyJIkS6l7BINbLgJnk2E4co5NfxDqeVABLa9xJw5KAyA18WjwFwIt9QLc2gCCDYG3ZKg4WTbh1AhcFqeDpBvY0PRo_ds_iqIpnYFmo1mw&_hsmi=37456644&rf=1
Nov 14 2016

PillDrill tools along with a $3 million capital raise to support its medication adherence product.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/11/pilldrill-and-smart-pill-bottles/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=37498411&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9DOH0GtDDrJnq13j6KLOGuS1MhT6azsczBXDERTPyizfohg2q4VcDw6w1BdAZS7tPy8h3-F-7ajc4zWV6P9Y36g1klu0Z3sjYb6NgJPFTJGk90YGE&_hsmi=37498411&rf=1
Nov 14 2016

Siemens is planning to spin off its health care division, which sells a lot of heavy equipment primarily to hospitals, in an estimated $15 billion deal.

http://www.reuters.com/article/siemens-results-idUSF9N1CR02J
Nov 08 2016

AbleTo was, and raised $2.5 million in additional funding to support its digital health app for heavy drinkers.  Talk about a fat finger problem.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/11/michael-laskoff-digital-health-startup/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=37226151&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_nCNMKDBiIPdSjgzoZnTrVQ5id5zBtJhk4sbV0Oc1rdCsTpnCZqo_b_Y9Efcqi56SA2Bzkv4wi9cb2w0N7ahy4T5G5eiJEc6TVu5p4MCIQlgzZrZc&_hsmi=37226151&rf=1
Nov 08 2016

PlushCare, a telehealth company, raises a cushy $8 million in new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/11/ggv-capital-leads-series-round-telehealth-company-plushcare/
Nov 08 2016

Quantified Care, a multimedia software platform for health care providers, adds new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/11/kiwiventure-partners-funds-quantified-care/
Nov 07 2016

Take a deep breath, digital pulmonary function company Cohero Health inhales $9 million in fresh capital, although investors may not be breathing easily.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/11/cohero-health-rakes-in-9-mln-series-a/
Nov 04 2016

Zipongo feeds on $18 million for its personalized digital nutrition platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/11/digital-nutrition-platform-zipongo-snags-18-mln-series-b/
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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