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May 05 2020

Yikes, another non CV item.  Change Healthcare, which offers a variety of health care analytics and administrative services, is buying an e-prescribing business for $213 million and selling one analytics unit to Kaufmann Hall.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/change-healthcare-buys-back-pharmacy-unit-for-213m-sells-analytics-division-to-kaufman-hall?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1JMU9EYzVNREprWTJZMyIsInQiOiJJXC8xNkJjT3RTZmNXR05idTFnMGlzdkJ3bndlY3NYUm52bVc0Y2FyQUVENnlUUkhrNEZ2emdPd01VWEhVZmpjSTdvSGxRaUZBckk3S1hcL25sNmY2b1ZJY01aQkQ4NlByYWdFOHg3YmNYVGRsRFo5QXc4XC9yUUtwcEhFRXRsYnFGSSJ9&mrkid=635530
May 02 2020

Look, a non-coronavirus item.  Medicaid health plan operator Molina is buying Magellan's health plan business and its care management and PBM businesses for around $820 million.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/molina-to-buy-magellan-complete-care-820m-deal?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRjNFpUaGhOalZqWlROaCIsInQiOiJqNzhYZE1RTzgyUTNhS1h0eUdJNXFDRjk0ZSszSnZTUWdJQTFHOXFXWFQzZmQwbGEwaXpSZTNWWEFhZnZESWY1Tlo0RWxNVFdUK2xNYVQxQkpySk1SSUg0U2dXamVRKzdsQXZHenJVYlZFZGE2U3FPWVJodGYyR296MHUzM2ZrNiJ9
Apr 13 2020

A Forbes article describes the discovery of coronviruses.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2020/04/11/the-secret-history-of-the-first-coronavirus-229e/#4178d74971d6
Apr 08 2020

HTD Health, which offers health care software development services, has acquired CareVoice, a provide of advance planning and end-of-life care tools.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/htd-health-acquires-carevoice-an-advance-care-planning-platform-301027899.html
Apr 08 2020

Keona Health, whose software facilitates communication between providers and patients, receives an undisclosed amount of capital.

http://www.finsmes.com/2020/03/keona-health-receives-investment-from-riverside.html
Apr 08 2020

ReferWell, which helps physicians make referrals to specialists, raised $2.7 million in capital.

https://www.intelligence360.news/stamford-connecticut-based-referwell-is-raising-2700000-00-in-new-equity-investment/
Apr 07 2020

ClinOne, a vendor of a remote clinical trial management software platform, has raised an initial funding round of $3.6 million.

https://apnews.com/Business%20Wire/c917affbd17f4c288dc5174fa96f136c
Apr 07 2020

Fruit Street goes bananas, becoming the apple of investor's eyes and raising a fresh $17 million in financing for its diabetes prevention program.  Hope investors don't end up with sour grapes.  Orange you glad I did this post.

https://medcitynews.com/2020/03/funded-by-physicians-fruit-street-health-raises-17m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=84447631&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-81bC4XdDvu-h7FPHL6NLuyTsFFapT_p3ikfjOpdVb46V35JJPA12tFex1Vos1-xjljlm5snTPkobJ1minvc3SaoqJ-FMLXYL69giuT1EpFi4O9uJg&_hsmi=84447631
Apr 07 2020

Telehealth Solution, which offers telemedicine capabilities in institutional settings,  has received an undisclosed amount of additional capital from a private equity firm.

https://newcapitalpartners.com/news/press-release-new-capital-partners-invests-in-telehealth-solution/
Apr 03 2020

SteadyMD Telehealth raises $6 million in new capital for its telehealth service that allows its doctors to see patients virtually.

https://www.steadymd.com/2020/04/02/steadymd-telehealth-raises-6m-to-expand-technology-and-services-to-match-people-with-personal-online-doctors/
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