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CMS' hospital stars program is already drawing fire for the same issues as the readmission penalty initiative has--disproportionate punishment of hospitals serving sicker, poorer patients.
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/healthcare/cms-star-ratings-favor-smaller-hospitals-lower-risk-patients?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRNME0yRTFNVGt4WVRGbSIsInQiOiJFWkRFQTZsdTNYNWVOSUwzN0VPSENXTHFNQXRQZmJwZU5Ga1ZoNE40SStzaW5YXC9rR3dwdURTa3I3ME4yOWFMWHlnZjZRZXgyeXBuR1dWbldrRGozWGhBK05jWHpGdDFyXC9nYjJrTzRLWFVzPSJ9
Onsite health clinic operator Premise Health has acquired Transform Health, which is in the same business.
http://www.premisehealth.com/premise-health-acquires-transformhealthrx/
Goldman Sachs snacks on Marathon Health, investing $30 million in the provider of worksite health centers.
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/goldman-sachs-invests-30-million-in-marathon-health-2141594.htm
AristaMD, which offers a platform to support referrals, gathers $11 million in fresh capital.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3344470/
Hearst Health is buying health plan management and analytics vendor MedHOK from its current PE owner.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/spectrum-to-sell-medhok-to-hearst/
Continuing a trend of large multi-nationals trying to get more health business, Phillips is buying population health company Wellcentive.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/philips-wellcentive/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31928217&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tSKCOUDb8UBcIE7CZ2JGBWcGcjN-wc2NjYQ4Itm6tApCi4C81BuWtoMiZi5bIgJJezqOxGJz22AWS5PmqGLU5HkjMWp9ulGNihJ8-ljIXwTXEFv8&_hsmi=31928217&rf=1
Azalea Health has raised another $10.5 million to support its flowering business of servicing physician practices.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/azalea-health-scores-10-5-mln-series-b/
Caremerge gets $14 million in additional capital for its care coordination tools aimed at post-acute care.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343052/
Docent Health, which offers a platform to help hospitals make patient stays consumer friendly, has added $15 million in fresh funding.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343120/
Health information security vendor Imprivata is being bought by a PE firm for a measly $544 million, even though it is losing money.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719958?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719958&utm_campaign=financedaily
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