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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
According to reinsurer Sun Life the most costly conditions from a stop-loss insurance perspective are cancer generally, leukemia, ESRD, congenital anomalies and early births, transplants and congestive heart failure.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/10-costliest-medical-conditions.html
HealthTap, which allows physicians to share expertise, has acquired Docphin, which summarizes relevant research for doctors.
http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/healthtap-docphin-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31599659&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yUkxaDIvT6PnZd_fzQYkj5ss-7U9QC11pr9NBwkD9fIArDEAU3avcMkchyw4CGr3G0ejOpIccYd-hh9YTIInsSPnqoNJunIJzzWhRLC54YSEdb_E&_hsmi=31599659&rf=1
Telemedicine vendor Avizia has raised $11 million in new funding.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/telemedicine-company-avizia-grabs-11-mln/
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