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May 04 2016

Digital Reasoning, which offers analytics in the health care and other industries, has raised an additional $40 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/05/digital-reasoning-series-d/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6b9a8fea84-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-6b9a8fea84-408793005&rf=1
May 04 2016

Press Ganey, which does work in the patient satisfaction space, is acquiring Avatar, a patient survey firm.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160503/NEWS/160509980?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160503-NEWS-160509980&utm_campaign=dose
May 04 2016

Does it never stop, Envera Health gets $14 million in capital for the 14th million effort to provide "engagement" capabilities for providers and patients.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/3330268/
May 04 2016

PE firm Warburg Pincus is acquiring urgent care software vendor DocuTAP.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/3330402/
May 03 2016

Making a lovely twosome, MedData couples itself to Duet Health, marrying the former's revenue cycle data management business with the latter's patient engagement capabilities.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/05/meddata-duet-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7437d717af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-7437d717af-408793005&rf=1
May 03 2016

Behavioral health telemedicine software provider WeCounsel is raising $3.5 million in new financing.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/05/telemedicine-software-for-behavioral-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7437d717af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-7437d717af-408793005&rf=1
May 03 2016

In a truly significant deal, clinical research organization Quintiles is doing an $18 billion merger with drug information vendor IMS Health.

http://fortune.com/2016/05/03/quintiles-transnational-ims-health/
May 02 2016

Epic Health Services, a provider of pediatric services, is acquiring Care Resources, which helps special needs children.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3329250/
May 02 2016

Health information website Healthline Media is buying Medical News Today and MediLexicon, which also operate health web sites.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/healthline-media-buys/
Apr 28 2016

In a blockbuster deal Abbott is buying medical device maker St. Jude Medical for $25 billion.

http://www.massdevice.com/blockbuster-ma-abbott-pay-25b-st-jude-medical/
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