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Mar 25 2020

coronavirus background

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

For those of you wondering what a coronavirus is, here is an excellent medical background. (medical text)

Mar 25 2020

Centric Health, a vendor of pharmacy services to senior living facilities in Canada, is acquiring RHI, which provides specialty pharmacy services in the US for about $30 million.

https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/mergers-and-acquisitions-news/centric-health-to-acquire-rhi/
Mar 23 2020

Eruptr, a vendor of patient engagement software for hospitals and health systems, is acquiring HealthAware, which offers a health assessment tool.

https://www.eruptr.com/eruptr-completes-acquisition-of-healthaware/
Mar 23 2020

Vault jumps ahead, raising $30 million for its membership model for men's health services.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/12/mens-at-home-health-startup-vault-takes-in-30-million-from-tiger-global/
Mar 21 2020

Another article explaining why people should stop freaking out. https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria

https://www.zerohedge.com/health/covid-19-evidence-over-hysteria
Mar 21 2020

Some good perspective on balancing risks and harms in our reaction to CV is found in this article.

https://thefederalist.com/2020/03/19/will-the-costs-of-a-great-depression-outweigh-the-risks-of-coronavirus/
Mar 20 2020

A large PE firm is acquiring a majority interest in HealthEdge, which offers administrative systems to payers.

https://www.blackstone.com/the-firm/press-releases/article/blackstone-to-acquire-healthedge-a-leading-healthcare-technology-solutions-provider
Mar 20 2020

HealthStream flows along, as the health care human resources company acquires NurseGrid, a vendor of nurse staffing and scheduling software for $25 million.

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/healthstream-pays-25m-acquire-portland-startup-nursegrid-maker-mobile-app-nurses/
Mar 20 2020

Heartbeat Health stirs up $8.2 million in financing for its telehealth app to allow patients to talk to cardiac experts and be referred to appropriate care.

https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/12/heartbeat-health-series-a/
Mar 19 2020

Inbox Health collects $4.4 million in a capital raise for its business to help billing companies communicate better with patients and providers.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/inbox-health-raises-4-4m-seed-round-to-modernize-healthcare-billing/
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