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Aug 05 2015

Staffing company Team Health is acquiring hospitalist firm IPC Healthcare for $1.6 billion.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/teamhealth-inks-1-6b-deal-to-buy-ipc-healthcare-6-things-to-know.html
Aug 03 2015

Envision Healthcare, the large health care staffing company, is purchasing Rural/Metro, an ambulance services provider, for $620 million.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/envision-healthcare-to-buy-rural-metro-an-ambulance-services-provider-1438290169?mod=rss_Health
Aug 02 2015

Shocking, shocking news.  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, government employees have much better health benefits than private workers.  Can't last.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ebs2_07242015.pdf
Aug 02 2015

Notwithstanding the 2.3% medical device tax in the reform law, a GAO study finds the profits for the industry have increased.

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/249881-gao-medical-device-profits-increasing
Jul 31 2015

Medical Transcription Billing, which does pretty much what its name suggests, has purchased the revenue cycle management assets of QHR.

http://www.4-traders.com/MEDICAL-TRANSCRIPTION-BIL-16933462/news/QHR-SELLS-RCM-ASSETS-TO-MTBC-20701358/
Jul 30 2015

According to research published in Health Affairs, use by dual-eligibles of Federally Qualified Health Centers was associated with a lower rate of hospitalizations and ER use.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/7/1147.abstract
Jul 30 2015

Fresh funding has been injected into medCPU; $8 million for its clinical decision support software.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/medcpu-closes-8-million-financing-continues-to-reinforce-leadership-position-in-clinical-decision-support-market-2015-07-14
Jul 30 2015

Looking for additional capital, Pager, which sells an app that lets patients request an at-home doctor or nurse, got an answer in the form of $14 million.

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/07/13/pager-raises-14-million-from-ashton-kutchers-sound-ventures-nea/
Jul 30 2015

MedTep, a Spain-based digital therapeutics company, has raised $2 million to help with global expansion.  Gee, they know health care buzzwords in Europe too.

http://www.barcinno.com/medtep-raises-2m-funding-good-for-barcelona-ehealth-sector/
Jul 30 2015

Arivale has arrived with a $36 million funding round that will facilitate faster growth for its wellness services.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2015/07/14/with-36m-funding-arivale-walks-line-to-push-wellness-business/