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Jun 09 2015

BaseHealth has received $3.6 million in capital to support its disease risk-scoring business.

http://mobihealthnews.com/44019/basehealth-raises-3-6m-for-genetic-lifestyle-data-driven-personal-health-plan-offering/
Jun 08 2015

According to Accenture, digital health solutions will save the US tens of billions of dollars in health spending over the next few years.  BS

http://newsroom.accenture.com/news/digital-health-solutions-expected-to-save-us-healthcare-system-more-than-100-billion-over-next-four-years-accenture-finds.htm#rel
Jun 08 2015

Cardinal has extended its drug wholesaling business by acquiring The Harvard Drug Group for $1.2 billion.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cardinal-health-to-acquire-the-harvard-drug-group-for-1115-billion-300094732.html
Jun 05 2015

One Drop gets a few more drops in its bucket; $8 million for its mobile diabetes management tools.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/one-drop-nets-8m-to-further-develop-mobile-diabetes-management-tools/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f05e784020-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f05e784020-67648197
Jun 05 2015

$13.3 million in new financing has been garnered by Carena, a telemedicine provider.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/carena-racks-up-13-3-mln/
Jun 04 2015

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds differences in patients readmitted soon after hospital discharge versus those readmitted later in a 30-day window, informing strategies to prevent readmissions.

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2299852
Jun 04 2015

Packing in some more capital, PillPack has raised $50 million to build pharmacies that use its technology to customize medication packages.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/pillpack-grabs-50-mln-in-crv-led-round/
Jun 04 2015

For reasons that only it could possibly fathom, drug maker Teva has apparently invested tens of millions in American Well, another commodity provider of telemedicine services.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/teva-telemedicine-startup-american-well/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0d6c0fd098-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0d6c0fd098-67677117
Jun 04 2015

Behavioral health facility company Acadia Healthcare has purchased three companies in the same space, two in the UK.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150603/NEWS/150609961
Jun 04 2015

McKesson has completed the sale of its care management business to private equity firm Comvest Partners and Mosaic Health.  The business will be named AxisPoint Health.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150602006046/en/Comvest-Partners-Acquires-McKesson-Care-Management-Business#.VW8u6s65fHh
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