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Jun 23 2015

MiraMed, the vendor of business outsourcing services for health care providers, has acquired Plexus, which offers an anesthesiology information system and management consulting.

http://www.miramedgs.com/news/press-releases/291-miramed-acquires-plexus-management-group-and-plexus-information-systems
Jun 22 2015

Slow.ly gaining traction, virtual.ly available nursing platform Sense.ly gets unsensible investors to foolish.ly part with $2.2 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/virtual-nurse-platform-sense-ly-snaps-up-2-2-mln/
Jun 18 2015

PE firm GTCR has acquired a majority interest in Rx30 which provides pharmacy management software solutions.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150616006584/en/Rx30-GTCR-Announce-Strategic-Equity-Investment#.VYMFM865fHg
Jun 18 2015

Doctor-on-Demand gets a responsive $50 million in fresh capital to expand its telemedicine base among employers and retail pharmacy clinics.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/doctor-on-demand-raises-50m-to-expand-employer-and-retail-drugstore-customers-plans-to-add-50-non-md-staff/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=72714d890f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-72714d890f-67677117
Jun 17 2015

Wellness vendor Limeade acquired 9Slides, a slippery "mobile multimedia learning solution" company.

http://www.limeade.com/press/limeade-acquires-multimedia-learning-company-9slides/
Jun 15 2015

CVS is paying Target $1.8 million for its pharmacies and in-store clinics, which will be rebranded as CVS.  The companies will also collaborate on expansion.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-15/cvs-to-pay-1-9-billion-to-buy-and-operate-pharmacies-at-target
Jun 15 2015

Aledade has raised $30 million to be the 400th company in the business of providing software, analytics and consulting for ACOs.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/farzad-health-it-business-aledade-raises-30m-in-series-bmorning-read/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=986cc4a407-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-986cc4a407-67677117
Jun 14 2015

According to a quarterly report from the Census Bureau health spending rose 7.3% in the first quarter, the highest gain in over five years and a substantial uptick from the first quarter of 2014's 2.2% uptick.  The rise appears to be largely due to more utilization of services, with hospital spending increasing over 9%.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/06/11/new-evidence-health-spending-is-growing-faster-again/?utm_campaign=KFF%3A+Drew%27s+Columns&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=18295944&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--DbucO78doakbc4Ra_ZMTUENyRv1RbZY9bS8Q36MjMbh6dWhNQ7YSdBp62gxsL3ISOS-uJxGN0kFTrYV2XNfLObC8tOw&_hsmi=18295944
Jun 12 2015

Rehabilitation facility operator HealthSouth is buying Reliant Hospital Partners, a similar firm, for over $700 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150611/NEWS/150619975