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Jun 09 2015

QHR, a supplier of EHR and related software, has acquired Canadian EHR vendor Jonoke for about a half million dollars.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/qhr-strengthens-market-leadership-position-042100029.html
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
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