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Apr 27 2015

Access Integrated Healthcare has gotten $8.5 million in additional capital for its imaging center and cosmetic surgery business.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/aih-picks-up-8-5-mln-from-penta-mezzanine-fund/
Apr 27 2015

CareCloud, an EHR and practice management software vendor, has cleared up its future by raising $15 million in funding, coupled with a new CEO.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/carecloud-grabs-15-mln/
Apr 25 2015

The HHS Office of Inspector General scolded CMS for failing to follow a prior recommendation on how to pay for infusion drugs, costing the program over $200 million.

https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-12-15-00110.pdf
Apr 24 2015

SimplyInsured grabs another $1.75 million investment in its small business online health insurance platform.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/20/y-combinator-backed-health-insurance-startup-simplyinsured-pulls-in-1-75-million-in-seed-funding/
Apr 23 2015

In a serious move, Gravie obtained another $12.5 million in capital, all gravy, for its platform that facilitates companies in moving employees to the insurance exchanges to get coverage.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/gravie-nets-12-5-mln-series-b-in-split-rock-led-round/
Apr 23 2015

Express Scripts annual workers' compensation drug trend report shows a 1.9% increase in spending in 2014, the result of a 7% increase in unit price mitigated by a 5.4% decline in utilization.

http://lab.express-scripts.com/insights/workers-compensation/workers-compensation-rx-spend-increased-1-9-in-2014
Apr 23 2015

According to a Tractica report, more than 78 million people worldwide will be using some form of a home health technology by 2020, including monitoring and wellness devices.

https://www.tractica.com/newsroom/press-releases/more-than-78-million-consumers-will-utilize-home-health-technologies-by-2020/
Apr 22 2015

RemitDATA is capitalizing on its position by acquiring IF Technologies, a capital idea, since it brings together a data analytics pioneer with an episode pricing vendor.  The firms are based in Plano, Texas and Lexington, Kentucky, neither of is the capital of their state.

Apr 22 2015

SSI Group, which offers revenue cycle management software is acquiring Provider Advantage, a vendor of patient access management solutions.

http://www.provider-advantage.com/press-releases/ssi-group-to-acquire-provider-advantage/
Apr 22 2015

Large health plan company Humana has purchased Your Home Advantage, a provider of home visits for patient assessment and care.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150421/NEWS/150429972/humana-invests-further-in-home-health-visits?utm_campaign=KHN:%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17228342&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8tkx9Ne3_gIBWP66k0JSsbFwtJF9lxgK0CfD1HVnAygCF7herhwQZ8cu1tQSrd1pLgssgVoPH0iOtw7Uipt9nbEakJrw&_hsmi=17228342
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