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Apr 08 2015

Apogee gets $2.5 million from investors for yet another gaming approach to helping chronic disease patients stick with care plans.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/ayogo-raises-2-5m-series-accelerate-sales-marketing-social-gaming-chronic-conditions/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=1abf84551b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-1abf84551b-67677117
Apr 08 2015

Living got another $20 million in capital for its "digital" health business that helps people with chronic diseases.  I got a digit for you.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/livongo-health-rakes-in-20-mln-series-b/
Apr 08 2015

Novu obtained $20 million in financing for its business of engaging health care consumers in their health care.  Knowyu this, that is one crowded space with unproven ROI.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/novu-attracts-20-mln/
Apr 06 2015

Healthland, which offers information systems for smaller hospitals, has acquired Rycan, which focuses on revenue cycle management.

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/healthland-acquires-rycan-revenue-cycle
Apr 06 2015

Oh, no, here we go again.  PicnicHealth has received $2 million for its virtual health care record, no day at the beach for investors.

http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/y-combinator-backed-picnichealth-nabs-2-million-in-seed-to-build-out-a-virtual-healthcare-records-platform/
Apr 06 2015

Ventas, the large health care REIT, is buying Ardent Medical, a hospital operator, from Welsh Carson for $1.75 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/welsh-carson-to-sell-ardent-medical-services-for-1-75-bln/
Apr 06 2015

Medsphere, a vendor of hospital information systems, has merged with Phoenix Health Systems, which helps hospitals implement and maximize such tools.

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/HIS-Vendor-Medsphere-Merges-with-Consultancy-Phoenix-Health-50208-1.html?utm_campaign=daily-apr%206%202015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae4137774%3A3722900a%3A&st=email
Apr 03 2015

ZappRx has raised $5.6 million to help support documentation related to patients receiving specialty pharmaceuticals.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/zapprx-raises-5-6m-series-pharma-companies-take-responsibility-specialty-drug-needs/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=3f31a976c8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-3f31a976c8-67677117
Apr 03 2015

Quartet Health has raised $7 million to support its business of providing data analytics and care management software for behavioral health.

http://www.quartethealth.com/news
Apr 02 2015

e-MDs, the EHR vendor, has been acquired by PE firm Marlin Equity and merged with MDEverywhere.  So if you add e-MDs and MDEverywhere, do you have two MDs everywhere? Or maybe its subtraction or division, so you have e-everywhere?  Or multiplying--MD squared?

http://hitconsultant.net/2015/03/31/e-mds-acquired-by-marlin-equity-merges-with-mdeverywhere/