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Dec 10 2014

Workers' comp administrator Mitchell has acquired Cogent Works, which provides pharmacy management in that market.

http://www.mitchell.com/media-center/press-releases/2014/mitchell-acquire-cogent-works.asp
Dec 10 2014

MediGain, a vendor of revenue cycle management and data analytics, has acquired Millennium Practice Management Associates, which also provides revenue cycle management services.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12352183.htm
Dec 10 2014

Doctolib, a mobile and online appointment booking service in Europe, gets another $4 million in capital.

http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/11/25/1-million-patients-reservation-platform-doctolib-raises-e4-million/
Dec 09 2014

Another $4 million has been dumped in Gamgee for an app that uses voice technology to engage patients before procedures.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/25/gamgee-raises-another-4m-for-voice-enabled-patient-engagement-platform/
Dec 09 2014

Online patient appointment scheduling firm Qikwell has grabbed a $3 million investment.

http://inc42.com/buzz/qikwell-funding/
Dec 09 2014

InstaMed, a health care payments technology provider, has raised an additional $14 million in capital.

http://www.instamed.com/news-and-events/instamed-raises-14-million-in-new-capital/
Dec 09 2014

A German startup has secured $6.2 million to facilitate growth of its medical tourism business.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/medigo-picks-up-6-2m-led-by-accel-to-take-its-medical-tourism-marketplace-to-the-us-and-uk/
Dec 05 2014

CareCore National and MedSolutions are merging their cost and utilization control focussed businesses in a transaction that will create one of the largest care management vendors.

http://www.medsolutions.com/news/12-04-14.html
Dec 05 2014

Kaiser shows the power and attractiveness of e-visit capabilities, as it reveals that over half its visits are now occuring through video, mobile technology or secure messaging.  These visits tend to cost much less than an in-person visit, have similar quality and are more convenient for patients.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20141204/BLOG/312049976&utm_source=link-20141204-BLOG-312049976&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
Dec 05 2014

Care Message has secured a $3.7 million investment  to support its mobile phone apps to promote adherence to care plans.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-start-up-caremessage-raises-over-37-million-in-its-first-round-of-fundraising-282413351.html
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