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Sep 17 2014

Privia Health has secured an unbelievable $400 million in new financing for its business of providing practice and population health management tools to providers.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140916/NEWS/309169943?AllowView=VDl3UXk1T3dDL0tCbkJiYkY0M3hlMHFvaVVVZER1VT0=&utm_source=link-20140916-NEWS-309169943&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top#
Sep 17 2014

Wound management firm RestorixHealth has acquired another wound management company, Paradigm Medical Management.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/pe-backed-restorixhealth-buys-paradigm/
Sep 16 2014

An Avalere study finds that very low numbers of Medicare beneficiaries who are supposed to be getting MTM services are actually receiving them.

http://avalere.com/expertise/managed-care/insights/few-medicare-beneficiaries-receive-comprehensive-medication-management-serv
Sep 16 2014

According to a study from UnitedHealth Group, members who used its price transparency and provider rating tools were more likely to select high-quality, low-cost providers.

http://www.uhc.com/live/uhc_com/Assets/Documents/myHCEwhitepaper.pdf
Sep 16 2014

A company promising to make health care billing easier for consumers to deal with, iVinci Health, has raised $5 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/startup-ivinci-raises-5m-make-healthcare-billing-consumer-friendly/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7cb9a19660-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-7cb9a19660-67648197
Sep 15 2014

Cognizant, the large software services firm, is buying Trizetto, which specializes in developing and maintaining software for health care companies, for $2.7 billion.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101923737
Sep 12 2014

Nautic Partners has purchased All Metro Health Care Services for an undisclosed sum.  All Metro provides home and community care in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/nautic-partners-invests-in-all-metro-health-care-services/
Sep 12 2014

Keas is getting an additional $7.4 million in capital for its wellness business which uses a social networking platform and challenges to help people improve their health.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/keas-raises-7-7-million/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f7c1460eae-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f7c1460eae-67648197
Sep 12 2014

Propeller Health, maker of devices to track respiratory medication adherence, has raised $14.5 million, apparently from investors who aren't propeller heads.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/monitoring-company-track-asthma-copd-medication-use-attracts-14-5m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9c3f063a45-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9c3f063a45-67648197
Sep 11 2014

Livongo Health has added $10 million in investment for its mobile platform to help patients with diabetes.  CEO Glen Tullman was formerly CEO of AllScripts.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/livongo-health-raises-10-mln-series-a/
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