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Aug 14 2014

$21 million has been invested in Doctor on Demand, a vendor of video physician visits.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140806/NEWS/308069950/&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVBdlNZL1IzSkUvSHRlRU9oajBvZEErTmQ=
Aug 14 2014

Premier, Inc., a leading group purchasing organization, is acquiring the TheraDoc software suite for $117 million.

http://investors.premierinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=8641820
Aug 14 2014

Non-profit hospital CEOs and other executives received very high compensation increases on average this year, far outpacing wage growth for ordinary workers.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140809/MAGAZINE/308099987/1135&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=am&AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVBdlNYL1I3TkErT1lBajNja0U4VUF1WlVFQk1JQXc9PQ==?mh
Aug 14 2014

MedVersant raised $10 million.  The company offers products to streamline administrative processes for health care clients.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/health-company-medversant-raising-10m/
Aug 14 2014

The Medicare Trustees are projecting that increased use of expensive specialty drugs will drive Part D spending rapidly higher in the next few years.

http://www.rxobserver.com/?p=2358
Aug 14 2014

Bravo Wellness has received an additional $22 million in funding for its growing business.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/08/bravo-wellness-grabs-22-mln-from-abs-capital/
Aug 13 2014

MedAssets, a large group purchasing organization, has acquired SG2 for $142 million.  SG2 provides consulting and related services to health systems.  This year has seen several expansions by GPOs into new lines of business as their core purchasing services have slowed.

http://ir.medassets.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=865977
Aug 13 2014

Practice Fusion, a large EHR vendor, is acquiring Ringadoc, which arranges for physicians to call patients for health issues they submit online.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/06/practice-fusion-acquires-physician-call-back-service-ringadoc/
Aug 13 2014

Cerner is getting bigger in health IT and EHR's by acquiring Siemen's business in this market for $1.3 billion.

http://www.smartbrief.com/08/06/14/cerner-expand-acquisition-siemens-health-it-unit-13b-1#.U-t9g1a4nHg
Aug 13 2014

TelePharm has received a $2.5 million investment to aid its business of providing telepharmacy services to rural drug stores.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/telepharm-pulls-2-5m-get-rural-pharmacies-connected/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=71d16efee7-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-71d16efee7-67677117
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