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Apr 30 2014

StartUp Health says the first quarter of 2014 saw 133 investment transactions for "digital health", worth a total of #1.35 billion.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/04/digital-health-investment-tops-1-35-billion-first-quarter/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5ae5cc1131-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-5ae5cc1131-67648197
Apr 29 2014

Alignment Healthcare has secured a $125 million financing commitment from General Atlantic to roll out its population health management tools.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/general-atlantic-invests-125-mln-in-alignment-healthcare/
Apr 29 2014

Big Health, a UK-based provider of software and care plans to help with sleep problems, has raised $3.3 million.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/london-digital-health-startup-big-health-scores-3-3-mln/
Apr 29 2014

Doximity, the online network aimed at physicians, has raised a $54 million Series C round.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/doximity-raises-54-mln-from-dfj-t-rowe-price-others/
Apr 29 2014

Liberate Health, which provides tablet-based software to facilitate care plan discussions with patients, has been acquired by NextJ Systems.

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/CRM-Vendor-Targets-Patient-Engagement-in-Acquisition-47930-1.html?utm_campaign=daily-apr%2029%202014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae2610690%3A3722900a%3A&st=email
Apr 29 2014

Tuven Health Analytics has acquired Fortel Analytics which makes software to identify potentially fraudulent health care claims.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140428/Truven-Health-Analytics-announces-acquisition-of-Fortel-Analytics-healthcare-fraud-technology.aspx
Apr 29 2014

According to an iVantage Health Analytics report, rural hospitals are far less expensive than urban ones for the same diagnoses and deliver just as good a quality and patient satisfaction.

http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/program_results_reports/2014/rwjf412688
Apr 29 2014

Cigna has released the 8th annual report on high deductible plans, finding that costs were 12% lower for members in those plans and they were much more likely to engage in activities like completing an HRA.

http://newsroom.cigna.com/images/9022/874630_ExecutiveSummary_FINAL.pdf
Apr 26 2014

Medical Device company Zimmer Holdings is buying Biomet for over $13 billion, creating a powerhouse in orthopedic devices.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/zimmer-to-buy-pe-backed-biomet-for-13-35-bln/
Apr 26 2014

Consonance Capital Partners has recapitalized Enclara Health, a provider of hospice pharmacy services.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/consonance-capital-partners-completes-recap-of-enclara-health/
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