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Jan 07 2019

K Health is okay, lettering in fundraising with a fresh $25 million for its AI driven symptom checker and triage tool.  See there is that AI word again, working like magic.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/new-york-primary-care-startup-k-health-raises-25m-series-b/?rf=1
Jan 04 2019

Care to predict how much wearable health monitor vendor CarePredict raised in new capital?  $9.5 million because they mentioned AI in their fund-raising materials.

https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/02/carepredict-raises-9-5-million-for-ai-wearable-that-monitors-seniors-health/
Jan 02 2019

Braincheck garners a mindless $1.5 in new capital for its artificial intelligence platform for dementia care.  (throw in the obvious comment about demented investors)

https://www.prweb.com/releases/braincheck_raises_another_1_5_million_to_bring_artificial_intelligence_to_dementia_care/prweb16001349.htm
Jan 02 2019

Investors digest some of Vivante Health, investing an undisclosed amount in the gastrointestinal disease management company.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/nfp_ventures_invests_in_vivante_health_inc_a_digestive_health_and_disease_management_health_care_company/prweb16002911.htm
Jan 02 2019

Physician practice management system vendor DrChrono gathers a fresh $10 million in venture debt funding.

https://www.apnews.com/a36b6bf390ab460a89988e63cb9ee9d7
Jan 02 2019

SonarMD has raised $10 million in new capital for its care management for chronic conditions business.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/startup-sonarmd-10m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68635065&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JUh87hfbD6eFu4ALrVYMiahD8ejsx7Im6Yzc0sLA958XE-20JhJhx8-epCQg7YhC-80Ik4t6KccPr2TJv3_4i05yxOAGEUX8FD8wNnn3QXsjsLPQ&_hsmi=68635065
Dec 21 2018

Continuing a long voyage and continuing a run of PE firms exchanging companies, behavioral health provider Odyssey Health is being traded for around $200 million.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/carlyle-buys-nautics-odyssey-behavioral-in-200-mln-deal/
Dec 20 2018

Tridiuum puts the u in health care, oh wait there isn't one, for $9 million in new capital for a questionaire about behavioral health, oh wait, maybe that's too simplistic, they are a digital health company with a platform for behavioral health.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/tridiuum-raises-9-5m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68507524&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9mFmG8-44I9zBBXJPGDNlrxNCQDAY3kN5nUz1P8EC1F9TbAulGAN7oYAP0pa7yj8e7qG_YnsiP0l0Knwuz3IeTDS280gKtusPGUVA0oErGt1Sf_I&_hsmi=68507524&rf=1
Dec 20 2018

Washington-based health system PeaceHealth is acquiring Zoom+Care, an Oregon operator of 37 neighborhood clinics.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/peacehealth-to-acquire-37-clinics.html
Dec 20 2018

Change Healthcare, which really hasn't, is acquiring the blockchain-related assets of PokitDok (one of whose employees actually contacted me about a post in which I made fun of the name) to add to its software platform.  Might have wanted to worry more about whether you had a real business than about people jabbing at your name.

https://www.changehealthcare.com/press-room/press-releases/detail/change-healthcare-acquires-pokitdok-assets
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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