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Jan 09 2019

HealthGrades, which rates and provides other information on providers, fails to make the grade, acquiring Influence Health, which does something about web experiences for consumers.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/vestar-backed-healthgrades-buys-influence-health/
Jan 09 2019

Babyscripts gets past the infantile stage, writing in a new $6 million dollar investment for its virtual obstetrics care platform.   With some babying, everything might go according to script.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/babyscripts_announces_philips_strategic_investment_and_intended_commercial_partnership/prweb16015535.htm
Jan 08 2019

Verato finds $10 million in capital to support its business of accurately matching patient records from different sources.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/startup-verato-secures-10m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68817132&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9D-bMwrkorlqPnG0WQNusgjkqcczeoYwrl9fxQmsFQKdK0ExT-fTDGIbS5Lv7eKtvSeU2ven4yaOnObvz1Yd8M8iSKZkQUKMSqweWIdxJNSx74F8I&_hsmi=68817132
Jan 08 2019

"Digital" pharmacy Alto raises $50 million in additional funding to expand its specialty pharma business.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/alto-pharmacy-nabs-50m/?rf=1
Jan 08 2019

EHR vendor Medsphere circles around to buying supply chain services firm HealthLine Solutions for an undisclosed amount.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/medsphere-buys-healthline-solutions-to-enhance-ehr-platform?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkdOaE16ZzROams1WTJJeiIsInQiOiJlWnJGMlRhczVhM2RielUyR2xRa0xzYmI0RVFmNWdSV3VjNkVpZ1dhMWdPK2dKM2tyV0xOTktEMzJGaXNnVmRiQ3JSdVJTTDc4dXB2dFBBTHdRNU9zb0d3T0VsbFJXejA3STBlSDYxU0s1a1BTMXhtYlwvajFuaG5kNmJKOW5SYUoifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Jan 07 2019

WithMe Health gets some investors with it, adding $20 million in capital for its "medication guidance" company designed to replace PBMs.  Good luck with that.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190104005076/en/WithMe-Health-Raises-20-Million-Oak-HCFT
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
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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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