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Dec 20 2018

Trouble conglomerate General Electric filed an expected IPO to spin off its health unit, which is expected to have a value in the tens of billions of dollars.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/ge-files-ipo-to-spin-out-its-health-unit-5-things-to-know.html?origin=cioe&utm_source=cioe
Dec 17 2018

Aspen RxHealth, which aims to provide tools to connect pharmacists and patients outside traditional pharmacy settings, has raised $9 million.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/florida-startup-raises-9m-for-on-demand-pharmacist-marketplace/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68332133&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_LPl76_rZqZlSJEgI_kKwaoWbx5dDvc6gpsa1Iq10B7XHQxKVTPiumb5r1fFCH21_i_aO3gp3jxofN3yPcO1bdBP4GuNJZDrTVCG7mG84NCp5quGw&_hsmi=68332133&rf=1
Dec 17 2018

A private equity firm is doing a recapitalization of Remedy Partners, which helps providers and health plans arrange bundled payments.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/12/new-mountain-to-invest-in-remedy-partners/
Dec 17 2018

A private equity firm which was the primary owner of BrightSpring Health, which offers a variety of home care and other services, is selling it to another private equity firm, an increasingly common form of transaction.  BrightSpring will be combined with PharMerica, which primarily operates pharmacies in long-term care facilities.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/brightsprings-marriage-with-kkrs-pharmerica-said-to-command-1-3-bln-plus-valuation/
Dec 11 2018

Myia has raised $6.75 million to use new sensor technology to monitor heart failure patients.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/san-francisco-startup-raises-6-75-million-for-remote-health-monitoring/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=68221243&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--6lS9Ad5y2spfoS15xlIum7Uak2GuMvWj1WIKvaucE0QF89V0wj7qWUmogT0OotuyGM_3E-xi96PiSC7ILwF41qDFGSMeGVt3BA6xPGPvHbyiVhYw&_hsmi=68221243&rf=1
Dec 10 2018

In yet another transaction between PE groups, opioid dependence treatment provider Behavioral Health Group is being sold from one PE firm to another.

https://www.behavioral.net/news-item/finance/report-deal-reached-sale-behavioral-health-group
Dec 10 2018

GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, a provider of revenue cycle management services and software, has been purchased by a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/12/chryscapital-takes-majority-stake-in-gebbs-healthcare-solutions/
Dec 07 2018

Hospital quality improvement data vendor Q-Centrix has been sold from one PE firm to another.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/tpg-growth-buys-patient-data-registry-q-centrix/
Dec 07 2018

Bardavon is going to revolutionize workers' compensation and gets $15 million in new capital to do that using data and data analytics.

https://www.bardavon.com/blog/bardavon-health-innovations-raises-15m-revolutionize-workers-compensation-beyond/
Dec 07 2018

CareHarmony synchronizes a fresh $2 million investment for its chronic disease care management business.

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/11/15/health-tech-startup-lands-investment-from.html