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Dec 06 2018

ClearDATA (must be something going on that you are supposed to capitalize all the letters in the end of your business name) secures $26 million in new capital for its business to provide security for health information.

https://www.cleardata.com/news/cleardata-raises-funding-to-modernize-and-protect-healthcare/
Dec 06 2018

Enzyme Health catalyzes growth by gathering in $1.7 million in new financing to support its business of arranging for clinicians to find temporary or on-demand work.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/enzyme_health_raises_1_7_million_to_change_the_way_doctors_work/prweb15957637.htm
Dec 06 2018

Alto Pharmacy garners $50 million in new capital to add new pharmacies and disease categories for its high-tech dispensaries.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/12/alto-pharmacy-nabs-50m/
Dec 06 2018

Waystar, a revenue cycle management software company, is acquiring Ovation Revenue Cycle Services, which was owned by UPMC health system.  Give them a hand.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/waystar-to-acquire-transaction-services-business-from-upmcs-ovation-adding-enhanced-claims-monitoring-capabilities-to-platform-300722668.html
Dec 05 2018

Virgin Pulse, an untouched wellness company, which recently acquired RedBrick Health, puts another brick in the wall by acquiring Viverae, another wellness firm.

https://www.virginpulse.com/press/virgin-pulse-acquires-leading-workplace-wellness-company-viverae-simplywell/
Dec 05 2018

Health iPASS capitalizes on a hot market and gets $10 million in fresh capital to help ensure that burdened patients pay their providers excessive cost-sharing amounts they may owe.

https://healthipass.com/health-ipass-raises-10-million-series-a-funding-on-its-quest-to-guarantee-patient-payments/
Dec 05 2018

Medical device firm ResMed, which has largely focussed on respiratory health, is buying Propeller Health, which has an app and disease management program to help with breathing issues, for $225 million?  Okay, if you say so.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/12/resmed-to-buy-digital-therapeutics-firm-propeller-health-for-225-mln/
Dec 05 2018

Trilliant Health, a vendor of analytics to help providers add patients and market share, has raised a brilliant undisclosed amount of additional capital.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181204005764/en/Trilliant-Health-Targets-New-Healthcare-Providers-Raising
Dec 05 2018

Lean Taas gets fat, garnering $15 million to straighten up and grow its scheduling software business.

https://leantaas.com/blog/leantaas-secures-15-million-in-series-c-investment-to-accelerate-growth-of-its-healthcare-operations-platform/
Dec 04 2018

Quip is using a subscription model to sell toothbrushes and raises $40 million to do so, hopefully not leaving a cavity in investor's pockets.

http://fortune.com/2018/11/27/quip-toothbrush-delivery-target-stores/
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