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Jul 20 2018

PR and advertising firm Publicis is acquiring Payer Sciences, which helps biopharmaceutical firms obtain reimbursement from payers.

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/publicis-health-acquires-payer-sciences?utm_campaign=ebn_first_look_Jul%2020%202018&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&eid=9e371a311c4e64d7c3081808ae243411
Jul 19 2018

Hospice operator Bristol Hospice is buying Optimal Health Services, which operates hospices in California.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/07/pe-backed-bristol-hospice-buys-optimal-health-services/
Jul 19 2018

K Health letters in head-scratching financings, as it gathers $12.5 million in capital for its app that helps patients see how other patients with their condition were treated.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/07/primary-care-app-k-health-inks-12-5-mln/
Jul 18 2018

CyberMDX, which offers cybersecurity for devices and equipment attached to health care facilities, garners $10.7 million in fresh funding.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180717005094/en/CyberMDX-Raises-10-Million-Series-Expand-Medical
Jul 17 2018

Kindly Care, which matches elderly at-home patients and caregivers, has raised $5.4 million in fresh capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/07/kindly-care-raises-5-4-mln-from-javelin-venture-partners-mhs-capital-jackson-square/
Jul 17 2018

Octave Bioscience is music to investors' wallets, raising $14 million in new funding for software the coordinate multiple sclerosis care.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/07/octave-bioscience-raises-14-million-for-ms-care-management-system-in-series-a-round/?rf=1&utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64495567&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-91dH6WaUI8_hiP6q0AdpNLQ2RDHlZdkCh5GaygJKY61fjN0V8MvkjQYbKF2jxG4eK1GZhIMJCrQUbAbcmeXEKLluGFb1p1BBTKV6GScN-C8nZxDBo&_hsmi=64495567
Jul 16 2018

Health care software vendor Mediware is buying Fazzi Associates, which offer software to run home health agencies and hospice firms.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/07/tpg-backed-mediware-buys-fazzi-associates/
Jul 16 2018

RL Solutions and Datix Limited, both of which offer patient safety software, are merging.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/07/healthcare-software-firms-rl-and-pe-backed-datix-to-merge/
Jul 16 2018

Spring Health bounces with $6 million in new capital that helps match mental health patients with a treatment plan.

https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/12/spring-health-raises-6-million-to-expand-predictive-ai-for-mental-health-care/
Jul 12 2018

Sentry Health garners $9.5 million in fresh capital for a facelift, as it rebrands with a new name and expands its onsite clinic and telehealth services for employees.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180710005624/en/Louisville-based-Edumedics-Completes-9.5-Million-Series-Financing
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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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