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Aug 08 2018

AlayaCare, a vendor of software for home health care providers, has raised $13.8 million in new capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/alayacare-nabs-13-8-mln-series-b/
Aug 07 2018

AdvancedMD, a provider of EHR and practice management software for smaller provider practices, is being purchased by Global Payments for about $700 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/marlin-to-sell-advancedmd/
Aug 06 2018

Praestan Health, which helps primary care providers manage behavioral health, raised $12 million in new capital.

https://hitconsultant.net/2018/08/01/praestan-health-funding/
Aug 06 2018

GEX Management, a vendor of human resources outsourcing services, is acquiring Endeavor Plus, a third-party administrator of health plans.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gex-management-incs-peo-collaborates-with-leading-health-insurance-administrator-to-bring-innovative-and-affordable-health-care-options-to-small-group-employers-300689640.html
Aug 02 2018

Evidation Health, a vendor of "real-world" health-related data for life sciences companies and providers, is raising another $30 million in capital.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180801005125/en/Evidation-Health-Announces-30M-New-Funding
Aug 02 2018

EHR and practice management software vendor Medicare is acquiring BlueStrata EHR, which provides electronic medical record software for post-acute providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/tpg-backed-mediware-acquires-bluestrata-ehr/
Aug 01 2018

Telehealth is hot and telemedicine vendor MDLive has secured $50 million in new capital, including from two large health plan companies.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/cigna-hcsc-mdlive-richard-berner-funding-round-telehealth-investment?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWm1VeU9UbGpOR016TXpNeSIsInQiOiJmMjZPdWIrbk1DQWtXYUJudWhtRkpoalwvRURuWXVZR1hlVnl1Tkh5SEhGU3BoUno3XC9XOFwvTXNtY0NiUmFXVkdqZ0ZlYmF4Qnc5dnUyb29mMEJhNGdWTzJReXpmclpaR1VHTDJwM0x3VTUxNk1yM1NDNXpIRUZtOWxyUDlsNGZDUCJ9&mrkid=635530
Aug 01 2018

Verana Health, which gathers clinical data for drug and device companies to use in product development with an initial focus on ophthalmology, has raised $30 million in additional capital.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/07/verana-health-raises-30-million-series-c-round-appoints-new-ceo/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64886494&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hVbB_iSlpy9DMMUG73_lWCrhVYuUPYS7HuxND2b0h1JW0Adtxsl_ljT335037GtG-ALMyDSTbZAHkpRpeychBKFVAok66toqkZ8rC58N4OKVbOBw&_hsmi=64886494&rf=1
Aug 01 2018

Patient Wisdom gets $1 million in new financing to support its patient engagement programs.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/07/patientwisdom-1m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=64886494&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_hVbB_iSlpy9DMMUG73_lWCrhVYuUPYS7HuxND2b0h1JW0Adtxsl_ljT335037GtG-ALMyDSTbZAHkpRpeychBKFVAok66toqkZ8rC58N4OKVbOBw&_hsmi=64886494&rf=1
Jul 30 2018

Health Gorilla, which is creating a nationwide clinical information sharing network, isn't monkeying around as it apes the SureScript capability, raising $8.2 million.

https://www.pr.com/press-release/757601?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWW1Oak9USTNNak00WldZMSIsInQiOiJJYjBlMVdRSFBSTUNlc0w1ckRyZVdKUVk2c01rMVZMNmtSYzYwcEFKbExDaldwRGlNRzVkYWJ1SmN4NWFYR3NcL2NIejhUUWRTR2JHUzdFSGNKckZIeG5XKytjQWpLSUZaRm5OR21id1E1TUxmMGNCS1JRVXRabFo5aGdyeUNuc0YifQ%3D%3D
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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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