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Two telemedicine software vendors are merging, as inTouch Health acquires REACH Health.
https://www.intouchhealth.com/about/press-room/press-room-2018/intouch-health-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-reach-health.html
Wellness vendor RedBrick Health is being purchased by a PE firm for an undisclosed sum.
https://www.axios.com/redbrick-health-acquisition-marlin-equity-1525103291-ed6c1e7f-4e70-435c-8e90-f812936dfaec.html
Investors eye VisuWell, giving the telemedicine support vendor an undisclosed amount of new investment.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visuwell-attracts-new-funding-round-to-fuel-growth-300637334.html
Health data warehouse and analytics vendor Health Catalyst is buying Medicity, which offers health data exchange products, from Aetna, which paid an extravagant $500 million for the company a few years ago.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/05/health-catalyst-medicity/
EHR vendor Allscripts is buying HealthGrid, which has a mobile app to improve patient engagement with their clinicians, for up to $110 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/allscripts-healthgrid-60-million-acquisition-patient-engagement?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpoaFl6RTJPVFZqTm1WbSIsInQiOiIrNWpmOURkZmJvUE5FRXJnUWR2UDU2Zk8xMkNYRWdEZ3lEYzlaSlFrXC8rSitCcVl2bVNDSjF0OEJ2aHhUSFwvNnhDMXI3SWV4WENVWGs2ckp0YUJ5R0p2OEsxc0VcLzdSZTJneW1BYStwQXVmdEk3VVJEdzBSN1Jqc3dQbzBEQTRRSSJ9&mrkid=635530
The American Medical Association is investing $27.2 million in Health2047, which offers software to facilitate value-based care.
https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/ama-invests-27.2m-in-health-it-co-to-advance-value-based-care?elqTrackId=98398bb1cfdb44f1bf13045d8464c459&elq=e90046073d1b4ceca41ee45ddc86a4cf&elqaid=5418&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5034
Datavant raises $41 million in new capital for its business of helping anonymize data so it can be used for research and care improvement purposes.
https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/datavant-inks-40-5-mln-also-acquires-universal-patient-key/
Health insurance exchange software vendor Connecture has been acquired by a PE firm, ending its troubled life as a public company.
https://www.connecture.com/2018/04/26/connecture-inc-completes-take-private-acquisition-by-francisco-partners/
Hospital chain Tenet is acquiring the remaining 15% of surgicenter operator Surgical Partners for $630 million.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/tenet-acquires-remaining-stake-in-united-surgical-partners-for-630m.html
Telehealth provider American Well is expanding its offerings by acquiring Avizia, which provides telemedicine in acute care facilities.
https://www.avizia.com/resources/american-well-to-acquire-avizia-deepening-capabilities-in-acute-care-delivery
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