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May 04 2018

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
May 03 2018

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
May 03 2018

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/
May 02 2018

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/
May 02 2018

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
May 02 2018

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
May 02 2018

Paperless Productivity is acquiring WiseClaim.  The former is a general provider of work automation systems and the latter does electronic claim submission services.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paperless-productivity-acquires-wiseclaim-expands-presence-in-healthcare-claims-automation-niche-300624410.html
May 02 2018

A little birdie told me that Healthfinch attracted $6 million in new funding to grow its practice automation software business.  Hope it takes wing.

https://www.healthfinch.com/news/healthfinch-raises-6mm-to-grow-its-healthcare-practice-automation-platform
May 01 2018

Elusive Nutrino is sighted, as the Israeli-based startup gets $10 million in capital for its data and analytics business of providing nutrition information.

http://nocamels.com/2018/04/ai-nutrition-food-startup/
May 01 2018

hc1.com has.com raised.com $7 million.com to help.com provider.com systems.com manage.com relationships.com with patients.com; i.e., help.com them.com make.com bad.com decisions.com about.com where.com to get.com care.com.  (Don't you just think adding .com after everything makes it just seem so much more important and relevant!)

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/10/1468032/0/en/Healthcare-Cloud-Leader-hc1-com-Raises-7-Million-in-New-Funding.html