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Apr 13 2018

Population health and disease management firm Livongo has raised another $109 million in a new round of financing.  That is a lot of total capital into a firm that basically has a commodity product that health plans will eventually give away.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180411/NEWS/180419988?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180411-NEWS-180419988&utm_campaign=am
Apr 11 2018

ObvioHealth, which offers apps to help with "siteless" clinical trials, gets $3 million in fresh funding.

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/singapore-healthcare-startup-obviohealth-raises-us3m-series-funding
Apr 11 2018

Home health software company Axxess is acquiring Home Health Gold, which offers data analytics for the same market.

http://www.axxess.com/blog/news-and-events/axxess-acquires-home-health-gold/
Apr 10 2018

Canvas Medical gets $3 million in seed financing for its software designed to help independent physicians stay that way.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canvas-medical-launches-platform-to-help-independent-primary-care-practices-thrive-and-remain-independent-300620073.html
Apr 10 2018

Swift Medical offers apps and other services to help providers manage wound care and raises $11.6 million in a new financing.

https://betakit.com/swift-medical-raises-11-6-million-to-help-healthcare-facilities-manage-wound-care/?via=indexdotco
Apr 10 2018

A firm that provides transportation for Medicare Advantage members gets $1.9 million in seed funding.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/roundtrip-sees-new-ways-grow-cms-opens-door-nemt-medicare-advantage-members/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=61979229&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9TSVYsp7-0-fFbaCKC7Y9rHheVSECrqFqmITGWPSLpmqB4Hi4P6ChBgP4VbqJlqJcFXNZSFMxHruSQ-MhSLjEeJ_OSjExZyFsON0ns0HawrJHCST4&_hsmi=61979229&rf=1
Apr 10 2018

Infection control firm Cantel Medical is buying Aexis Medical, which helps hospitals track equipment reprocessing, for about $25 million.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cantel-medical-acquires-aexis-medical-300617185.html
Apr 09 2018

Neurotrack garners $13.7 million in a new financing round for its platform to improve brain health, with investors being the test subjects for the product.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/03/neurotrack-fetches-13-7-mln-series-b/
Apr 09 2018

Elligo Health Research attracts $16 million in new capital for its business of involving general practice physicians in clinical research.

http://hatterasvp.com/elligo-health-research-raises-16m-to-improve-access-to-clinical-trials/
Apr 09 2018

EHR vendor Netsmart is acquiring Change Healthcare's home health care and hospice software business, which Change acquired when it bought McKesson's health IT division.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20180406/NEWS/180409933?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20180406-NEWS-180409933&utm_campaign=financedaily
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