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Phillips health division is acquiring Analytical Informatics to expand its radiology software platform.
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171124-philips-expands-its-radiology-solutions-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-analytical-informatics-inc.html
Thrive Global raises $30 million in a financing to support its business of teaching wellness and work/life balance.
http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
International health care firm Phillips is acquiring Forcare, which sells data interoperability software for health care organizations.
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171205-philips-enhances-its-clinical-informatics-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-interoperability-provider-forcare.html
Mytonomy appears to get less autonomy, as the vendor of patient engagment services (now where I have heard that phrase before) raises a $7 million capital round that includes Phillips.
http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
Population health and patient engagement firm SymphonyCare makes sweet music as it is swayed to buy Influence Health's Empower patient portal.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/symphonycare-buys-influence-healths-empower-patient-portal-unit/
Trinisys, a vendor of health data migration and archiving services, has acquired MICA health, which is in the same business.
https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/trinisys-acquires-mica-health
A PE firm has recapitalized and will combine two risk assessment companies, Advance Health and Censeo.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/new-mountain-backs-censeo-and-advance-health/
Woodn't you know it, Cedar garners $13 million in new funding for its payment system to help providers collect from patients.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171206005064/en/Cedar-Launches-Smarter-Payment-Solution-Providers-Patients
Hospital chains Dignity Health and Catholic Health have agreed to merge, yet another deal that should be stopped.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/chi-dignity-health-to-merge-into-28-4b-nonprofit-system-7-takeaways.html
Virtual Health gets $7 million in real money to support its care management platform aimed at health plans and risk-bearing entities.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb14978994.htm
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