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Torchlight has software to help informal caregivers and raises $1.3 million to support the product.
http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/35130076/torchlight-accelerates-its-rapid-growth-with-precision-financing-investment-round
Solv, which offers an app to help with urgent care appointments, garners an urgently needed $6.25 million in a new financing round.
http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/solv-raises-625m-urgent-care-appointment-booking-platform
Science 37 secures an additional $29 million to create "site-less" or virtual clinical trials.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/science-37-raises-29m-clinical-trials/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51197622&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--fZHanAf_TxYIlqF7OtxNuPJbCjem14XbdAU00cT4JoZwygtMFq01_GP1-1ql5fwFKsFxdK1ATIEvKIU3i6P8AHoTh5_dELp1_8wgR6ECst6iChLc&_hsmi=51197622&rf=1
CloudMine, which helps health care organizations develop mobile apps, has raised $7.3 million in new capital.
https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudmine#/entity
Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, advances its future, finding a solution by pricing a new round of funding for its medical reference-based reimbursement services.
http://advancedpricing.com/2017/04/20/amps-announces-investment-to-continue-rapid-growth/
Siemen's Healthineers population health management unit is buying Medicalis, which has software to help hospitals with referral and workflow management.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/siemens-healthineers-population-health-medicalis-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51088247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93nbrRps4ZRYpR0JtK07QbhPa6mW7nNwtuamdMvS1Nkp36vQLd2wTkwnvK061hQtpX1TNnYu8TmHUPIT87hnfJIiZ_rhQAIncWiKKPkPqO4GFoj-c&_hsmi=51088247
ZappRx hits with a quick $25 million in new capital for its software platform to make specialty prescribing more efficient.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/zapprx-wabnts-to-make-specialty-prescription-drug-ordering-faster/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51026196&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bqF1Ij0JY1B8MrcxRNEmRVfx2s-BEwKYaXN7DYwcr-4MXa6oPdx5La4qWsJ_HI9mA-oMG7tIh3HdYwDtz-CqfGeLs2ZpfOzQSigF75omvenpz340&_hsmi=51026196&rf=1
Clinical trial software vendor Medidata has acquired Mytrus, which offers an e-consent form capability.
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/medidata-adds-econsent-to-cloud-platform-via-acquisition-mytrus?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0ROak1qWmxNVEJpTW1VeSIsInQiOiIwbFlhYnk2T1hoT1RVNHdhbDdGTm5EVHZkOE5BbHEzOTVGcWZzV0haekVqc2NPUkhDdFR6T2lWdTF0NDUwZm1JeUh5XC9NKzdKb2RtU09KbUpqR2ZxZ1ExNkZRUGg2bDRuSjYrQ1NDcXNDVnZObkNhZm4zd2I2UW42UlwvRll4VStFIn0%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Workers' compensation claims system vendor Mitchell International has acquired pharmacy PMOA, Inc. to expand its offerings.
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170412/NEWS08/912312887/Claims-manager-Mitchell-International-expands-PBM-platform-PMOA-acquisition?utm_campaign=BI20170419WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
A provider of software and apps that help consumers resolve medical claim issues, Better, gets financially better by adding $1.1 in financing.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/better-raises-1-1m-service-help-individuals-correct-secure-health-insurance-claims/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=50915117&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9rRSbbv3DwOwHxrqEQ2qDchsIE5IIGSrmq87ljXVxmxhdZP9K2Yrr4i33LeMJOui2-3M-3Hj2siSYK_IO3n6Zk1NcbR_jIA3xV3Ek6VJTT8p3FcIg&_hsmi=50915117&rf=1
Predictive analytics company OM1 raises $15 million in new financing, as investors meditate on its chances for success.
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2017/04/06/general-catalyst-leads-15m-for-om1-predictive-healthcare-analytics/
My BS meter went way up on this one. India-based company Practo Technologies, which offers a health care technology platform and has raised a lot of money to support it, is laying off 150 employees in what it referred to as part of the annual appraisal process. Uhhh, we appraise that our company isn't doing very well, so we don't need you any more.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/practo-technologies-sacks-150-employees-as-part-of-annual-performance-cycle/articleshow/58056510.cms
CloudVault health leaps to the sky with a $2.6 million funding round for its health system security technology.
http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/cloudvault-health-announces-26-million-series-a-funding-round-436685.php
Okay, its getting weird out there, or maybe wired. Palarum secures $3.4 million to develop products with a fabric that will monitor and report patients' movements. Its an IoT play. ooooohhhhh
https://www.newswire.com/news/new-healthcare-iot-company-focused-on-patient-safety-secures-3-4m-in-19186956
Health care system interoperability software vendor Sansoro Health raises $5.2 million in new capital.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/sansoro-health-series-a-interoperabiliy/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=50674858&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-94XwVyshPd6Qv230avLDT0XNTi1V3KO69LoV4UNZH75cAvQoJtud4ZmT-ThdHCDv7US2ua-Av4FRVS_kbpQ0B4keDQlMn0DWrqJeegQlf81Kf4gG4&_hsmi=50674858&rf=1
The 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.