The year-end report from the National Venture Capital Association finds that 2016 was not as vigorous as earlier years in some respects, but still had a high level of venture…
India-based Practo has raised a $55 million financing round to expand its practice management software and medical and doctor information service business internationally.
Hartwick Health, a health care reputation management company, claims it raised $14.75 million in new capital, but the new investors it named quickly said they did not invest. Given the nature of the companyy's business, the story speaks for itself.
DarioHealth garners $5.1 million in additional capital for its mobile glucose mobile monitoring mobile platform digital mobile, mobile, mobile, digital digital mobile, platform platform.
Chinese pharmaceutical firm Yiling is investing $20 million in Israeli company HealthWatch, which makes "smart" (no, not chic or stylish) clothing, which has sensors to monitor a person's health.
HealthChannels, which owns ScribeAmerica and helps providers with documentation and other revenue management issues, has been recapitalized (i.e. bought) by a PE firm.
SnapMD snaps its fingers and gets an additional $3.2 million in financing for the most confusing description I have seen of a business, but sounds something like creating virtual digital health clinics?
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