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Evolent Health, a "population health" company, has filed for an IPO to raise $100 million. The company lost $52 million last year so I guess this is a new way to value firms. Now tell me that this isn't absurd.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/05/6-takeaways-evolent-health-ipo-registration/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=8616b5e369-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-8616b5e369-67648197
Obtaining MORE capital, MORE Health has raised $3 million to support its business of connecting Chinese doctors with US specialists.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/05/nea-invests-3m-health-startup-connecting-chinese-doctors-patients-us-specialists/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=63b4aa1f71-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-63b4aa1f71-67648197
MD Insider has raised $9.5 million to compete in the commodity market of offering price and quality information about physicians and other providers.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/05/md-insider-playing-physician-data-transparency-war-win/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c727044440-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-c727044440-67677117
Arsenal Health has armed itself with additional capital to help providers improve the scheduling process by using data to predict dropped appointments.
https://rockhealth.com/2015/04/expanding-footprint-three-new-east-coast-investments-new-office/
Validic (not to be confused with Vladic, the pickle company, although investors may find themselves in a pickle) has garnered an additional $12.5 million in capital to validate its "internet of things" approach to health care.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/internet-things-enabler-validic-raises-12-5m-add-staff-support-product-development/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4420891e28-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-4420891e28-67648197
Telemedicine pioneer TelaDoc has apparently rung up an IPO filing, on as yet undisclosed terms.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/teladoc-takes-first-step-toward-ipo/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4420891e28-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-4420891e28-67648197
An Asian firm called DocDoc has raised $8.6 million to help expatriates find health care by using a mobile app.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/physician-scheduling-service-targets-expats-se-asia/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4420891e28-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-4420891e28-67648197
1DocWay has received an investment from Rock Health to advance its business of helping hospitals do telepsychiatry visits.
https://rockhealth.com/2015/04/expanding-footprint-three-new-east-coast-investments-new-office/
Investors voted for Voalte by giving it another $6 million in capital to support its clinical communication systems.
http://www.voalte.com/voalte-receives-6-million-strategic-investments/
Mpirica gets a logical $1.6 million to rate hospitals on their surgery capabilities and provide the data to self-insured employers.
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/mpirica-health-lands-1-6m-to-rate-hospitals-by-type-of-surgery/
Scanadu has achieved a paradisial $35 million for its Scout mobile health monitoring platform.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/scanadu-attracts-investment-china-35m-series-b/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=8e3bb31242-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-8e3bb31242-67648197
Access Integrated Healthcare has gotten $8.5 million in additional capital for its imaging center and cosmetic surgery business.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/aih-picks-up-8-5-mln-from-penta-mezzanine-fund/
CareCloud, an EHR and practice management software vendor, has cleared up its future by raising $15 million in funding, coupled with a new CEO.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/carecloud-grabs-15-mln/
SimplyInsured grabs another $1.75 million investment in its small business online health insurance platform.
http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/20/y-combinator-backed-health-insurance-startup-simplyinsured-pulls-in-1-75-million-in-seed-funding/
In a serious move, Gravie obtained another $12.5 million in capital, all gravy, for its platform that facilitates companies in moving employees to the insurance exchanges to get coverage.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/gravie-nets-12-5-mln-series-b-in-split-rock-led-round/
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