Jul 26 2016

Goldman Sachs snacks on Marathon Health, investing $30 million in the provider of worksite health centers.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/goldman-sachs-invests-30-million-in-marathon-health-2141594.htm
Jul 22 2016

AristaMD, which offers a platform to support referrals, gathers $11 million in fresh capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3344470/
Jul 21 2016

Hearst Health is buying health plan management and analytics vendor MedHOK from its current PE owner.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/spectrum-to-sell-medhok-to-hearst/
Jul 21 2016

Continuing a trend of large multi-nationals trying to get more health business, Phillips is buying population health company Wellcentive.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/philips-wellcentive/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31928217&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tSKCOUDb8UBcIE7CZ2JGBWcGcjN-wc2NjYQ4Itm6tApCi4C81BuWtoMiZi5bIgJJezqOxGJz22AWS5PmqGLU5HkjMWp9ulGNihJ8-ljIXwTXEFv8&_hsmi=31928217&rf=1
Jul 18 2016

Azalea Health has raised another $10.5 million to support its flowering  business of servicing physician practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/azalea-health-scores-10-5-mln-series-b/
Jul 14 2016

Caremerge gets $14 million in additional capital for its care coordination tools aimed at post-acute care.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343052/
Jul 14 2016

Docent Health, which offers a platform to help hospitals make patient stays consumer friendly, has added $15 million in fresh funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343120/
Jul 14 2016

Health information security vendor Imprivata is being bought by a PE firm for a measly $544 million, even though it is losing money.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719958?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719958&utm_campaign=financedaily
Jul 14 2016

According to reinsurer Sun Life the most costly conditions from a stop-loss insurance perspective are cancer generally, leukemia, ESRD, congenital anomalies and early births, transplants and congestive heart failure.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/10-costliest-medical-conditions.html
Jul 14 2016

HealthTap, which allows physicians to share expertise, has acquired Docphin, which summarizes relevant research for doctors.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/healthtap-docphin-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31599659&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yUkxaDIvT6PnZd_fzQYkj5ss-7U9QC11pr9NBwkD9fIArDEAU3avcMkchyw4CGr3G0ejOpIccYd-hh9YTIInsSPnqoNJunIJzzWhRLC54YSEdb_E&_hsmi=31599659&rf=1
Jul 13 2016

Telemedicine vendor Avizia has raised $11 million in new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/telemedicine-company-avizia-grabs-11-mln/
Jul 13 2016

Evolent, which sells tools to help providers do value-based reimbursement and population health management and even start their own health plans, is paying $145 million for Valence Health, which does similar work.  At least Evolent is using its over-valued stock for the deal and some cash.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719971?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719971&utm_campaign=am
Jul 08 2016

Research in the Journal of the American Informatics Association finds that paper physician progress notes for hospitalized patients are more accurate than those in EHRs, but less comprehensive.  The overall rate of accuracy is an astoundingly low 55%.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ehr/researchers-doc-note-accuracy-higher-paper-records-vs-newly-implemented-ehrs?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJKalkyUmtNVGs0WTJOaiIsInQiOiJIdEp2NlkxYXFtWm04UUFmeEVFWjM0c0VxWjBYZFQ5ZDlKc3F5UTcxNkFxVXM1Q1pBYXp1TFpiemNyc3pJdytcL3BRNVd4Sit6K2tjY3hkeUJDMFVFaDI0UE5TWWl6Y3M1TXk1S0xqdUhXTEk9In0%3D
Jul 05 2016

Substance abuse treatment provider Bradford Health has received a significant investment from a PE firm to support continued expansion.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/centre-partners-announces-investment-in-bradford-health-services-300292857.html
Jul 05 2016

A study in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine finds that most smartphone fertility apps are inaccurate and basically useless.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/mobile/study-smartphone-fertility-apps-boast-little-accuracy-validity?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTm1NeE9XUmhNRE16TVRrNSIsInQiOiJQdk80RGt4a0M0N1ZuQTBCS3B1dGg4MFg1cHFCcUpXb2RldUM5bjg1SkwxRTBFOE5ESUF6N3NnZTJ1K1RDdnhvT2daWFwvWTdVVVM1bXpmNDBVTEFtVlA4Sk5wbzBiOVdcL2VnMmE0d1wvU1wvdVE9In0%3D