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Dec 11 2014

A few years safety concerns led to more limits on the hours residents worked.  Of course, research published in JAMA shows that those limits haven't led to any better quality or less safety issues.

http://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/doctor-news-206/cutting-physicians-in-training-hours-hasn-t-improved-patient-care-694471.html
Dec 11 2014

MD Aligne called in $1 million for its telemedicine business.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/telemedicine-company-md-aligne-raising-1m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=569da80593-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-569da80593-67648197
Dec 11 2014

Newtopia has garnered a $2 million investment for its business of using genetics to create personalized care plans.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/startup-newtopia-two-million-yeah/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=569da80593-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-569da80593-67648197
Dec 10 2014

Workers' comp administrator Mitchell has acquired Cogent Works, which provides pharmacy management in that market.

http://www.mitchell.com/media-center/press-releases/2014/mitchell-acquire-cogent-works.asp
Dec 10 2014

MediGain, a vendor of revenue cycle management and data analytics, has acquired Millennium Practice Management Associates, which also provides revenue cycle management services.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/11/prweb12352183.htm
Dec 10 2014

Doctolib, a mobile and online appointment booking service in Europe, gets another $4 million in capital.

http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/11/25/1-million-patients-reservation-platform-doctolib-raises-e4-million/
Dec 09 2014

Another $4 million has been dumped in Gamgee for an app that uses voice technology to engage patients before procedures.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/25/gamgee-raises-another-4m-for-voice-enabled-patient-engagement-platform/
Dec 09 2014

Online patient appointment scheduling firm Qikwell has grabbed a $3 million investment.

http://inc42.com/buzz/qikwell-funding/
Dec 09 2014

InstaMed, a health care payments technology provider, has raised an additional $14 million in capital.

http://www.instamed.com/news-and-events/instamed-raises-14-million-in-new-capital/
Dec 09 2014

A German startup has secured $6.2 million to facilitate growth of its medical tourism business.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/medigo-picks-up-6-2m-led-by-accel-to-take-its-medical-tourism-marketplace-to-the-us-and-uk/
Dec 05 2014

CareCore National and MedSolutions are merging their cost and utilization control focussed businesses in a transaction that will create one of the largest care management vendors.

http://www.medsolutions.com/news/12-04-14.html
Dec 05 2014

Kaiser shows the power and attractiveness of e-visit capabilities, as it reveals that over half its visits are now occuring through video, mobile technology or secure messaging.  These visits tend to cost much less than an in-person visit, have similar quality and are more convenient for patients.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20141204/BLOG/312049976&utm_source=link-20141204-BLOG-312049976&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
Dec 05 2014

Care Message has secured a $3.7 million investment  to support its mobile phone apps to promote adherence to care plans.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthcare-start-up-caremessage-raises-over-37-million-in-its-first-round-of-fundraising-282413351.html
Dec 05 2014

QHR, Canada's leading EHR vendor, is acquiring Medeo Corp., which enables communication between providers and patients, eh.

http://www.qhrtechnologies.com/investors/news/press-releases/stories/article11101401.aspx
Dec 05 2014

Maxwell Health will use its recent cash infusion of $26.4 million to broaden its wellness product line and offer additional functionality to health plans.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/employee-benefits-business-maxwell-health-will-use-series-b-towards-product-portfolio-adding-staff/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=849946a314-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-849946a314-67677117
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