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May 23 2014

SureScripts routed over a billion prescriptions last year, 58% of the total.  Outstanding progress has been made in moving to eprescribing.

http://surescripts.com/news-center/press-releases/!content/surescripts-reports-more-than-half-of-all-prescriptions-routed-electronically-in-2013-driving-adoption-of-broader-health-information-exchange
May 23 2014

Filament has received a seed round of $1 million for its digital personalized care plan offering.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/05/filament-labs-modernize-paper-based-care-plans/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9b124f47c6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9b124f47c6-67648197
May 23 2014

Zirmed, which is backed by Sequoia Capital, has acquired Intelligent Healthcare, which provides population health management services.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/sequoia-capital-backed-zirmed-buys-intelligent-healthcare/
May 23 2014

Harvest Partners has made a large investment in Athletico, a large Midwestern chain of rehabilitation and physical therapy centers.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/harvest-partners-invests-in-athletico/
May 21 2014

A PWC report on health services M & A activity finds that practice management companies have been more active in acquiring physician groups than hospitals, while there was also significant activity in the long-term care space.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-health-services-total-deal-value-for-q1-2014-rose-152-pointing-to-renewed-deals-confidence-post-aca-implementation-according-to-pwc-us-259926451.html
May 21 2014

Pharos Capital has acquired Employee Benefit Solutions, a provider of cost containment and wellness solutions.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/pharos-capital-acquires-employee-benefit-solutions/
May 21 2014

CrowdMed, which uses the wisdom of crowds to help patients with medical problems, said it has received an investment from actor Patrick Dempsey.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/actor-dempsey-invests-in-vc-backed-crowdmed/
May 21 2014

Gelesis has raised $12 million for its obesity treatment that causes a greater sense of fullness in the stomach during eating.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/05/obesity-treatment-looks-like-pill-acts-like-device-takes-12m-investors/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=037e5029e2-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-037e5029e2-67648197
May 21 2014

Talkspace has raised $2.5 million for its business of connecting therapists to clients.

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/05/12/talkspace-raises-2-5-million-to-deliver-affordable-therapy-online/
May 21 2014

Vivify Health, formerly known as Intuitive Health, has raised $3.4 million for its cloud-based care management platform.

http://mobihealthnews.com/22051/intuitive-now-vivify-health-raised-3-4m-from-ascension-heritage-group/
May 21 2014

Alere, which has been under fire from shareholders for its move into disease and population health management, is spinning off its original diagnostic testing unit.

http://investors.the-bbigroup.com/~/media/Files/B/BBI-Group-IR/documents/bbi-group-itf-final.pdf
May 20 2014

A study in JAMA Internal Medicine claims that CMS could save over $8 billion a year on Medicare spending if certain common items of "low-value" care were eliminated, including a number of screening and diagnostic tests.

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1868536
May 20 2014

Brown & Brown, a large insurance service company, has acquired Axia Strategies, which provided consulting on various aspects of health care management to health plans.

http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/brown-brown-inc-announces-the-asset-acquisition-of-axia-strategies-inc-nyse-bro-1909975.htm
May 20 2014

HHS 2015 Exchange Rule

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-11657.pdf
May 19 2014

ActualMeds, which provides software to help patients and provides manage medications, has raised $400,000.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/05/actualmeds-picks-up-400k/
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