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Jun 19 2019

SubjectWell, a vendor of services to help with patient recruitment for clinical trials, has raised $10 million in new capital.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190618005161/en/SubjectWell-Raises-10M-Expand-Risk-Free-Patient-Recruitment
Jun 19 2019

Cara Care, a German digital health company focused on digestive system care (if its digital does that mean stick a finger in one or the other end of your alimentary canal?) gets a $7 million financing round that includes pharma giant J & J.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/j-j-leads-7m-round-for-german-digital-health-co-cara-care?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTUdJNU9XVmlaVEExTXpOaSIsInQiOiJ1SzBseUhZXC9ZczNwME5RczhUMm9kVndycGNhcFdpYlFhWUp5aVhhNmRMKytVbTBsbWQ1K3FKczNNbVlOWHRYTGQ4cFRERDVDTkJMa3BLb1JrUG1nMW5TN0dwaXhYQURwWFpvK3NGZHlUZHBWRGl1TTJMNWZJK3BuVkduV3BEUGoifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530
Jun 18 2019

MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress

http://www.medpac.gov/docs/default-source/reports/jun19_medpac_reporttocongress_sec.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Jun 18 2019

Collective Health has raised a massive $205 million round of new capital, as it grows its third-party administrator business for employee health benefit plans.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/collective-health-raises-205m-series-e-led-by-softbank-to-reduce-healthcares-complexity/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73783870&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tjGzl-utagM4KIZ_Jv-0bTp6DwltxSQADw2Q55A6KJSbLbOiz4RZqY-3sSeE8Qo4_C5yT30p8ewBgTJuPN8NkLBa4ToBk0DivI-GU7HocLhjmMGQ&_hsmi=73783870&rf=1
Jun 18 2019

Accumen, which helps health systems with laboratories, blood collection and other services, is acquiring Halfpenny Technologies, a firm engaged in clinical data exchange software.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/accumen-buys-halfpenny-technologies/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73783870&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_tjGzl-utagM4KIZ_Jv-0bTp6DwltxSQADw2Q55A6KJSbLbOiz4RZqY-3sSeE8Qo4_C5yT30p8ewBgTJuPN8NkLBa4ToBk0DivI-GU7HocLhjmMGQ&_hsmi=73783870
Jun 17 2019

Large insurer Centene has led a $60 million investment in Quartet, which offers a comprehensive technology platform to coordinate and deliver behavioral health care.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/quartet-raises-60m-series-d-led-by-centene/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73711228&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_m1VUAa4IijVIR2Kv8pWgryyrustdQqqjl5P_RRG_5O9_zZr0aqWOEYHJ1z8nPYPLZlZNlCkY8qnUZoJNoUJ-gzc7qiRSrLc_-jlcHsUPkJErWYq4&_hsmi=73711228&rf=1
Jun 17 2019

EHR vendor Allscripts is buying ZappRx, apparently for less than the $40 million that venture investors put into the company.  ZappRx is supposed to help providers perform prior authorization faster.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/information-technology/allscripts-buys-prescription-drug-startup?utm_source=modern-healthcare-daily-finance-friday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190614&utm_content=article6-headline
Jun 13 2019

CredSimple, a vendor of physician credentialing services, gets $14 million in new financing.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/credsimple-raises-14m-for-better-physician-crediting/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73648315&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_4WcmP7xyLTbhRXUsuV8qf1i3cA-ZtapZW9B19kJaiePYLJ_9v4KecHlk5vY_ERrRCfBKzQ42YiZ1bmkgM3nn4UAeFsHCKKwRO-rPMpCUwU5Q4Gyo&_hsmi=73648315&rf=1
Jun 13 2019

Nym, which sells software that automates medical coding, secures $6 million in initial capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/06/medical-coding-technology-firm-nym-inks-6-mln-seed/
Jun 13 2019

French information technology company Dassault Systems is buying Medidata for $5.7 billion.  Medidata offers electronic clinical trial software and services.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/dassault-systemes-eyes-life-science-boost-5-8b-medidata-buy?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRjd1pEY3pNREZsTkRFMiIsInQiOiJLRkQ4NGFmbTFFMGVORE1cL1E5WTJJWWorb3NueXFDTkJ5OTB6T1lNUEVJN2pKd3V4YnV0cUkxVTUyTFhuVVIzVXZPMW1oa1ZBbFlYRFN4RGNSXC9Zams1VXhvN2J5aGNEWElJNW1PdDhlcHhsRlp6ZEs5VVdCRlNyYUZybHBCTDI2In0%3D&mrkid=635530
Jun 12 2019

Current investors are pretty satisfied as patient satisfaction and engagment vendor Press Ganey gets sold from one private equity group to another one.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/06/eqt-to-exit-press-ganey/
Jun 12 2019

Well, beam me up Scotty, connected, digital, etc, etc, sold on a subscription basis, etc, etc, toothbrush maker Beam raises $55 million in another round of financing; that's right not $ .55 million, not $5.5 million, but $55 million.

https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/29/beam-raises-50-million-for-a-connected-toothbrush-that-lowers-dental-premiums/
Jun 12 2019

I think I have seen more than one company like this but my brain health isn't what it used to be.  Neurotrak heads for the finish line with $21 million more in capital for its cognitive health assessment and improvement service.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/cognitive-health-assessment-startup-neurotrack-raises-21m-series-c/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73603597&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dXUNLIGeHlzxsv3jaTxfCxmEI6yr_EKhXyz5GKFb_FTuXiIpbsZ5bBBbnMAhBa2aJtmHTqo9jv-18yXU-boxAUpl388bxOwTpECpXg-uCZ4_qjuk&_hsmi=73603597
Jun 12 2019

Best Buy continues its push into health care by purchasing remote health monitoring firm Critical Signal.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/06/best-buy-acquires-senior-remote-monitoring-company-critical-signal-technologies/
Jun 12 2019

Genome Medical dials up a fresh $23 million in capital to support counseling for patients and consulting for clinicians on genetic test issues.

genome medical investment 2019
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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