Feb 07 2019

Aetion, a provider of analytics and software to help providers with value-based reimbursement, raises an addition $27 million in financing.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-health-care-leaders-back-aetion-with-27-million-strategic-investment-300789385.html
Feb 06 2019

Meditation app vendor Calm calls up a collected $88 million in new capital, apparently valuing the firm at around $1 billion.  How can I stay calm when I have to read about crap like this.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/05/calm-raises-88-million-valuing-the-meditation-app-at-1-billion.html
Feb 06 2019

Healthy.io pees itself with excitement, as it raises $18 million for an app that uses a smartphone to help do urinalysis.  So don't we be surprised when you see people using their phones to take pictures of their pee.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/healthy-io-raises-18m-to-bring-smartphone-urinalysis-tech-to-u-s/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69644103&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mA-3zRDFNPg8CWTNmmnjvpBMIbqtbi0pPi7M67WeZuBgc_iNzYBVAatKHO0CJjrJX-BkKbxagxyNtG6m9D0F65Smlpabfku1YVHFzaiHva4Mvx4g&_hsmi=69644103&rf=1
Feb 06 2019

Clinical communication and collaboration software vendor Perfect Serve hopes it aces M & A, acquiring two firms, one is Lightning Bolt which does physician shift scheduling, and the other is CareWire, which does text messaging for patient engagement.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/perfectserve-acquires/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69644103&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mA-3zRDFNPg8CWTNmmnjvpBMIbqtbi0pPi7M67WeZuBgc_iNzYBVAatKHO0CJjrJX-BkKbxagxyNtG6m9D0F65Smlpabfku1YVHFzaiHva4Mvx4g&_hsmi=69644103
Feb 05 2019

Health insurance broker and agent software platform Limelight Health steals the spotlight, getting $33 million in new capital.

https://limelighthealth.com/series-c-funding-announcement/
Feb 05 2019

Bioinformatics company Qiagen is acquiring N-of-one, giving a trial to its oncology genomics and treatment pathways business.

https://corporate.qiagen.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/20190107_qiagen_acquires_n_of_one
Feb 01 2019

Practice management software vendor eMDs doctors up its offerings, adding Aprima Healthcare, which offers EHR and practice management services to ambulatory care providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/marlin-backed-emds-buys-aprima-medical-software/
Feb 01 2019

Workit Health, a vendor of telehealth addiction treatment services, works investors for a dopey initial investment.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/workit_health_announces_series_a_investment_round_led_by_blue_cross_blue_shield_venture_partners/prweb16066105.htm
Jan 30 2019

Population health, disease management, digital health, mobile app, (and any other buzzword) firm Livongo is acquiring myStrength, a behavioral health firm with the same buzzwords, for an undisclosed, but hopefully weak, amount.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/livongo-dives-into-behavioral-health-mystrength-buy?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRrMk9UUTVOekEzTkdJNSIsInQiOiJialJHQTF4Wng3Q2JGMXkyTWViVDdFajl6REFUcmNvV1pVemM0RHZ3MkhZTnJRcERiZEl4OG5SdWdmZTlPdTNoOFUyWkVaZXpab1oxVmRPdFB2SVNPZEFPbTF5aHBwQUZ1TEJNcHdZU0loRjR0M0s3U0E2S1lUUXRQU1wvcnJmeHgifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Jan 30 2019

Investment firm Investcorp is buying Health Plus Management, which provides practice management services to the rehabilitation and physical medicine market.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/investcorp-buys-health-plus/
Jan 30 2019

EBSCO Health, part of a large multi-industry information firm, is buying Health Decision, a clinical support vendor.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/ebsco-health-healthdecision/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69348244&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9onAPVvakGAfiov0KapC2rYbr2mYl0kynNC-3ELtJysfhjszSWlZjr-RhsjOnKmRumvakyx9xxOl5kSdbm6L-53y4but3442JUoFsTxYYkgXAqJyc&_hsmi=69348244&rf=1
Jan 25 2019

Bright Health has raised a fresh $200 million in capital to support its individual health plan business, which has expanded to a number of markets.  No word on whether it is actually making money yet.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bright-health-announces-200-million-series-c-funding-round-as-unique-care-partner-health-plan-model-ushers-in-the-next-generation-of-healthcare-300757092.html
Jan 23 2019

The Pill Club medicates investors to a $51 million round for its online contraceptive products service.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190122005339/en/
Jan 23 2019

Kaia backs up a truck to collect $10 million for its back pain management app.  It is a pioneering digital therapeutics firm, aren't you impressed.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/back-pain-app-creator-kaia-health-inks-10-mln-series-a/
Jan 23 2019

WEX, a financial services technology company, is acquiring Discovery Benefits, a TPA.

https://ir.wexinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/wex-signs-agreement-acquire-discovery-benefits?_ga=2.250154694.190955598.1547731115-413639831.1547731115