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Nov 13 2018

Quick Med Claims, a provider of revenue cycle management software for the emergency medical services industry, raises a hasty, but undisclosed, amount of additional funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/11/pwp-growth-equity-backs-quick-med-claims/
Nov 12 2018

PatientPop bursts through with $25 million in new capital to support its business of helping providers attract new patients, including scheduling and related functions.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/11/patientpop-25m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=67416114&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yBKta18MGYKnvV_Nz5OMW9gBKLIGLxgz0UTSs7EQ878qZHU1MAjUvwxqKmDs1Jsu9C14UBwGtOOCmH6we-ferO27IMH4hc_Mpxj1JMMIxW8BbnH4&_hsmi=67416114
Nov 12 2018

Troubled practice management and EHR software vendor Athenahealth is being bought by a PE firm for the godly sum of $5.7 billion.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181112/NEWS/181119999?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20181112-NEWS-181119999&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Nov 09 2018

Direct Urgent Care, which operates seven urgent care centers in California, is merging with Carbon Health, which uses an app to link people with urgent and primary care resources.

https://www.intelycare.com/category/press-releases/
Nov 09 2018

Nurse staffing and scheduling firm IntelyCare adds $11 million in new funding.

https://www.intelycare.com/category/press-releases/
Nov 09 2018

NueHealth, a builder and operator of surgical and specialty centers, has raised an undisclosed amount of new financing.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nuehealth-announces-growth-capital-financing-300746933.html
Nov 07 2018

Premier, the large GPO and consulting firm for health systems, is acquiring Stanson Health, which offers clinical decision support software, for $51 million.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181106/NEWS/181109950?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20181106-NEWS-181109950&utm_campaign=financedaily
Nov 06 2018

Medical equipment and software vendor ResMed is buying specialized EHR maker MatrixCare for about $750 million.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/resmed-buys-post-acute-care-ehr-matrixcare-for-750m?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRRNU16QTRNekJpTmpneCIsInQiOiJTVjhKQnFYUmNORlNRMm5pbjl3SlVOYVVcL1luTHpXTVljYmRnYkZ1dmxJbVRLQ1RyUXNyeGJUUHg4a2ZXalRmZzJJeDA3S1U4OERESlNzcUgxUWNCSDNYWmFmanBVZGlwVXl2Z2ZpNkhYUWVoQ0UxNktsaTBkb2M1Tjd4V1E2d1kifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530
Nov 01 2018

Okay, I clearly don't understand how to name a company, but Carrot roots out $25 million in funding for its smoking cessation service.  Did I mention that this is a digital health company, because they certainly did.  By the way, this is a digital health blog; anyone want to give me a few million in funding.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/10/carrot-25m-smoking-cessation/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=67117821&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-O1MC34m_2X0ys5ueQYkIuQDW3Vz6IGN_8Bh5XKsCYhpJo_ANnyNTHuVBijwirCtUKo29VUmLm59O6Xlbv5HKvkVYOb17sr1fkfkePyc9D-s_vQw&_hsmi=67117821&rf=1
Oct 31 2018

Here's to your hellth, Wellth, as the company raises an undisclosed (i.e., small) amount of financing for its behavioral economics based medication adherence product.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/nfp_ventures_invests_in_wellth_behavioral_economics_startup/prweb15870722.htm
Oct 31 2018

Lively, Inc. garners a hopping $11 million for its health savings account platform, with investors hoping they won't be left for dead.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/10/costanoa-leads-funding-in-health-savings-accounts-provider-lively/
Oct 31 2018

Telehealth firm 98point6 is hot, raising a feverish $50 million from delirious investors to support its text-based primary care business.  Eventually the company will reach room temperature.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/10/healthcare-tech-company-98point6-attracts-50-mln-series-c/
Oct 30 2018

One Homecare, which offers home infusion and medical equipment services, has been recapitalized, i.e., acquired, by a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/waypoint-capital-recaps-one-homecare/
Oct 30 2018

Citra Health Solutions, which offers software to assist risk-based providers, is acquiring DataWing Software, a vendor of eligibility and payment software for capitation processes.

https://citrahealth.com/citra-health-solutions-acquires-datawing-software/
Oct 29 2018

Scott & White, a Texas provider group and health plan, is buying FirstCare, another Texas health plan.

http://www.firstcare.com/FirstCare/media/First-Care/PDFs/Press%20Releases%20-%20Media%20Updates/Press-Release-10-23-18-FINAL.pdf?ext=.pdf
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