Carepoynt raises $2 million in initial financing for another of the most gibberish-ed press releases and business ideas I have seen, something about creating rewards for engagement. There is no "i" in Carepoynt, but there is a why.
Hinge Health, which helps patients with back and other musculoskeletal issues be treated at home using an app and coaches (Hinge, get it, cause you back and joints are like a hinge), has raised $26 million in funding. Don't let the hinge hit you on the way out.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/08/hinge-health-26m/
Aug082018
AlayaCare, a vendor of software for home health care providers, has raised $13.8 million in new capital.
AdvancedMD, a provider of EHR and practice management software for smaller provider practices, is being purchased by Global Payments for about $700 million.
EHR and practice management software vendor Medicare is acquiring BlueStrata EHR, which provides electronic medical record software for post-acute providers.
Verana Health, which gathers clinical data for drug and device companies to use in product development with an initial focus on ophthalmology, has raised $30 million in additional capital.
Health Gorilla, which is creating a nationwide clinical information sharing network, isn't monkeying around as it apes the SureScript capability, raising $8.2 million.
HealthCrowd secures $7 million in fresh financing for its communications as a service platform, which helps health plans and providers engage patients or something like that.
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