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Wellist connects patients to non-medical support services (using guess what, an app! who would have thought?) and raises $10 million in a new funding round.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wellist-closes-10-million-series-a-funding-300644611.html
Johnson & Johnson is acquiring C-SATS, a startup which provides performance grades skills training technology for surgeons.
https://www.geekwire.com/2018/johnson-johnson-acquires-c-sats-university-washington-spinout-grades-surgeon-performance/
Takeda is buying Shire for $62 million, uniting two large drugmakers and probably ensuring even higher drug prices as a result.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/takeda-pharmaceutical-agrees-to-buy-shire-in-62-billion-deal-1525761607
Home health care vendor Cera, which is based in the UK, has raised $17 million in a funding round.
https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/02/homecare-services-startup-cera-announces-17m-series-a/
Telemedicine startup DashMd quickly speeds to funding, getting $500,000 to help hospitals help patients with care after discharge.
https://betakit.com/dash-md-raises-500000-to-help-hospitals-communicate-aftercare-to-patients/
Wellness technology vendor GlobalFit has acquired a majority interest in WalkMyMind, which offers "walkcasts" through a mobile app.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/globalfit-acquires-majority-stake-in-walkmymind-300634098.html
UK-based information technology firm Ideagen is buying US-based MedForce, which offers enterprise productivity and compliance solutions to health care firms.
https://www.ideagen.com/company/news/ideagen-acquires-us-based-medforce-technologies-inc/
India-based information technology company EXL is acquiring SCIOInspire Holdings, which offers health care analytics and data processing services.
https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/exl-to-acquire-healthcare-analytics-firm-scio-for-240m-97164/
Two telemedicine software vendors are merging, as inTouch Health acquires REACH Health.
https://www.intouchhealth.com/about/press-room/press-room-2018/intouch-health-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-reach-health.html
Wellness vendor RedBrick Health is being purchased by a PE firm for an undisclosed sum.
https://www.axios.com/redbrick-health-acquisition-marlin-equity-1525103291-ed6c1e7f-4e70-435c-8e90-f812936dfaec.html
Investors eye VisuWell, giving the telemedicine support vendor an undisclosed amount of new investment.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/visuwell-attracts-new-funding-round-to-fuel-growth-300637334.html
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05-07/pdf/2018-08705.pdf
Health data warehouse and analytics vendor Health Catalyst is buying Medicity, which offers health data exchange products, from Aetna, which paid an extravagant $500 million for the company a few years ago.
https://medcitynews.com/2018/05/health-catalyst-medicity/
EHR vendor Allscripts is buying HealthGrid, which has a mobile app to improve patient engagement with their clinicians, for up to $110 million.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/allscripts-healthgrid-60-million-acquisition-patient-engagement?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpoaFl6RTJPVFZqTm1WbSIsInQiOiIrNWpmOURkZmJvUE5FRXJnUWR2UDU2Zk8xMkNYRWdEZ3lEYzlaSlFrXC8rSitCcVl2bVNDSjF0OEJ2aHhUSFwvNnhDMXI3SWV4WENVWGs2ckp0YUJ5R0p2OEsxc0VcLzdSZTJneW1BYStwQXVmdEk3VVJEdzBSN1Jqc3dQbzBEQTRRSSJ9&mrkid=635530
The American Medical Association is investing $27.2 million in Health2047, which offers software to facilitate value-based care.
https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/ama-invests-27.2m-in-health-it-co-to-advance-value-based-care?elqTrackId=98398bb1cfdb44f1bf13045d8464c459&elq=e90046073d1b4ceca41ee45ddc86a4cf&elqaid=5418&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=5034
The 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.