May 08 2018

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
May 08 2018

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/
May 08 2018

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/
May 08 2018

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
May 08 2018

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/
May 08 2018

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/
May 07 2018

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
May 07 2018

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
May 07 2018

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
May 07 2018

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/
May 04 2018

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
May 03 2018

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
May 03 2018

Datavant raises $41 million in new capital for its business of helping anonymize data so it can be used for research and care improvement purposes.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/04/datavant-inks-40-5-mln-also-acquires-universal-patient-key/
May 02 2018

Health insurance exchange software vendor Connecture has been acquired by a PE firm, ending its troubled life as a public company.

https://www.connecture.com/2018/04/26/connecture-inc-completes-take-private-acquisition-by-francisco-partners/