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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

2019 Draft Rule for Medicare Hospital Reimbursement

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-05-07/pdf/2018-08705.pdf
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/
May 02 2018

Hospital chain Tenet is acquiring the remaining 15% of surgicenter operator Surgical Partners for $630 million.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/tenet-acquires-remaining-stake-in-united-surgical-partners-for-630m.html
May 02 2018

Telehealth provider American Well is expanding its offerings by acquiring Avizia, which provides telemedicine in acute care facilities.

https://www.avizia.com/resources/american-well-to-acquire-avizia-deepening-capabilities-in-acute-care-delivery
May 02 2018

Paperless Productivity is acquiring WiseClaim.  The former is a general provider of work automation systems and the latter does electronic claim submission services.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paperless-productivity-acquires-wiseclaim-expands-presence-in-healthcare-claims-automation-niche-300624410.html
May 02 2018

A little birdie told me that Healthfinch attracted $6 million in new funding to grow its practice automation software business.  Hope it takes wing.

https://www.healthfinch.com/news/healthfinch-raises-6mm-to-grow-its-healthcare-practice-automation-platform
May 01 2018

Elusive Nutrino is sighted, as the Israeli-based startup gets $10 million in capital for its data and analytics business of providing nutrition information.

http://nocamels.com/2018/04/ai-nutrition-food-startup/
May 01 2018

hc1.com has.com raised.com $7 million.com to help.com provider.com systems.com manage.com relationships.com with patients.com; i.e., help.com them.com make.com bad.com decisions.com about.com where.com to get.com care.com.  (Don't you just think adding .com after everything makes it just seem so much more important and relevant!)

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/10/1468032/0/en/Healthcare-Cloud-Leader-hc1-com-Raises-7-Million-in-New-Funding.html
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Kevin RocheThe 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.

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