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Jan 30 2018

Telehealth company First Stop Health receives a puny $650,000 in additional financing.

http://news.morningstar.com/all/business-wire/BWIPREM20180109005934/chicago-based-telemedicine-provider-first-stop-health-secures-650000-in-additional-financing.aspx
Jan 24 2018

Another large publisher, Elsevier, is acquiring Via Oncology, which offers cancer care pathways developed at UPMC.

http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/elsevier-acquires-oncology-upmc-decision-support-spinoff
Jan 24 2018

Displaying mastery, insurance company AXA Group conducts an acquisition of Maestro Health, a benefits management technology firm, for and extravagant $155 million.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/01/axa-group-acquires-employee-benefits-manager-maestro-health-155m/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=60154561&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--2MUxllhd9VW7JjuVQDEP_W4NONukzhOZTcUtDpS5CcGBdFoyW1ginC75dMcvW-FnamTUe9d-gB5LGqWkF36XJngJL8UyL7kO40xSQ1lHuehVe0iY&_hsmi=60154561&rf=1
Jan 24 2018

Large publishing firm WoltersKluwer has signed an agreement to divest ProVation Medical, its health information division, for $180 million to a PE firm.

http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/Wolters-Kluwer-s-Health-Division-To-Sell-US-based-ProVation-For-180-Mln-Cash-1012899526
Jan 24 2018

Phreesia, which offers software for patient scheduling and check-in, is receiving an undisclosed investment round from a venture fund backed by health systems.

https://www.phreesia.com/2018/01/04/echo-health-ventures-phreesia-announce-close-growth-financing-round-help-patients-engage-care/
Jan 24 2018

Telemedicine vendor American Well has received a $60 million strategic investment from Allianz, a large insurer.

http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/american-well-lands-592m-strategic-investment-insurer-allianz-partners-philips
Jan 24 2018

Protenus (no, they are not in favor of the sport involving hitting a ball over a net) has raised $11 million in fresh capital to support its software that uses artificial intelligence to detect privacy breaches.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/01/protenus-11-series-b/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=60154561&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--2MUxllhd9VW7JjuVQDEP_W4NONukzhOZTcUtDpS5CcGBdFoyW1ginC75dMcvW-FnamTUe9d-gB5LGqWkF36XJngJL8UyL7kO40xSQ1lHuehVe0iY&_hsmi=60154561&rf=1
Jan 23 2018

Patient satisfaction survey and analytics vendor Press Ganey is acquiring Bivarus, which a consumer feedback platform.

http://www.pressganey.com/about/news/press-ganey-expands-real-time-data-collection-capabilities-through-acquisition-of-bivarus
Jan 23 2018

Digital health coaching company Pack Health breaks from the pack, raising an undisclosed amount from an odd investor, Coverys, a medical malpractice insurer.

https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2018/01/17/pack-health-scores-investment-from-boston-company.html
Jan 23 2018

Employer health plan analytics firm Springbuk rakes in a few bucks, $20 million in a new round of funding.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/health-intelligence-company-springbuk-announces-20-million-series-b-round-300585960.html
Jan 23 2018

A PE firm has invested $30 million in Bio-Optronics, which offers clinical trial management, staff scheduling and patient safety software for providers.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15072103.htm
Jan 22 2018

Savii Care, which sells software for home health care management, smartly raises an undisclosed additional amount of funding.

http://www.finsmes.com/2018/01/savii-secures-additional-funding.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+finsmes%2FcNHu+%28FinSMEs%29
Jan 22 2018

Health care scheduling and staffing vendor NurseGrid has raised $5.7 million in new financing.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nursegrid-raises-57-million-to-transform-healthcare-scheduling-and-staffing-tools-300584423.html
Jan 22 2018

Zipongo hurriedly raises a quick $18 million in new capital for its "digital" nutrition app that delivers personalized meal plans for patients with chronic illnesses.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/01/zipongo-raises-18m-bring-food-prescription-app-chronic-conditions-providers-health-plans/?rf=1
Jan 22 2018

Change Healthcare, which offers price transparency, payment and related services to payers and providers, is acquiring National Decision Support, which delivers relevant imaging guidelines at the point of care.

https://www.changehealthcare.com/press-room/press-releases/detail/2018/01/18/change-healthcare-acquires-national-decision-support-company
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