Phillips health division is on an M & A tear, acquiring another health services company, this time VitalHealth, a population health management software company started in part by the Mayo Clinic.
Software vendor Net Health, which works for urgent care and rehab centers, wound care clinics and other specialized providers, is being sold by one PE firm to another one.
Elemeno acquires $1.3 million in seed financing for its virtual coach that helps health care professionals adhere to best practices, whatever that means.
SimplaFYI is acquiring EthosWell. Both companies are in the "integrative" care business that used to also be called alternative care and often was referred to as quackery.
Mytonomy appears to get less autonomy, as the vendor of patient engagment services (now where I have heard that phrase before) raises a $7 million capital round that includes Phillips.
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