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Cigna is acquiring Brighter, which has yet another patient engagement and assistance platform that will revolutionize care.
https://www.cigna.com/newsroom/news-releases/2017/cigna-acquires-brighter-a-leader-in-digital-engagement-of-health-care-consumers
Curisium has raised $3.5 million in new capital from blockheads for its blockchain technology for value-based contracting.
https://medcitynews.com/2017/12/curisium/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9INNRXqEBTuDbRIEvIbd5kqbzrH5cwEQDZ13b3XmN5FXl2NPZdKZu1hUWpiT4HK90fpvxQs1zj_a81cLt-8R5kwwCXLXAsoTOP91TWXSB2cGGimTE&_hsmi=59430320&rf=1
Elemeno acquires $1.3 million in seed financing for its virtual coach that helps health care professionals adhere to best practices, whatever that means.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171214005254/en/Elemeno-Health-Closes-1.3-Million-Seed-Led
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.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/simplafyi-acquires-ethoswell-300555561.html
Phillips health division is acquiring Analytical Informatics to expand its radiology software platform.
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171124-philips-expands-its-radiology-solutions-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-analytical-informatics-inc.html
Thrive Global raises $30 million in a financing to support its business of teaching wellness and work/life balance.
http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
International health care firm Phillips is acquiring Forcare, which sells data interoperability software for health care organizations.
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/press/2017/20171205-philips-enhances-its-clinical-informatics-portfolio-with-the-acquisition-of-interoperability-provider-forcare.html
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.
http://www.weny.com/story/36955489/mytonomy-announces-series-a-financing-headlined-by-an-investment-from-philips
Population health and patient engagement firm SymphonyCare makes sweet music as it is swayed to buy Influence Health's Empower patient portal.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/symphonycare-buys-influence-healths-empower-patient-portal-unit/
Trinisys, a vendor of health data migration and archiving services, has acquired MICA health, which is in the same business.
https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/trinisys-acquires-mica-health
FDA Draft Guidance on Clinical Decision Support Systems
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM587819.pdf
FDA Final Guidance on When Software May Be Considered to Be a Medical Device
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM524904.pdf
A PE firm has recapitalized and will combine two risk assessment companies, Advance Health and Censeo.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/new-mountain-backs-censeo-and-advance-health/
Woodn't you know it, Cedar garners $13 million in new funding for its payment system to help providers collect from patients.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171206005064/en/Cedar-Launches-Smarter-Payment-Solution-Providers-Patients
Hospital chains Dignity Health and Catholic Health have agreed to merge, yet another deal that should be stopped.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/chi-dignity-health-to-merge-into-28-4b-nonprofit-system-7-takeaways.html
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.