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Apr 24 2017

Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, advances its future, finding a solution by pricing a new round of funding for its medical reference-based reimbursement services.

http://advancedpricing.com/2017/04/20/amps-announces-investment-to-continue-rapid-growth/
Apr 24 2017

Siemen's Healthineers population health management unit is buying Medicalis, which has software to help hospitals with referral and workflow management.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/siemens-healthineers-population-health-medicalis-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51088247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93nbrRps4ZRYpR0JtK07QbhPa6mW7nNwtuamdMvS1Nkp36vQLd2wTkwnvK061hQtpX1TNnYu8TmHUPIT87hnfJIiZ_rhQAIncWiKKPkPqO4GFoj-c&_hsmi=51088247
Apr 24 2017

EHR and practice management software vendor Azalea Health is acquiring LeonardoMD, which offers similar products.

http://www.azaleahealth.com/azalea-health-announces-merger-simplifymd/
Apr 24 2017

Diversified medical device and supply company Becton Dickinson is paying $24 billion to purchase CR Bard, another large device and supply business.

https://www.bd.com/press/2017/BD-to-Acquire-Bard-for-24-billion.aspx
Apr 21 2017

According to research in JAMA Internal Medicine hospitals that participate in various quality reporting and improvement programs have lower readmission rates.

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2617280
Apr 21 2017

ZappRx hits with a quick $25 million in new capital for its software platform to make specialty prescribing more efficient.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/zapprx-wabnts-to-make-specialty-prescription-drug-ordering-faster/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51026196&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bqF1Ij0JY1B8MrcxRNEmRVfx2s-BEwKYaXN7DYwcr-4MXa6oPdx5La4qWsJ_HI9mA-oMG7tIh3HdYwDtz-CqfGeLs2ZpfOzQSigF75omvenpz340&_hsmi=51026196&rf=1
Apr 20 2017

Large Massachusetts health care provider and plan Partners Healthcare is acquiring Rhode Island hospital operator Care New England.  Whoopee, more provider consolidation.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/04/19/partners-acquire-care-new-england/RzMKRqTB5fbVkDi6dYHKdP/story.html
Apr 20 2017

Medicare Advantage risk-scoring vendor Arro Health is being acquired by a PE firm and its owned company, CIOX Health, for around $125 million.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/arrohealth-fetches-about-130mln/
Apr 19 2017

Clinical trial software vendor Medidata has acquired Mytrus, which offers an e-consent form capability.

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/medidata-adds-econsent-to-cloud-platform-via-acquisition-mytrus?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0ROak1qWmxNVEJpTW1VeSIsInQiOiIwbFlhYnk2T1hoT1RVNHdhbDdGTm5EVHZkOE5BbHEzOTVGcWZzV0haekVqc2NPUkhDdFR6T2lWdTF0NDUwZm1JeUh5XC9NKzdKb2RtU09KbUpqR2ZxZ1ExNkZRUGg2bDRuSjYrQ1NDcXNDVnZObkNhZm4zd2I2UW42UlwvRll4VStFIn0%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Apr 19 2017

Workers' compensation claims system vendor Mitchell International has acquired pharmacy PMOA, Inc. to expand its offerings.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170412/NEWS08/912312887/Claims-manager-Mitchell-International-expands-PBM-platform-PMOA-acquisition?utm_campaign=BI20170419WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Apr 19 2017

PE firm Warburg Pincus has purchased a controlling interest in urgent care center operator CityMD.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170418/NEWS/170419866?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170418-NEWS-170419866&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 19 2017

A provider of software and apps that help consumers resolve medical claim issues, Better, gets financially better by adding $1.1 in financing.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/better-raises-1-1m-service-help-individuals-correct-secure-health-insurance-claims/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=50915117&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9rRSbbv3DwOwHxrqEQ2qDchsIE5IIGSrmq87ljXVxmxhdZP9K2Yrr4i33LeMJOui2-3M-3Hj2siSYK_IO3n6Zk1NcbR_jIA3xV3Ek6VJTT8p3FcIg&_hsmi=50915117&rf=1
Apr 18 2017

Cardinal Health is acquiring much of Medtronic's medical supply business for around $6.1 billion, relieving Medtronic of a poorly-fitting business that came with its Covidien acquisition.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170418/NEWS/170419874?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170418-NEWS-170419874&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 18 2017

Intermedix buys WPC Healthcare, marrying a vendor of emergency services software with a data analytics company that works to predict patient outcomes.

https://www.intermedix.com/news/intermedix-continues-its-investment-in-health-care-data-analytics-and-machine-learning-with-acquisition-of-wpc-healthcare
Apr 18 2017

Ability Network, which offers technology for health care administrative tasks, demonstrates an ability to sniff out a good deal, hounding ShiftHound til the health care technology workforce manager agrees to be bought.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/04/03/953691/0/en/ABILITY-Network-Acquires-ShiftHound.html
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