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Dec 28 2016

In a somewhat complex maneuver, publicly health population health company ApolloMed and Network Medical Management, an IPA management company, are merging.  The combined company will have revenues over $300 million and NMM shareholders will end up with over 80% of the merged entity.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/apollomed-and-network-medical-management-announce-transformational-merger-300383185.html
Dec 28 2016

Health insurance broker Hilb Group is acquiring Endeavor Insurance, in the same business.

http://hilbgroup.com/hilb-group-acquires-south-carolina-based-endeavor-insurance-services-inc/
Dec 21 2016

Mediware, which provides health care and social services software, is being sold from one PE firm to another.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/thoma-bravo-to-sell-mediware-to-tpg/
Dec 21 2016

HHS is going to hit about 171,000 clinicians with a 3% reduction in their Medicare reimbursement for failure to meet meaningful use standards.  That is a pretty good whack but many of these providers probably serve few beneficiaries.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/thousands-clinicians-will-get-hit-pocketbook-meaningful-use-penalties?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWldZeE56QTJZV0UwT0RNMyIsInQiOiJMMVRhQzh6T3V6Z0FzZU9hT3A3Uzc0TUF1eE5VeUNkaGc2RDQ5c3BEUkNIaVFmdG90Q21cL1hXMkpBbnhLdkhFaEVVMzlVaXJYYUtEUUxrTVZZUlhmNlFRbDJSOW5RUUVtSWtueWx1dDdkQlVhc0ZzSGx5R3YwWkJ2eENlc0F2dXoifQ%3D%3D
Dec 21 2016

GreatCall, which monitors health information in a patient's home, is buying HealthSense, which wires up elderly patient's homes and does monitoring in assisted living and nursing home facilities.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/greatcall-acquires-healthsense/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=39603592&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8T1HkZ8f21opFGvb0FY0nFmjotSe4AN5hqcv4_cEiPukDX_B3wfw1GZxbgYylvsBVcoog4sHuJsUYvuvLMDqqYnUwqeYveWrToOGVRpFWRVka4gMc&_hsmi=39603592
Dec 20 2016

Zipari gets a quick $7 million in fresh funding for its health plan CRM system and analytics.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/12/prweb13936698.htm
Dec 19 2016

Cota, which helps oncologists analyze genetic data, has raised $18 million in new funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/informatics-cota-raises-18m/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=39430923&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_KpGXypd-w5hdsXA-9Q6WThhf75jMmWoRLn5UCDyTS8o-CvKwuQ45KfSSXkhBb_Nx7HgbQuLGFMeyPJu8BI6DkmZcEAJAZzuS8HKGYg7uBja5IuRE&_hsmi=39430923&rf=1
Dec 15 2016

Healthcare Asset Network gathers $3 million in new capital for its platform to buy and sell used medical equipment.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/healthcare-asset-network-pulls-in-3-mln/
Dec 12 2016

$18 million in new funding is giving life to Vida Health, which has the revolutionary, disruptive idea of providing a mobile platform for patients to manage health and chronic conditions.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/vida-health-raises-18-mln-led-by-canvas-ventures/
Dec 12 2016

Arthro Therapeutics garners $2.2 million in capital for its "digital" arthritis care platform, apparently treats more than just fingers and toes.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/arthro-therapeutics-digital-arthritis/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38990461&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_B64b2MMxRxTB0bDplRCFdxZdsLfFyVN0rGSktvqVsngOY6bqOgCMFkRKsVH1QIkdNvtg9lyDNiJN_wexHJi98Y-0MxT4sqXAKx_ova0y2e4bw4WU&_hsmi=38990461
Dec 12 2016

Emanate Wireless is picking up some good vibrations from investors, adding $1.5 in funding to support its software that monitors the status and utilization of health care assets.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/cleveland-it-healthcare-startup-emanate-wireless-nets-1-5-mln/
Dec 12 2016

Augmedix has raised $23 million in additional capital.  Augmedix offers a "smartglass" physician productivity platform, which certainly won't interfere with physician workflow and be quickly adopted, not.  The investors might need some smart glass.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/augmedix-snags-23-mln/
Dec 12 2016

Crossover Health, an operator of onsite and near-site employee clinics, has added $92 million in new funding.

http://www.socaltech.com/crossover_health_gets_9_m_investment/s-0068333.html
Dec 07 2016

PatientPing garners $31.6 million in fresh funding for its "community of providers" platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/patientping-rakes-in-31-6-mln-series-b/
Dec 07 2016

On the heels of a raise a month earlier, doctor on demand vendor Heal has raised another $14.8 million from Fidelity.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/heal-adds-investment-from-fidelity/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38842546&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KBZ0eCvGona0jN2FccQz2WM-v9Q8mZn_8lMDMUMst63HtmGn-xo3DiYUx0bEC7WWL4r49tvHTBqIW3AFuhnKYPRsC98gWb812WtakMHTwbYQI5E0&_hsmi=38842546&rf=1
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