BREAKING: Apple officially announces HealthKit

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Today, Apple announced its long-rumored move into digital health: HealthKit will integrate the growing ecosystem of consumer health apps and devices along with electronic health records from organizations like Mayo Clinic. We’re excited to welcome the largest company in the world to digital health!

 

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Funding

 

Company Amt Investors Source
Proteus Digital Health $120M Undisclosed MobiHealthNews
Apixio $13.5M Bain Capital Ventures Business Wire
MedCPU $9.3M Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Easton Capital Investment Group, New Richmond Ventures Business Wire
PatientPay $2.5M Mosaik Partners WRAL TechWire
Versaworks $1.0M Undisclosed SEC

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