HCIT Newsletter

Healthcare Technology & Tech-Enabled Services Week In Review: 8/7/2026

August 7, 2026

Key highlights from this week include:

  • Hinge Health agreed to acquire Cylinder Health, a virtual-first digestive healthcare provider, for $105mm in cash
  • Carlyle-backed Acentra Health acquired FEI Systems, a provider of cloud-based Medicaid and human services technology across long-term services and supports, home- and community-based services, and behavioral health
  • Eir Partners Capital made a strategic investment in ClaimsBridge, a provider of claim and network technology solutions for TPAs, and acquired DialysisPPO, a provider of dialysis cost containment solutions for self-funded health plans
  • Function Health, a membership platform providing more than 160 biomarker lab tests plus MRI and CT imaging across more than 200 US locations, raised $450mm in a financing round led by General Catalyst 
  • Stone Point Capital-backed The Difference Card acquired HealthCorum, a healthcare data analytics company providing provider quality scores and AI-powered care navigation
  • Custom Health to acquire Spencer Health Solutions, the developer of the spencer smart medication dispenser and in-home monitoring platform