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Kevin Roche

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 through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

Nov 20 2019

Wellframe offers yet another digital health platform, one that does the usual of allowing patients and providers to share data and set goals, etc.  The Company has booked a new infusion of $20 million in funding.

https://www.builtinboston.com/2019/11/19/wellframe-20m-series-c
Nov 19 2019

Medical genetic testing management company Invitae invites Clear Genetics to become part of the family, acquiring the maker of a chatbot to help consumers navigate genetic testing, for about $50 million.

https://ir.invitae.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Invitae-to-Acquire-Clear-Genetics/default.aspx
Nov 19 2019

Elektra garners a new round of $2.9 million in funding for its wearables dispensing and information security business.

http://www.finsmes.com/2019/11/elektra-labs-raises-2-9m-in-seed-funding.html
Nov 18 2019

EHR vendor NextGen has acquired Medfusion for $43 million.  Medfusion offers a "patient experience" platform.  Investors might have to be patient to experience a return.

https://hitconsultant.net/2019/11/13/nextgen-acquires-medfusion-f/#.XdAPNi3Mw8Y
Nov 18 2019

Apervita, which offers software to help hospitals with quality measures and programs, becomes a warm-up before meal treat for investors, who serve up a fresh $22 million in financing.

https://apervita.com/apervita-secures-22-million-investment-to-fuel-future-growth/
Nov 15 2019

Medopad, which does something related to gathering health information from wearables, pads its bank account with $25 in new capital, apparently raised at a valuation of around $200 million.  There is too much capital and when there is, it does stupid stuff.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/05/medopad-raises-25m-led-by-bayer-to-develop-biomarkers-tracked-via-apps-and-wearables/
Nov 15 2019

In a short-lived announcement, Human Longevity births a fresh $30 million in capital to support the company's business of combining information to help assess individual's health, etc.

https://www.humanlongevity.com/human-longevity-closes-30-million-financing-from-emerging-technology-partners-and-other-leading-healthcare-investors-to-renew-its-commitment-to-longevity-and-precision-health/
Nov 14 2019

Twistle, a provider of automation for communication and care management processes, whistles up a fresh $16 million in funding.  Oh, and did I mention that it is "disruptive".

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/twistle-receives-16m-investment-to-accelerate-delivery-of-personalized-care-guidance-through-care-process-automation-1028638607
Nov 14 2019

A private equity firm has recapitalized TCS Healthcare, which helps risk-bearing organizations manage payments.

https://www.hcapllc.com/news-1/2019/11/6/hcap-partners-announces-new-investment-in-tcs-healthcare-technologies
Nov 14 2019

DAS Health, which helps providers install and operate their information systems, has acquired Automated Medical Systems, which offers similar services.

https://dashealth.com/in-the-news-item/ams-acquisition
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