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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.

Feb 06 2019

Healthy.io pees itself with excitement, as it raises $18 million for an app that uses a smartphone to help do urinalysis.  So don't we be surprised when you see people using their phones to take pictures of their pee.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/healthy-io-raises-18m-to-bring-smartphone-urinalysis-tech-to-u-s/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69644103&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mA-3zRDFNPg8CWTNmmnjvpBMIbqtbi0pPi7M67WeZuBgc_iNzYBVAatKHO0CJjrJX-BkKbxagxyNtG6m9D0F65Smlpabfku1YVHFzaiHva4Mvx4g&_hsmi=69644103&rf=1
Feb 06 2019

Clinical communication and collaboration software vendor Perfect Serve hopes it aces M & A, acquiring two firms, one is Lightning Bolt which does physician shift scheduling, and the other is CareWire, which does text messaging for patient engagement.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/02/perfectserve-acquires/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69644103&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_mA-3zRDFNPg8CWTNmmnjvpBMIbqtbi0pPi7M67WeZuBgc_iNzYBVAatKHO0CJjrJX-BkKbxagxyNtG6m9D0F65Smlpabfku1YVHFzaiHva4Mvx4g&_hsmi=69644103
Feb 05 2019

Health insurance broker and agent software platform Limelight Health steals the spotlight, getting $33 million in new capital.

https://limelighthealth.com/series-c-funding-announcement/
Feb 05 2019

Bioinformatics company Qiagen is acquiring N-of-one, giving a trial to its oncology genomics and treatment pathways business.

https://corporate.qiagen.com/newsroom/press-releases/2019/20190107_qiagen_acquires_n_of_one
Feb 01 2019

Practice management software vendor eMDs doctors up its offerings, adding Aprima Healthcare, which offers EHR and practice management services to ambulatory care providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/marlin-backed-emds-buys-aprima-medical-software/
Feb 01 2019

Workit Health, a vendor of telehealth addiction treatment services, works investors for a dopey initial investment.

https://www.prweb.com/releases/workit_health_announces_series_a_investment_round_led_by_blue_cross_blue_shield_venture_partners/prweb16066105.htm
Jan 30 2019

Population health, disease management, digital health, mobile app, (and any other buzzword) firm Livongo is acquiring myStrength, a behavioral health firm with the same buzzwords, for an undisclosed, but hopefully weak, amount.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/livongo-dives-into-behavioral-health-mystrength-buy?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRrMk9UUTVOekEzTkdJNSIsInQiOiJialJHQTF4Wng3Q2JGMXkyTWViVDdFajl6REFUcmNvV1pVemM0RHZ3MkhZTnJRcERiZEl4OG5SdWdmZTlPdTNoOFUyWkVaZXpab1oxVmRPdFB2SVNPZEFPbTF5aHBwQUZ1TEJNcHdZU0loRjR0M0s3U0E2S1lUUXRQU1wvcnJmeHgifQ%3D%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Jan 30 2019

Investment firm Investcorp is buying Health Plus Management, which provides practice management services to the rehabilitation and physical medicine market.

https://www.pehub.com/2019/01/investcorp-buys-health-plus/
Jan 30 2019

EBSCO Health, part of a large multi-industry information firm, is buying Health Decision, a clinical support vendor.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/01/ebsco-health-healthdecision/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69348244&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9onAPVvakGAfiov0KapC2rYbr2mYl0kynNC-3ELtJysfhjszSWlZjr-RhsjOnKmRumvakyx9xxOl5kSdbm6L-53y4but3442JUoFsTxYYkgXAqJyc&_hsmi=69348244&rf=1