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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.

Dec 13 2019

NextGen Healthcare, an EMR and practice management software vendor, is acquiring Otto Health, a provider of telemedicine software.

https://www.nextgen.com/-/media/files/press-releases/18581.pdf
Dec 13 2019

VirTrial, a vendor of software for clinical trials, has acquired SnapMD, which makes a telemedicine platform for providers.

https://snap.md/snapmd-completes-soc-2-and-hitrust-examinations-of-health-data-security-and-controls-2/
Dec 13 2019

Yet another firm to supposedly to facilitate sharing of information in the health system, Bridge Connector, has raised $5 million in new capital.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/12/with-5m-investment-bridge-connector-readies-new-product-to-tackle-interoperability/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=80738274&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_butUINHNKUElB6jQW1FOqpmUlAGHgP8O6pFgEuhY-ybkG3Xq0ia8YjAnYprvnwP4_MgKyQB1ub2rwetqHO26sZdh3yClpi_In9smnW4-ZkWi1OD8&_hsmi=80738274&rf=1
Dec 11 2019

A private equity firm has combined two firms specializing in delivering pharmacy services to patients served by community health centers--Long's Drugs and PharMedQuest Pharmacy Services.

https://www.kinderhook.com/press-release/kinderhook-recapitalizes-longs-and-pharmedquest-to-create-leading-covered-entity-pharmacy-services-provider/
Dec 10 2019

A private-equity firm is buying Centria, a vendor of autism treatment services, for around $415 million.

https://www.pehub.com/thomas-h-lee-partners-buys-centria-in-400-mln-plus-deal/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pe%20hub%20wire%202019-12-10&utm_term=pehub%20wire
Dec 09 2019

And the big just keep getting bigger, as OptumRx, the UnitedHealth unit, is buying Diplomat, a specialty pharmacy and infusion vendor, for around $4 a share.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191209005205/en/Diplomat-OptumRx-Combining-Advance-Access-Specialty-Pharmacy
Dec 07 2019

The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01451
Dec 05 2019

Mitchell/Genex, a vendor of managed care and other services for workers' compensation and other insurers, is acquiring CompAlliance, which performs case management for workers' compensation plans.

https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20191203/NEWS08/912331999/MitchellGenex-acquires-managed-care-services-firm?utm_campaign=BI20191204WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_campaign=BI20191204WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign