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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.

Oct 11 2018

Large home health care vendor Amedisys is buying Compassionate Care, a large hospice company, for around $340 million.

https://home.modernhealthcare.com/clickshare/authenticateUserSubscription.do?CSProduct=modernhealthcare-metered&CSAuthReq=1:TG5KRjZvQjhtRmNTUFllUy8wO:AID:A118300D306463A3D89B4CD583AB3EB2&AID=/20181010/NEWS/181019988&title=Amedisys%20aims%20to%20acquire%20Compassionate%20Care%20Hospice%20for%20%24340%20million&CSTargetURL=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20181010/NEWS/181019988?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20181010-NEWS-181019988&utm_campaign=am
Oct 11 2018

Acorn Health has been formed by a PE firm and acquired two clinics focused on autism to eventually create a national business.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181009005237/en/MBF-Healthcare-Partners-Behavioral-Executive-Form-Acorn
Oct 09 2018

Singapore based Holmusk, which recently acquired behavioral health data company MindLinc, has raised $9.75 million in new capital to help expand its product and expand in the US and Europe.

https://www.holmusk.com/news/detail?ref=1455
Oct 09 2018

Sopris Health garners $3.4 million for its artificial intelligence software designed to help with medical documentation.

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/10/03/sopris-health-tech-startup-raises-money.html
Oct 09 2018

Carie Health has raised $7 million for its "free" telehealth platform for providers.  Kind of puzzling because someone has to pay and investors are expecting a return, so is this an advertising model or what?

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/09/28/1586753/0/en/Carie-Health-Closes-7MM-Funding-to-Support-The-Roll-Out-of-its-Latest-Industry-First-The-Launch-Of-A-Free-Telehealth-Platform-For-Every-Doctor-in-America.html
Oct 09 2018

PBM RxAdvance has acquired an additional $50 million in financing, from an unidentified investor, which may be Centene, which has been the company's primary investor.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/centene-backed-rxadvance-closes-50m-funding-round?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRVelkyRXdaREptWVdOaiIsInQiOiJIcWJ5ZEkwRm1oXC9aN0p0a2M1eGpPdnljUFFqYlF3YnJGcFd6QThHbW54Mk11dlwvSWxkeTlEOUFWeE1rM0RYUWtYRmhNTlVOZllWc0JsMmErUHdiZ3FNcm91VnpBZU1JN2JXV010SHgrMlJMQUJ6T0N3MEFWaUlPWEtlaFBRVzZmIn0%3D&mrkid=635530
Oct 05 2018

Anju Software, which offers software to help life sciences companies with development and commercialization, has acquired Zephyr Health, which has a database covering multiple diseases, providers and treatment patterns.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/10/pe-backed-anju-software-buys-zephyr-health/
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