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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.

Mar 13 2019

Pacific Psychotherapy Technology, doing business as Two Chairs, eases a cool $7 million from investors to develop a new mental health model.

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/02/27/the-funded-10-bay-area-startups-raise-over-200m-at.html
Mar 12 2019

Real Time Medical Systems gets real, raising $10 million in new capital for its analytics tools that will supposedly help skilled nursing facilities reduce readmissions.

https://realtimemed.com/news/real-time-medical-systems-raises-10m-accelerate-growth-health-systems-acos/
Mar 12 2019

Phillips, the large conglomerate with a medical group, is buying Carestream's medical imaging software business.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/philips-carestream/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70622803&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--XjxmYf-yCN9ihoR0XmDTAt3dJYymK35IUXAuqa3OWEfJz--1-Odpaevpbz6YUrq6LTHVFaRYInnx_TpDdnVIyG4M8mKvskw_AqMLfAthVgZfaA_Y&_hsmi=70622803&rf=1
Mar 11 2019

AbleTo was, acquiring Joyable, adding its digital mental health treatment app to AbleTo's tele-behavioral health services.  How happy for everyone.

https://www.ableto.com/press/ableto-acquires-joyable-2019/
Mar 11 2019

PointClickCare, which offers software for long-term care institutions, is acquiring QuickMar, which has software for medication management in those facilities.

https://pointclickcare.com/pointclickcare-extends-market-leadership-with-quickmar-acquisition/
Mar 11 2019

HealthJoy ecstatically raises a happy $12.5 million in new capital, to help grumpy employees figure out their health benefits.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/08/healthjoy-raises-12-5m-series-b-to-help-employees-make-the-most-of-their-healthcare-benefits/
Mar 08 2019

Substance abuse telehealth provider MAP Health Management calls in a fresh $25 million in capital.

https://medcitynews.com/2019/03/austin-substance-abuse-telehealth-company-raises-25-million-series-a-led-by-aetna/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=70598885&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JIAZiDnwDbTr-MQiQq9ymm7AMoC1Ggnee32X3y7poy_uWjn8jl06CigmW-dq4eyEWaXLV3USX-g31GwlmqRJQEJOlAefB60wnOQo3J2c31DKsGTc&_hsmi=70598885&rf=1