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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.

Sep 04 2018

Health information system vendor Medicare is buying Rock-Pond Solutions, a provider of business intelligence and analytics tools for the home infusion and DME industries.

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mediware+rock+pond+solutions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Sep 04 2018

For-profit hospital chain HCA is buying North-Carolina based non-profit Mission Health hospital system for $1.5 billion.

https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2018/08/31/mission-health-agrees-1-5-billion-sale-hca-healthcare/1155569002/
Aug 30 2018

Tempus, which uses data analytics to improve cancer care, secures $110 million in fresh funding.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelatindera/2018/08/29/groupon-cofounders-health-startup-hits-2-billion-valuation-with-latest-funding-round/#2e68703b2d28
Aug 30 2018

Sempre Health gets a new round of financing, $8 million, for its software that interacts between health care providers and drug manufacturers to help adjust prices for behavioral health medications.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sempre-health-raises-8m-series-a-to-improve-access-to-medications-across-the-us-300703815.html
Aug 30 2018

Dialysis machine maker Outset Medical raises $132 million in additional capital as it continues efforts to potentially displace dialysis clinics.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/outset-medical-raises-132-million-more-to-bring-dialysis-to-the-home.html
Aug 29 2018

Bridge Connector, which helps health care firms integrate information and functionality across disparate software systems, has raised additional capital in the amount of $5.5 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/bridge-connector-nabs-5-5-mln-series-a/
Aug 29 2018

Rural Partners in Medicine, which arranges for primary care and specialty physicians to provide care in rural areas, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2018/08/lcm-invests-in-rural-partners-in-medicine/
Aug 27 2018

One Medical, which offers a technology-based platform for health care, including virtual visits and in-person provider offices, garners a massive new investment of $350 million.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/one-medical-raises-350-million-from-carlyle-group-to-help-double-up-offices-and-offerings/
Aug 27 2018

Paladina Health gathers a whopping $165 million in capital to support its direct primary care model of providing health benefits.  Any pal a Dina is a pal of mine with that kind of checkbook.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/paladina-health-receives-165m-investment-from-nea-and-new-investors-300701392.html
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