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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 26 2017

Specialized EHR vendor Net Health is being recapitalized by two PE firms and management.

https://www.nethealth.com/the-carlyle-group-and-level-equity-together-with-net-health-management-to-acquire-net-health-a-provider-of-cloud-based-healthcare-it-solutions-to-healthcare-providers/
Dec 22 2017

Kindred

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The nation’s largest post-acute care provider, Kindred, is being purchased for $4.1 billion in a complex transaction.  Humana will end up owning about 40% of a new company that has Kindred’s home health and hospice business.  Two PE firms will purchase the remaining 60% of that business and all of Kindred’s long-term hospital business.

Dec 21 2017

Healix, which provides home infusion services, has received an undisclosed amount of new capital.

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/12/b10927963/ta-associates-announces-investment-in-healix
Dec 21 2017

EpicMd, which is beginning a telehealth service, has gathered $3 million in new funding.

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/12/07/1247731/0/en/Physician-Led-Telehealth-Platform-Innovator-EpicMD-Announces-Early-Conclusion-of-3M-Series-A-Funding-Round.html
Dec 20 2017

Market Medical is getting $900,000 in seed funding for its service to help patients find affordable care options.

https://webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=217631
Dec 20 2017

Stitch Health, which helps providers coordinate care for their patients, has sewed up an undisclosed amount of funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/12/stitch-health-grabs-series-a-funding/
Dec 20 2017

Aaptive, a vendor of audio fitness classes, has raised $38 million in new financing.

http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/36972281/aaptiv-announces-series-a-and-series-b-financing-rounds-led-by-insight-venture-partners
Dec 19 2017

QGenda, which offers physician scheduling software, is acquiring Tangier Software, which offers scheduling software for ERs and urgent care centers.

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171212005890/en/QGenda-Announces-Acquisition-Tangier-Software
Dec 19 2017

Doctor.com and Connect Healthcare have merged, combining two companies which over IT to support provider marketing efforts.

http://www.connecthealthcare.com/official-merger-announcement/
Dec 19 2017

Phillips health division is on an M & A tear, acquiring another health services company, this time VitalHealth, a population health management software company started in part by the Mayo Clinic.

https://medcitynews.com/2017/12/philips-vitalhealth/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_33JdjopHpSlLsj1m7STnJmicIlW5d0OsDAu5C-_3ec2Srlxn2lI4hnDT93zRIJSBRUuKRHuzYGJjnjpZnE8xLdNNguy1-EgCrKtP3Lswbih2_Pvs&_hsmi=59489623&rf=1