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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 19 2017

HealthChannels, a provider of medical scribes, is acquiring Elite Medical, which is in the same business.

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/36541992/healthchannels-announces-acquisition-of-minnesota-based-elite-medical-scribes
Oct 19 2017

BaseHealth raises $8.5 million in new funding to support its software that identifies patients at risk for developing chronic diseases.

https://medcitynews.com/2017/10/basehealth-series-c/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7AU2swyv3EucXneid4MWWNyh-zBVBnoBTvCDe4BW-Ar17Nq921yESiRrLhVLUVtvG6SAsIfcJtuKbPTZKGFfsFPg9UitHhSaPwNNeK0QftpnJtI0&_hsmi=57529182&rf=1
Oct 18 2017

High-end Medicare and Medicaid consulting firm The Gorman Group has been acquired by Convey Health Solutions, an IT vendor to the MA market.

https://www.gormanhealthgroup.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Accelerating-Growth-and-Expanding-Offering-in-Medicare-Advantage-and-Part-D-Markets.pdf
Oct 18 2017

ML Healthcare, which helps patients find ways to pay for health care, has been recapitalized, i.e. bought, by a private equity firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/10/777-partners-recaps-ml-healthcare/
Oct 18 2017

Large workers' comp managed care vendor Mitchell International has acquired Consumer Health Connections, which provides telehealth services for the workers' comp market.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20171016/NEWS08/912316545/Claims-manager-Mitchell-invests-workers-comp-telehealth-Consumer-Health?utm_campaign=BI20171018WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Oct 16 2017

Wellness and analytics provider Welltok pays $80 million to acquire Tea Leaves Health, which offers "engagement" software for hospitals to connect with physicians and consumers.

https://medcitynews.com/2017/10/welltoks-80m-acquisition-gains-access-hospitals/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9p-uER5ZxeSGGVs7RzBLwaIyMsAa9wBMCoLGhpxURhM7UORsGCvnKtJLL9ZsdAfWxVZlmxjK0TbroTOjiSWJXl2Hl_glqmTALB_ogse70tj5LGmXc&_hsmi=57287968&rf=1
Oct 16 2017

Azeala Health, a provider of IT software to health care entities, brightens its future by acquiring Prognosis Healthcare, which offers EMRs to rural hospitals.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/10/azalea-health-merges-with-vc-backed-prognosis-healthcare/
Oct 10 2017

Here is another firm trying to acquire its way to success.  Atos, a French IT outsourcing firm, is buying three US health IT consultants, Pursuit Healthcare, Conduent Healthcare Provider Consulting and Conduent Breakaway.

https://atos.net/en/2017/press-release_2017_10_04/atos-acquires-3-key-healthcare-consulting-companies-us
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