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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 08 2017

Publicly held PACE program pharmacy company Tabula Rasa is acquiring SinfoniaRx, a medication therapy management firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/09/pe-backed-tabula-rasa-buys-sinfoniarx/
Sep 07 2017

According to a survey from the Medical Group Management Association, wait times both to get an appointment and to see the doctor once you show up, have declined in the last year, and they both are shorter for independent physician groups than for hospital-owned ones.

https://www.healthcare-informatics.com/news-item/patient-engagement/survey-wait-times-down-patient-portal-use-medical-practices
Sep 06 2017

Large workers' compensation managed care firm Genex has acquired pain management company Prium.

http://www.wcauthority.com/article/20170901/NEWS08/912315595/Genex-acquires-pain-intervention-program-provider-Prium?utm_campaign=BI20170906WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Aug 31 2017

I only add this because I love the name.  German firm Selapy, which offers online therapy (particularly for investors) has raised a seed round of capital.

https://high-tech-gruenderfonds.de/en/selfapy-secures-seven-figure-funding/
Aug 31 2017

Somatix gathers a new $6 million in funding, hoping to expand its service of using wearables to allow clinicians to monitor patients.

http://nocamels.com/2017/07/digital-health-platform-somatix-raises-6m/
Aug 31 2017

Online appointment scheduling vendor DocASAP garners new financing in an undisclosed amount.

https://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2017/07/19/PH44555
Aug 30 2017

Greenspace Mental Health, which helps track behavioral health outcomes, raises $1.4 million in additional capital.

https://www.accelerateokanagan.com/community/blog/news/greenspace-mental-health-raises-14-million-seed-round-funding-led-prime-quadrant-lp/