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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.

Apr 26 2017

Torchlight has software to help informal caregivers and raises $1.3 million to support the product.

http://www.crossroadstoday.com/story/35130076/torchlight-accelerates-its-rapid-growth-with-precision-financing-investment-round
Apr 26 2017

Solv, which offers an app to help with urgent care appointments, garners an urgently needed $6.25 million in a new financing round.

http://www.mobihealthnews.com/content/solv-raises-625m-urgent-care-appointment-booking-platform
Apr 26 2017

Science 37 secures an additional $29 million to create "site-less" or virtual clinical trials.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/science-37-raises-29m-clinical-trials/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51197622&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--fZHanAf_TxYIlqF7OtxNuPJbCjem14XbdAU00cT4JoZwygtMFq01_GP1-1ql5fwFKsFxdK1ATIEvKIU3i6P8AHoTh5_dELp1_8wgR6ECst6iChLc&_hsmi=51197622&rf=1
Apr 25 2017

CloudMine, which helps health care organizations develop mobile apps, has raised $7.3 million in new capital.

https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cloudmine#/entity
Apr 25 2017

Revenue cycle management vendor Bolder Healthcare Solutions is buying Business Dynamics, which specializes in spine care revenue services, and which will serve as the backbone of the combined company.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/pe-backed-bhs-acquires-business-dynamics/
Apr 24 2017

Center for Connected Health Policy Telemedicine Law Survey

http://www.cchpca.org/sites/default/files/resources/50%20STATE%20PDF%20FILE%20APRIL%202017%20FINAL%20PASSWORD%20PROTECT.pdf
Apr 24 2017

Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions, advances its future, finding a solution by pricing a new round of funding for its medical reference-based reimbursement services.

http://advancedpricing.com/2017/04/20/amps-announces-investment-to-continue-rapid-growth/
Apr 24 2017

Siemen's Healthineers population health management unit is buying Medicalis, which has software to help hospitals with referral and workflow management.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/siemens-healthineers-population-health-medicalis-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51088247&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-93nbrRps4ZRYpR0JtK07QbhPa6mW7nNwtuamdMvS1Nkp36vQLd2wTkwnvK061hQtpX1TNnYu8TmHUPIT87hnfJIiZ_rhQAIncWiKKPkPqO4GFoj-c&_hsmi=51088247
Apr 24 2017

EHR and practice management software vendor Azalea Health is acquiring LeonardoMD, which offers similar products.

http://www.azaleahealth.com/azalea-health-announces-merger-simplifymd/
Apr 24 2017

Diversified medical device and supply company Becton Dickinson is paying $24 billion to purchase CR Bard, another large device and supply business.

https://www.bd.com/press/2017/BD-to-Acquire-Bard-for-24-billion.aspx
Apr 21 2017

According to research in JAMA Internal Medicine hospitals that participate in various quality reporting and improvement programs have lower readmission rates.

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2617280
Apr 21 2017

ZappRx hits with a quick $25 million in new capital for its software platform to make specialty prescribing more efficient.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/zapprx-wabnts-to-make-specialty-prescription-drug-ordering-faster/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51026196&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--bqF1Ij0JY1B8MrcxRNEmRVfx2s-BEwKYaXN7DYwcr-4MXa6oPdx5La4qWsJ_HI9mA-oMG7tIh3HdYwDtz-CqfGeLs2ZpfOzQSigF75omvenpz340&_hsmi=51026196&rf=1