Kevin Roche

Apr 07 2017

Drchrono receives $12 million in funding for its EHR, practice management and revenue cycle management software.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/drchrono-scores-12-mln-series-a/

Apr 07 2017

Vera Whole Health, which operates primary care clinics at websites, has raised $24 million in a Series D round.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/04/worksite-primary-care-provider-vera-whole-health-pulls-in-24-mln/

Apr 07 2017

Doctors and Computers

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A study published in Health Affairs finds that doctors are spending a lot of time interfacing with computers instead of patients.

Apr 06 2017

UnitedHealth has sold its Connextion unit to customer service communications vendor TeleTech for $80 million, which seems like it must be a less than UnitedHealth paid for the unit, so either they are keeping some of the business or other payers weren't that interested in buying or continuing to use Connextion's services when it was owned by UnitedHealth.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/teletech-acquires-leading-health-services-company-connextions-inc-300434523.html

Apr 06 2017

Patient engagement (let's see, where have I heard that phrase before) firm Global Behavioral Solutions, picks off a rival, literally, acquiring Rival Health, which has a platform to help patients manage wellness.

global behavioral solutions rival health

Apr 06 2017

MindBody, which has scheduling and management software for gyms and workout studios, has acquired Lymbar Wellness, which helps such facilities with pricing.

http://www.sdbj.com/news/2017/mar/28/mindbody-acquires-fitness-app-startup-lymber-welln/

Apr 06 2017

Who Switches Health Plans

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A Brief published by the Employee Benefit Research Institute examines switching of health plans during open enrollments.

Apr 05 2017

Health insurance "navigation" firm Wealthie gets a little richer, raising a fresh $5 million in funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/insurance-navigator-wellthie-raises-5m/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49966723&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--JPkj5rmkvFMXwOuqJxWs9ucEewlFtuJ-ozwb-A95yAblX4mSzW0iMKLqxb3jKz22-tosoBw2Nm307xflOWTUDHbq28k4Hl8fL9SnkKqoMC1XOygM&_hsmi=49966723&rf=1

Apr 05 2017

New Methods for Analyzing Health Spending

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A paper published at the National Bureau of Economic Research explores better methods for understanding health spending trends.

Apr 04 2017

2018 Final Medicare Advantage Call Letter

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/Downloads/Announcement2018.pdf

Apr 04 2017

Amino Health passes the acid test, raising $25 million for its price transparency service aimed at employers and providers.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/amino-raises-25m-price-transparency-employers/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49865809&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_qpgb9n9N7cSRJ0mR71rFucWjb2vRVgLeelhrNHHcFm7-uU0m1MZCYAJ6Eu6ftBzHeZbrzckLfVGlljsr_vZF16I-7jI4P-Zav1cTFwTwLFh4qTRM&_hsmi=49865809&rf=1

Apr 04 2017

Wellpass is a new patient engagement and care management program aimed at Medicaid patients, and formed by the merger of Voxiva and Sense Health.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/digital-health-companies-merge-launch-patient-engagement-business-serving-medicaid-patients/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49865809&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Z7yGYHg4KrHgsC2VwdUGnNl2SJqGoDxDEVUYwrQCWoLtSIN3w027ABQlq3QxgByOjWPitw59O7xsuhKCO14gKv6zqG3zjkoSxjT-L7xOu1TTPrXs&_hsmi=49865809&rf=1

Apr 04 2017

Training Institution and Practice Patterns

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Research published in the Annals of Family Medicine suggests that practice patterns acquired at the physician's training institution have lasting effects.

Apr 03 2017