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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.

Jan 19 2017

Hartwick Health, a health care reputation management company, claims it raised $14.75 million in new capital, but the new investors it named quickly said they did not invest.  Given the nature of the companyy's business, the story speaks for itself.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/01/reputation-management-hartwick-health/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=40763070&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_FZKMNp4z7vNurAxrhQJSEFgGjpYFuof9bzcCufY7HgF478ktTQaXumbwGbEppnMITroWKuDH37BzO6We8HJ9rKVQuQp_48Z6PrEZc6PMyELLAsi0&_hsmi=40763070&rf=1
Jan 16 2017

DarioHealth garners $5.1 million in additional capital for its mobile glucose mobile monitoring mobile platform digital mobile, mobile, mobile, digital digital mobile, platform platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/01/dariohealth-closes-5-1-private-placement/
Jan 13 2017

Hearst Health is adding to its growing list of health care companies by purchasing the Work-Loss Data Institute, which publishes disability treatment guidelines and related workers' compensation data and will merge it with MGC Health, which also provides care guidelines.

https://www.mcg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Hearst-Acquires-WLDI-Press-Release.pdf
Jan 11 2017

Chinese pharmaceutical firm Yiling is investing $20 million in Israeli company HealthWatch, which makes "smart" (no, not chic or stylish) clothing, which has sensors to monitor a person's health.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yiling-pharmaceuticals-to-invest-20-million-in-healthwatch-300387645.html
Jan 11 2017

Pursuant Health, which is the old SoloHealth kiosk business, has successfully pursued $12.8 million in new capital.

http://pursuanthealth.com/2017/01/fundingpressrelease/
Jan 11 2017

Invitae invites AltaVoice into the corporate family, with the genetic data sharing firm buying the patient-centered data firm.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/invitae-acquires-patient-centered-data-company-altavoice-creating-new-offerings-to-advance-research-and-access-to-care-for-patients-with-inherited-and-rare-diseases-300386978.html
Jan 11 2017

HealthChannels, which owns ScribeAmerica and helps providers with documentation and other revenue management issues, has been recapitalized (i.e. bought) by a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2017/01/vscp-recaps-healthchannels/
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