Kevin Roche

Dec 16 2016

Digital Health Use Survey

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Rock Health issues survey results regarding people's use of digital health.

Dec 15 2016

Healthcare Asset Network gathers $3 million in new capital for its platform to buy and sell used medical equipment.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/healthcare-asset-network-pulls-in-3-mln/

Dec 15 2016

Variation in Medical Costs and Resource Utilization

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A report from Minnesota reveals substantial variation across medical groups in their total cost of care and resource utilization.

Dec 14 2016

Reducing Surgical Costs

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New research suggests that use of scorecards can help reduce the overall costs of surgeries.

Dec 13 2016

Reduction of Hospital-Acquired Conditions

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In what appears to be good news, rates of hospital acquired conditions appear to have dropped substantially over the last five years.

Dec 12 2016

Use of Lower-priced Primary Care Doctors

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A study in Health Affairs finds that patients who use lower-cost primary care physicians have lower overall health spending.

Dec 12 2016

$18 million in new funding is giving life to Vida Health, which has the revolutionary, disruptive idea of providing a mobile platform for patients to manage health and chronic conditions.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/vida-health-raises-18-mln-led-by-canvas-ventures/

Dec 12 2016

Arthro Therapeutics garners $2.2 million in capital for its "digital" arthritis care platform, apparently treats more than just fingers and toes.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/arthro-therapeutics-digital-arthritis/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38990461&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_B64b2MMxRxTB0bDplRCFdxZdsLfFyVN0rGSktvqVsngOY6bqOgCMFkRKsVH1QIkdNvtg9lyDNiJN_wexHJi98Y-0MxT4sqXAKx_ova0y2e4bw4WU&_hsmi=38990461

Dec 12 2016

Emanate Wireless is picking up some good vibrations from investors, adding $1.5 in funding to support its software that monitors the status and utilization of health care assets.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/cleveland-it-healthcare-startup-emanate-wireless-nets-1-5-mln/

Dec 12 2016

Augmedix has raised $23 million in additional capital. Augmedix offers a "smartglass" physician productivity platform, which certainly won't interfere with physician workflow and be quickly adopted, not. The investors might need some smart glass.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/augmedix-snags-23-mln/

Dec 12 2016

Crossover Health, an operator of onsite and near-site employee clinics, has added $92 million in new funding.

http://www.socaltech.com/crossover_health_gets_9_m_investment/s-0068333.html

Dec 09 2016

Prevalence of Chronic Conditions Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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A Centers for Disease Control brief examines geographic variation in the number of and spending on Medicare beneficiaries with six or more chronic conditions.

Dec 08 2016

Incentives to Reduce Use of Low-value Services

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Research published at the National Bureau of Economic Research examines Oregon's use of a value-based insurance design to reduce utilization of low-value services.

Dec 07 2016

PatientPing garners $31.6 million in fresh funding for its "community of providers" platform.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/12/patientping-rakes-in-31-6-mln-series-b/

Dec 07 2016

On the heels of a raise a month earlier, doctor on demand vendor Heal has raised another $14.8 million from Fidelity.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/12/heal-adds-investment-from-fidelity/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=38842546&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9KBZ0eCvGona0jN2FccQz2WM-v9Q8mZn_8lMDMUMst63HtmGn-xo3DiYUx0bEC7WWL4r49tvHTBqIW3AFuhnKYPRsC98gWb812WtakMHTwbYQI5E0&_hsmi=38842546&rf=1