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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 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
Apr 20 2017

Large Massachusetts health care provider and plan Partners Healthcare is acquiring Rhode Island hospital operator Care New England.  Whoopee, more provider consolidation.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/04/19/partners-acquire-care-new-england/RzMKRqTB5fbVkDi6dYHKdP/story.html
Apr 20 2017

Medicare Advantage risk-scoring vendor Arro Health is being acquired by a PE firm and its owned company, CIOX Health, for around $125 million.

https://www.pehub.com/buyouts/arrohealth-fetches-about-130mln/
Apr 19 2017

Clinical trial software vendor Medidata has acquired Mytrus, which offers an e-consent form capability.

http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/medidata-adds-econsent-to-cloud-platform-via-acquisition-mytrus?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0ROak1qWmxNVEJpTW1VeSIsInQiOiIwbFlhYnk2T1hoT1RVNHdhbDdGTm5EVHZkOE5BbHEzOTVGcWZzV0haekVqc2NPUkhDdFR6T2lWdTF0NDUwZm1JeUh5XC9NKzdKb2RtU09KbUpqR2ZxZ1ExNkZRUGg2bDRuSjYrQ1NDcXNDVnZObkNhZm4zd2I2UW42UlwvRll4VStFIn0%3D&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Apr 19 2017

Workers' compensation claims system vendor Mitchell International has acquired pharmacy PMOA, Inc. to expand its offerings.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170412/NEWS08/912312887/Claims-manager-Mitchell-International-expands-PBM-platform-PMOA-acquisition?utm_campaign=BI20170419WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Apr 19 2017

PE firm Warburg Pincus has purchased a controlling interest in urgent care center operator CityMD.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20170418/NEWS/170419866?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20170418-NEWS-170419866&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 19 2017

A provider of software and apps that help consumers resolve medical claim issues, Better, gets financially better by adding $1.1 in financing.

http://medcitynews.com/2017/04/better-raises-1-1m-service-help-individuals-correct-secure-health-insurance-claims/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=50915117&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9rRSbbv3DwOwHxrqEQ2qDchsIE5IIGSrmq87ljXVxmxhdZP9K2Yrr4i33LeMJOui2-3M-3Hj2siSYK_IO3n6Zk1NcbR_jIA3xV3Ek6VJTT8p3FcIg&_hsmi=50915117&rf=1