Kevin Roche

Jul 14 2016

Caremerge gets $14 million in additional capital for its care coordination tools aimed at post-acute care.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343052/

Jul 14 2016

Docent Health, which offers a platform to help hospitals make patient stays consumer friendly, has added $15 million in fresh funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/3343120/

Jul 14 2016

2015 Health Spending According to the Office of the Actuary

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

The annual review of national health expenditures by the Office of the Actuary is out and 2015 was another year of growth above GDP.

Jul 14 2016

Health information security vendor Imprivata is being bought by a PE firm for a measly $544 million, even though it is losing money.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719958?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719958&utm_campaign=financedaily

Jul 14 2016

According to reinsurer Sun Life the most costly conditions from a stop-loss insurance perspective are cancer generally, leukemia, ESRD, congenital anomalies and early births, transplants and congestive heart failure.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/10-costliest-medical-conditions.html

Jul 14 2016

HealthTap, which allows physicians to share expertise, has acquired Docphin, which summarizes relevant research for doctors.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/healthtap-docphin-acquisition/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=31599659&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yUkxaDIvT6PnZd_fzQYkj5ss-7U9QC11pr9NBwkD9fIArDEAU3avcMkchyw4CGr3G0ejOpIccYd-hh9YTIInsSPnqoNJunIJzzWhRLC54YSEdb_E&_hsmi=31599659&rf=1

Jul 13 2016

High Cost Patients

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment

The American Health Policy Institute publishes a paper on dealing with high-cost patients.

Jul 13 2016

Telemedicine vendor Avizia has raised $11 million in new funding.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/telemedicine-company-avizia-grabs-11-mln/

Jul 13 2016

Evolent, which sells tools to help providers do value-based reimbursement and population health management and even start their own health plans, is paying $145 million for Valence Health, which does similar work. At least Evolent is using its over-valued stock for the deal and some cash.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160713/NEWS/160719971?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160713-NEWS-160719971&utm_campaign=am

Jul 12 2016

MedPAC Report on Medicare Issues, Part II

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Today we continue summarizing the issues covered by MedPAC in its recent annual report to Congress.

Jul 11 2016

MedPAC’s 2016 Report to Congress

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

In MedPAC's annual report to Congress on the Medicare program a number of current topics are covered.

Jul 08 2016

2016 Medicare Trustees Report

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The 2016 Medicare Trustees Report paints a grim picture of the funding status for Medicare benefits.

Jul 08 2016

Research in the Journal of the American Informatics Association finds that paper physician progress notes for hospitalized patients are more accurate than those in EHRs, but less comprehensive. The overall rate of accuracy is an astoundingly low 55%.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ehr/researchers-doc-note-accuracy-higher-paper-records-vs-newly-implemented-ehrs?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJKalkyUmtNVGs0WTJOaiIsInQiOiJIdEp2NlkxYXFtWm04UUFmeEVFWjM0c0VxWjBYZFQ5ZDlKc3F5UTcxNkFxVXM1Q1pBYXp1TFpiemNyc3pJdytcL3BRNVd4Sit6K2tjY3hkeUJDMFVFaDI0UE5TWWl6Y3M1TXk1S0xqdUhXTEk9In0%3D

Jul 07 2016