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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.

May 02 2016

Epic Health Services, a provider of pediatric services, is acquiring Care Resources, which helps special needs children.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3329250/
May 02 2016

Health information website Healthline Media is buying Medical News Today and MediLexicon, which also operate health web sites.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/healthline-media-buys/
Apr 28 2016

In a blockbuster deal Abbott is buying medical device maker St. Jude Medical for $25 billion.

http://www.massdevice.com/blockbuster-ma-abbott-pay-25b-st-jude-medical/
Apr 28 2016

Private equity firm Leonard Green is buying independent medical exam provider ExamWorks for $2.2 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3328842/
Apr 26 2016

In a major transaction in the health care analytics space, PE firm Veritas Capital is buying the health division of Verisk for a healthy $820 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/veritas-capital-to-buy-verisk-health-for-820-mln/
Apr 26 2016

Large hospital staffing firm Schumacher Clinical Partners is acquiring ECI Healthcare Partners, which is in the same business.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160422/NEWS/160429968?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160422-NEWS-160429968&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 26 2016

Nokia continues its push into health care with the acquisition of digital data collection and analysis firm Withings for 170 million euros.

http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/2016/04/26/nokia-plans-to-acquire-withings-to-accelerate-entry-into-digital-health?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpBNU9EYzJNMlU0TWpWaSIsInQiOiJjVjl4VzlHbzJUNnh5UjBhMTBlNWJ5YThOc3ROYUdaXC9mOTZ0RFZLajJaWk9lK0FQVXpPOXZOczdJVEZ0TmJCWWVsYmhHa1RkQnVWXC84c29mcm81NUtpXC9qcHROUGVqUWozY3BtbDVwSGxGMD0ifQ%3D%3D
Apr 26 2016

Augmedix has raised $17 million in new investment for its business of helping gather medical information for EHRs and other systems.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/health-systems-augmedix/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b2a22e45af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-b2a22e45af-408793005
Apr 26 2016

Practice management software vendor Inbox Health has acquired Cake Health which aggregates data for medical expense management.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/inbox-health-acquires-billing-transparency-tech-cakehealth/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=b2a22e45af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-b2a22e45af-408793005
Apr 25 2016

In truth, verily I say unto you HealthVerity has gathered $7 million in new capital to gather clinical data insights for drug companies and others.  No lie.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/04/healthverity-and-patient-data/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d2c94619f9-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-d2c94619f9-408793005&rf=1
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