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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.

Aug 04 2016

MedCurrent receives $2.8 million in additional funding for its clinical decision support software.

https://www.pehub.com/canada/2016/7/3343962/
Aug 03 2016

Canadian telecom firm Telus' health arm is buying Nightingale's Canadian EMR business for aboot $14 million.

http://www.mckesson.com/about-mckesson/newsroom/press-releases/2016/mckesson-health-solutions-extends-vbr-portfolio/
Aug 03 2016

Drug distributor McKesson has acquired Health QX, which offers providers and plans assistance with bundled and episode payment systems.

http://www.mckesson.com/about-mckesson/newsroom/press-releases/2016/mckesson-health-solutions-extends-vbr-portfolio/
Aug 03 2016

Merck has acquired a majority interest in Staywell, which offers health education materials in a variety of formats.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160711005372/en/Merck’s-Healthcare-Services-Solutions-Invests-Majority-Stake
Aug 02 2016

CureFit gets $15 million to develop apps to help consumers manage health conditions.  Gee, where I have heard about a business like that before.

https://www.thedollarbusiness.com/news/mukesh-bansals-curefit-bags-15-million-investment/47243
Aug 02 2016

Network Locum, which helps staff physicians at provider sites, attracts $7 million for growth capital.

https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/04/network-locum-bags-7m-to-grow-its-doctor-staffing-platform/
Aug 02 2016

Creo Wellness has raised $2.5 million in fresh funding.

http://form-d.findthecompany.com/l/332179/Creo-Wellness-LLC
Aug 02 2016

DreaMed Diabetes, whIch proVides perSonalized diaBetes plAns, hAs raiSed aN addiTional $3.3 milLion iN capiTal.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dreamed-diabetes-raises-33-million-from-norma-investments-and-a-strategic-investor-300303138.html
Aug 02 2016

Medstreaming, a vendor of software solutions for the cardiology, vascular and radiology specialties, is acquiring Physician Billing Partners which does revenue cycle management for the same vendors.

http://www.newscenter1.tv/story/32551513/medstreaming-announces-the-acquisition-of-revenue-cycle-management-provider-physician-billing-partners
Aug 01 2016

A PE firm is buying pharmacy benefit manager WellDyneRx, reportedly for around $1 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/08/carlyle-to-buy-welldynerx/
Jul 29 2016

Healthways, a model history lesson for current hyped companies, has sold its population health unit to Sharecare.  It appears that Healthways basically got nothing for the unit.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/07/sharecare-acquires-healthways-population-health-management/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=32252928&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8yQ0RhIjwUe7CBCZMFK41V6kn9l0QI4No10M1VXOn0nPkK_tDMbk9-LAsWuad9RRxZk3HNNqlkCNgvFWI97TxK_8uEKu-NiGOhBdefhPva70lJmD8&_hsmi=32252928&rf=1