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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.

Jul 18 2016

Azalea Health has raised another $10.5 million to support its flowering  business of servicing physician practices.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/07/azalea-health-scores-10-5-mln-series-b/
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

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

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