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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 26 2016

Telemedicine provider InTouch health is acquiring tele-neurology provider AcuteCare Telemedicine.

http://hitconsultant.net/2016/08/18/intouch-health-acquires-acutecare-telemedicine/
Aug 25 2016

ClearCare gets $60 million to growth its home care agency software business.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/08/clearcare-racks-up-60-mln-in-battery-led-round/
Aug 25 2016

CRF Health is acquiring Entra Health, both companies are in the business of offering technology solutions to assist with clinical trials.

http://resources.crfhealth.com/h/i/276102966-crf-health-acquires-entra-health-a-global-leader-in-digital-health-solutions
Aug 24 2016

According to research in PLOS, physicians only look at about half of computerized messages from pharmacists and just one-third of the time do they comply with a request that they take some action regarding to drug therapies.

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/30349
Aug 24 2016

A Health Affairs article notes that health information exchange efforts are faltering, limiting the ability for providers and payers to broadly share clinical information.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/7/1204.abstract
Aug 23 2016

Stealthy, healthy, startup 98point6 has raised $11 million for its technology that will "dramatically" lower primary care costs, although it is not clear exactly how; something about doctors using technology to communicate with patients.  Kind of like Oscar was going to use technology to lower health insurance costs and oh, how is that working out?

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/stealthy-healthcare-startup-98point6-raises-11m-dramatically-lower-cost-primary-care/
Aug 23 2016

Viewics gets $10.5 million in capital to support a business of helping hospitals manage diseases better.

https://viewics.com/resources/viewics-secures-10-5-million-in-capital-closes-funding-to-bring-advanced-analytics-to-healthcare/
Aug 22 2016

Koko, no not the gorilla, has garnered $2.5 million in a Series A round for its app that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to bring emotional well-being to users.  Investors will need that app in a year or so.

https://www.thetrustedinsight.com/investment-news/omidyar-network-leads-25m-series-a-in-koko-20160809336/
Aug 22 2016

Woundtech, which helps payers manage wound care costs, has raised a fresh $40 million in funding.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/woundtech-wound-management-technology-company-closes-40-million-series-a-funding-round-by-aldrich-capital-partners-300311015.html
Aug 22 2016

Apple quietly continues its health care efforts, recently acquired health data company Gliimpse.

http://seekingalpha.com/news/3204677-fast-company-apple-quietly-acquired-health-data-company-gliimpse-earlier-year?source=email_rt_mc_readmore&uprof=45&dr=1#email_link
Aug 22 2016

Research in Health Affairs suggest that the US isn't the only place where cost-sharing for patients has increased; in most European countries patients are also experiencing higher out-of-pocket expenses.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/35/7/1204.abstract