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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.

Apr 14 2016

Midmark, a supplier of outpatient workflow software, is acquiring Versus Technology, which offers health care firms location technology, versus growing on its own.

http://www.versustech.com/rtls-news/press-releases/midmark-acquire-workflow-technology-firm-versus-technology-inc/
Apr 14 2016

Accruent is acquiring Mainspring Healthcare Solutions.  Both companies operate in the health care facility and asset management space.

http://www.accruent.com/news/accruent-acquires-mainspring-healthcare-solutions
Apr 14 2016

Lab IS provider Sunquest Information Systems is acquiring GeneInsight, which offers genetic test analysis and reporting software.

http://www.sunquestinfo.com/news-resources/sunquest-acquires-geneinsight-to-enhance-precision-medicine-capabilities/
Apr 14 2016

Universal patient identifier and registration software provider CrossChx isn't penalized for accruing $15 million in new capital.

https://crosschx.com/release/healthcare-startup-crosschx-raises-15-million-to-expand-unique-patient-identifier-across-the-u-s/
Apr 14 2016

Familia Dental Group, which has 31 dental clinics in five Midwest states, has received an undisclosed amount of capital investment from a PE firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3325527/
Apr 14 2016

CareDox gets $2.8 million in financing to help schools maintain student health records.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3325520/
Apr 12 2016

Livingo hasn't died, in fact it lives even better with a fresh $44.5 million in capital to expand its digital care management platform beyond diabetes.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160412/NEWS/160419980?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160412-NEWS-160419980&utm_campaign=am
Apr 11 2016

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In a quick turn of events, SwervePay has acquired StatPayMD, which has an app that helps patients understand their out-of-pocket costs for a medical service.

Apr 08 2016

It gives us great happiness to report that HealthJoy, a "virtual health care guide" has raised $3 million for virtually nothing.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-healthjoy-startup-funding-gohealth-20160406-story.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28168114&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_gncc-8RldRNLU5g6BmS-iHIRBrf25Ex7_sQH_gbn7QGofcCs098uw9DDxIqVLUZtBumLzCD2dYBaHLNeXdMAFYxvd_ECZhNq9_U3gFv8LaCdVL6M&_hsmi=28168114
Apr 08 2016

Inventiv, which was public once before, is going that way again, hoping to raise up to $500 million in an IPO.

http://www.fiercecro.com/story/inventiv-go-public-hopes-raise-500-million/2016-04-06?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWmpVME5HTXpZemM0WVdOayIsInQiOiJpMkt2RXlkXC9cL1NacUMxZW03YnQ0cytNTW03enZucHB3T1ZOQ1pXVmVQXC9CMFg2c1M5QXgzVFY0SFFUUzZiMWxxU2s4NWVTaVFjbzB4dnBicVZUbzZ6UTJ3V3o3KzRcL0l3dkZFMGV4Qk1VWEk9In0%253D