Kevin Roche

Jun 04 2015

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds differences in patients readmitted soon after hospital discharge versus those readmitted later in a 30-day window, informing strategies to prevent readmissions.

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2299852

Jun 04 2015

Packing in some more capital, PillPack has raised $50 million to build pharmacies that use its technology to customize medication packages.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/pillpack-grabs-50-mln-in-crv-led-round/

Jun 04 2015

For reasons that only it could possibly fathom, drug maker Teva has apparently invested tens of millions in American Well, another commodity provider of telemedicine services.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/teva-telemedicine-startup-american-well/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0d6c0fd098-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0d6c0fd098-67677117

Jun 04 2015

Behavioral health facility company Acadia Healthcare has purchased three companies in the same space, two in the UK.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150603/NEWS/150609961

Jun 04 2015

McKesson has completed the sale of its care management business to private equity firm Comvest Partners and Mosaic Health. The business will be named AxisPoint Health.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150602006046/en/Comvest-Partners-Acquires-McKesson-Care-Management-Business#.VW8u6s65fHh

Jun 04 2015

Aspiring for better things, Aspire Health raises $15 million in additional capital for its home and outpatient palliative care services.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/06/oak-hcft-leads-series-c-round-for-aspire-health/

Jun 03 2015

Hospital Prices Are Still Rising Rapidly for Commercial Health Plans

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According to a New York Times analysis, hospitals are continuing to raise prices at a healthy, or depending on your perspective, unhealthy clip.

Jun 02 2015

Fitbit is seeking $478 million in an IPO.

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/fitbit-seeks-478-million-in-ipo-50628-1.html?utm_campaign=accountable_care_final-jun%202%202015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae4490577%3A3722900a%3A&st=email

Jun 02 2015

Medicare Advantage Risk-Coding

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A new paper at the National Bureau of Economics suggests that Medicare Advantage plans' risk-score coding gains them billions in additional revenue.

Jun 01 2015

Source Medical, which offers software and billing services to outpatient surgery centers and rehab facilities, has acquired LaClaro, which provides workflow automation tools.

http://sourcemed.net/sourcemedical-and-laclaro-announce-partnership/index.php

Jun 01 2015

No longer going solo, health kiosk provider SoloHealth, strikes a deal with the Cleveland Clinic pursuant to which it will change its name to Pursuant Health and receive $2.4 million in new financing.

http://mobihealthnews.com/43597/solohealth-now-pursuant-health-raises-2-4m-partners-with-cleveland-clinic/

Jun 01 2015

Trialbee accesses $5 million in new funding to support the entry into the US of its clinical trial patient recruitment business.

Jun 01 2015

The United States Does Not Waste a Third of its Health Spending

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

A widely disseminated and perpetuated myth is that the United States wastes one-third of its health spending. Focus on this lie distracts from finding real improvements for the system.

Jun 01 2015

Careport has raised $2 million to aid in development of its post-acute care transitions business.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/05/health-it-startup-nets-2m-to-expand-post-acute-care-transition-tool/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=0f1a9d5f0b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-0f1a9d5f0b-67648197

May 29 2015