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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.

Feb 25 2015

Sikka Software pulls in $5.5 million for its analytics platforms for small provider groups, mostly in dental and veterinary practices.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/practice-management-software-business-raises-5-5m-expand-non-physician-healthcare-practices/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=46b2d12493-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-46b2d12493-67648197
Feb 24 2015

According to a survey from Vitals, belonging to their health plan's network is far and away the primary factor in selecting a doctor and only 30% are fully satisfied with their current physician.

http://www.vitals.com/about/posts/press-center/press-releases/seventy-percent-americans-just-arent-doctor-patient-relationship
Feb 24 2015

Investors have, not rashly we hope, have put a fresh $5 million into teledermatology company Iagnosis.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/teledermatology-business-targets-5m-to-roll-out-dermatologists-on-call-app/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e0c19c0d87-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-e0c19c0d87-67648197
Feb 23 2015

HIT company Nexus AG has purchased quCare Solutions from Symphony Technologies to expand its EHR offerings in Europe.

http://www.qucare.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=273:qucare-solutions-finds-new-strategic-partner-in-nexus-ag&catid=1:news&Itemid=66
Feb 23 2015

Continuing a trend of provider systems looking to become insurers, Ascension Health is buying a Michigan Health insurer, U.S. Health and Life Ins. Co., for $50 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150220/NEWS/150229987?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=am&mh=
Feb 22 2015

2016 Medicare Advantage Call Letter

http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Health-Plans/MedicareAdvtgSpecRateStats/Downloads/Advance2016.pdf
Feb 21 2015

Jintronix gets up to $5 million for its rehab and physical therapy software business.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/02/jintronix-raising-5m-scale-digital-pt-assessment-tool-business/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9fb75d3048-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9fb75d3048-67648197
Feb 20 2015

According to research in the British Medical Journal, primary care doctors who dress more formally are often more trusted by and develop better rapport with patients, although the results may vary by age, specialty and other demographic factors.

http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/1/e006578.abstract?sid=17a0d689-f452-4247-a8fa-e1fe9348ffc0
Feb 20 2015

Apervita, formerly Pervasive Health, has obtained $18 million in new financing for its data analytics business.

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Big-Financing-for-Young-Analytics-Vendor-49649-1.html?utm_campaign=analytics%20smart%20list-feb%2018%202015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae3860672%3A3722900a%3A&st=email
Feb 20 2015

The latest Mark Farrah Associates report indicates that from the 3rd quarter of 2013 to the 3rd quarter of 2014 the seven largest health plan companies added 5.7 million members but had mixed profitability gains.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/14ba3998cbe2cf49
Feb 20 2015

A study in the Journal of Political Economy suggests that ERs that spend more get better quality outcomes, further confusing the relationship between health spending and quality outcomes.

http://press.uchicago.edu/journals/jpe/forthcoming.html?journal=jpe
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