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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 30 2015

According to research published in Health Affairs, use by dual-eligibles of Federally Qualified Health Centers was associated with a lower rate of hospitalizations and ER use.

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/34/7/1147.abstract
Jul 30 2015

Fresh funding has been injected into medCPU; $8 million for its clinical decision support software.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/medcpu-closes-8-million-financing-continues-to-reinforce-leadership-position-in-clinical-decision-support-market-2015-07-14
Jul 30 2015

Looking for additional capital, Pager, which sells an app that lets patients request an at-home doctor or nurse, got an answer in the form of $14 million.

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2015/07/13/pager-raises-14-million-from-ashton-kutchers-sound-ventures-nea/
Jul 30 2015

MedTep, a Spain-based digital therapeutics company, has raised $2 million to help with global expansion.  Gee, they know health care buzzwords in Europe too.

http://www.barcinno.com/medtep-raises-2m-funding-good-for-barcelona-ehealth-sector/
Jul 30 2015

Arivale has arrived with a $36 million funding round that will facilitate faster growth for its wellness services.

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2015/07/14/with-36m-funding-arivale-walks-line-to-push-wellness-business/
Jul 30 2015

Landmark Hospitals, which operates long-term acute care facilities, has received a $12 million debt investment.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150715005921/en/Praesidian-Capital-Invest-12.0-Million-Senior-Subordinated#.Vbo_EM65fHg
Jul 29 2015

According to Markets & Markets, the HIT market will have almost $57 billion in revenue globally in 2017.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/healthcare-information-technology-171.html
Jul 29 2015

Cerner and partners are the apparent winners (and I say apparent because who would really want this disaster in waiting) of the DOD health information systems contract.  Means nothing as there will be protests, litigation, etc. for at least a year, for which Cerner should be grateful.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14edbaf215504f70
Jul 29 2015

Tyto Care has tied up $10 million in financing for its handheld telehealth diagnostic tool.  Open wide, no your wallet, not your mouth.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/telemedicine-startup-with-swiss-army-knife-of-handheld-diagnostic-devices-raises-11m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=448df3b070-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-448df3b070-67677117
Jul 29 2015

Kareo has raised a nice new chunk of change, $55 million, for growth of its business providing EHRs and revenue cycle software for smaller physician practices.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/kareos-55m-fundraise-draws-attention-to-it-support-needs-of-small-physician-practices/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=448df3b070-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-448df3b070-67677117
Jul 28 2015

2015 Medicare Trust Fund Report

http://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/ReportsTrustFunds/Downloads/TR2015.pdf
Jul 28 2015

According to research firm Markets & Markets the health care analytics business will have $18.7 billion in revenue by 2020, and worth every penny of it.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/14ed4b20b77a7aae