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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.

Dec 02 2014

According to a recent Gallop Poll, a third of Americans say they have put off seeking medical care in the last 12 months due to costs, often for what they consider serious conditions.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/179774/cost-barrier-americans-medical-care.aspx
Dec 02 2014

CareLinx, an online service to connect patients and caregivers, has received an undisclosed investment from the Ziegler Link-age fund.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/ziegler-linkage-fund-invests-in-home-care-startup-carelinx/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f4aaa3ea73-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f4aaa3ea73-67648197
Dec 02 2014

A study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reviews wellness program evaluations and finds that they can have a positive ROI.

http://journals.lww.com/joem/Citation/2014/09000/Do_Workplace_Health_Promotion__Wellness__Programs.6.aspx
Dec 01 2014

MediStream, a developer of billing cycle applications for health care providers, has received $2 million in capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/automated-healthcare-billing-developer-medistreams-raising-2m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=74cd70e2d5-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-74cd70e2d5-67648197
Nov 30 2014

LabCorp and Envision are investing $15 million in Vivify, which has yet another remote patient monitoring platform.

http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/strategic-investors-labcorp-envision-put-15m-remote-patient-monitoring-star/2014-11-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Nov 30 2014

Healthspot, the health kiosk maker which has recently entered into some big partnerships, is seeking an additional $6 million in investment.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/fast-growing-telehealth-kiosk-maker-healthspot-raising-6m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9da21eb07d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9da21eb07d-67677117
Nov 26 2014

Cue has pulled in $7.5 million to develop its home lab test in a box to allow patients to track genetic and other biomarkers.  That is my cue to say something snarky, but it speaks for itself.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/19/cue-series-a/
Nov 26 2014

Everyday Health, the consumer-oriented health website, has acquired DoctorDirectory.com, a pharmaceutical marketing company, for $65 million.

http://corporate.everydayhealth.com/investors-relations/press-releases/press-release-details/2014/Everyday-Health-Acquires-DoctorDirectory-to-Offer-Strengthened-ROI-based-Marketing-Solutions-for-the-Healthcare-Professional-Market/default.aspx
Nov 26 2014

A new Cochrane Library meta-review finds little strong evidence on what techniques work best or at all to improve medication adherence.

http://www.dailyrx.com/medication-adherence-was-low-among-many-patients-and-researchers-were-unsure-how-increase-it
Nov 26 2014

Sharecare is purchasing Quality Health, a provider of consumer health product discounts, to boost its own website  offering personalized wellness products and services.

http://www.mmm-online.com/sharecare-scales-up-again-with-qualityhealth-buy/article/385055/
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