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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.

Oct 16 2014

MergeWorthRx, which was formed to consolidate certain health care sectors, has acquired AeroCare, which is a leading provider of home respiratory services.

https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/mergeworthrx-to-merge-with-pe-backed-aerocare/
Oct 16 2014

Welltok has raised yet more capital, this time $25 million putatively to expand its CafeWell tool set for wellness programs.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/10/welltok-raises-25-million/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fe88bf72e3-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-fe88bf72e3-67677117
Oct 15 2014

$8 million has been invested in Viewics, yet another health care data analytics business to help providers gather and use data.

https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/canvas-venture-fund-leads-8-mln-funding-for-viewics/
Oct 15 2014

Hello Doctor has collected $700,000 to develop a mobile app to help patients collect and share data with providers.

https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/medical-app-hello-doctor-inks-700k/
Oct 15 2014

Mainsail Partners has invested in Playmaker CRM, which provides software for the post-acute market.

http://www.mainsailpartners.com/mainsail-partners-invests-playmaker-crm/?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuKTMZKXonjHpfsX77u8oT%2Frn28M3109ad%2BrmPBy%2B2oUAWp8na%2BqWCgseOrQ8klULV8i4W80YrKQ%3D
Oct 14 2014

Alphaeon, which helps doctors provide wellness services and products to patients, has acquired exclusive license rights to TouchMD, which offers physicians products to help educate patients.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alphaeon-acquires-exclusive-worldwide-licensing-rights-to-touchmd-227216371.html
Oct 14 2014

Someone needs to check the water in Silicon Valley, Thync has received $13 million for its wearable device that senses your mood and can supposedly apply ultrasound or electricity to make you feel calmer or more energetic.  I am thyncing that the investors tried it on and it actually works to make you dumber.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/08/thync-has-raised-13m-to-change-your-mood-with-ultrasound-waves-and-electricity/
Oct 14 2014

In a FAQ release, HHS opines on reference pricing and narrow networks for grandfathered plans, suggesting that in most cases amounts over the reference price don't have to be counted toward the maximum out-of-pocket cost.

http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-aca21.html
Oct 14 2014

Lucent Health Solutions, which intends to develop a more "data-driven" administrative service for self-funded health plans, has acquired North American Administrators, a traditional TPA.

http://www.lucent-health.com
Oct 14 2014

Diplomat Pharmacy, which manages specialty medications, has gone public with a $170 million offering.

https://www.pehub.com/2014/10/diplomat-pharmacy-unveils-ipo/
Oct 10 2014

A survey in JAMA Internal Medicine finds that most hospitals agree that public reporting on performance measures stimulates quality improvement at their hospital, but quality officers and others are less like to agree with this than are CEOs.  Those most involved and most knowledgeable seem the least impressed by the value of quality reporting.

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1910548&utm_source=Silverchair%20Information%20Systems&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ArchivesofInternalMedicine%3AOnlineFirst10%2F06%2F2014&utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14451240&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9fmQSRGEpFLBEW7qWx7YsFqlaxVv6WVDY-ztx1zYM40OKuBfkHOOoisYmKIW2Ng-DMDwxOHBWb43dDFekA9x73wZRlEw&_hsmi=14451240
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