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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.

Apr 19 2015

meQuilibrium has balanced the books by adding $9 million in capital for its programs to help employees handle workplace stress.  I think I am finally getting a handle on this, the odder your name, the more likely you get funding.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/04/boost-sales-stress-resilience-workplace-program-mequilibrium-raises-9m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fc4b709474-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-fc4b709474-67648197
Apr 17 2015

PatientBond, a patient and member engagement company, has acquired c2b Horizons, which offers psychographic profiling.  imo u r going to c more like this.

http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/15/04/b5398942/patientbond-acquires-c2b-horizons-forming-first-patient-engagement-tech
Apr 16 2015

Predictive analytics vendor PatientRoute Systems has acquired $7 million in fresh capital to help hospitals use resources more effectively.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/03/serial-entrepreneur-raises-7m-double-size-predictive-analytics-business-improve-surgical-capacity-planning/
Apr 16 2015

Mansa Capital has financed a buyout of Accreon, which helps health organizations manage data.

https://www.pehub.com/canada/2015/01/30/mansa-capital-finances-mbo-of-healthcare-services-company-accreon/
Apr 16 2015

Health Care Excel, a seller of clinical consulting and quality improvement services, is acquiring data analytics vendor Valiant Health.

http://www.hce.org/health-care-excel-enhances-data-analytics-offering-through-acquisition/
Apr 15 2015

Advanced Practice Strategies garnered $12 million in new investments to practice advancing its strategy of offering an e-learning and talent management platform for providers.

http://www.aps-web.com/news/advanced-practice-strategies-inc-completes-12m-series-c-financing
Apr 15 2015

Quality Systems, an EHR and revenue cycle management firm, has acquired Gennius Systems, which offers data analytics, for an undisclosed price.  Obviously these genniuses can't spell.

http://investor.qsii.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=905585
Apr 15 2015

Honor Technology has captured a $20 million investment to match seniors with providers of in-home care, calling itself the Uber of senior care.  I'm unterwhelmed.

http://recode.net/2015/04/02/andreessen-horowitz-leads-20-million-round-for-honor-to-take-care-of-seniors/
Apr 15 2015

A survey from the Harris organization, sponsored by Ricoh, suggests that patients appreciate providers who minimize paperwork and avoid doing it during patient visits.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/with-hospitals-drowning-in-paperwork-patients-look-to-internet-for-treatment-300064681.html
Apr 15 2015

Arcadia Healthcare Solutions solved an important need by getting $13 million in new capital to support its EHR-related consulting business and data analytics services.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/04/arcadia-nets-13-mln/
Apr 15 2015

After years of procrastinating, Congress has enacted a permanent change to physician reimbursement under Medicare, but the law contains a number of other interesting provisions, the most significant of which may turn out to be mandating copays on MedSupp policies.

http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/faq-could-congress-be-ready-to-fix-medicare-pay-for-doctors-2/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=17093966&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86G-f70VeaMEtrKi30CNYYc19R5XHQbt9fK8Wijv5sA226KLMz5dIkkJrFUdAAkgP2AMoydZqxaN5Kq-ZjMEK-nr5-cA&_hsmi=17093966