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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.

Sep 16 2014

A company promising to make health care billing easier for consumers to deal with, iVinci Health, has raised $5 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/startup-ivinci-raises-5m-make-healthcare-billing-consumer-friendly/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7cb9a19660-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-7cb9a19660-67648197
Sep 15 2014

Cognizant, the large software services firm, is buying Trizetto, which specializes in developing and maintaining software for health care companies, for $2.7 billion.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101923737
Sep 12 2014

Nautic Partners has purchased All Metro Health Care Services for an undisclosed sum.  All Metro provides home and community care in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/nautic-partners-invests-in-all-metro-health-care-services/
Sep 12 2014

Keas is getting an additional $7.4 million in capital for its wellness business which uses a social networking platform and challenges to help people improve their health.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/keas-raises-7-7-million/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f7c1460eae-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f7c1460eae-67648197
Sep 12 2014

Propeller Health, maker of devices to track respiratory medication adherence, has raised $14.5 million, apparently from investors who aren't propeller heads.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/09/monitoring-company-track-asthma-copd-medication-use-attracts-14-5m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9c3f063a45-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9c3f063a45-67648197
Sep 11 2014

Livongo Health has added $10 million in investment for its mobile platform to help patients with diabetes.  CEO Glen Tullman was formerly CEO of AllScripts.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/livongo-health-raises-10-mln-series-a/
Sep 10 2014

Alignment Healthcare is purchasing Citizen's Choice, a Medicare Advantage plan in California, which marks an interesting change of direction for Alignment.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/citizens-choice-a-medicare-advantage-health-plan-purchased-by-alignment-healthcare-usa-274461101.html
Sep 10 2014

Team Health, the large physician staffing company, has purchased an anesthesiology group in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/09/mts-health-investors-sells-florida-gulf-to-bay-anesthesiology-associates/
Sep 08 2014

Telus Health, part of the large Canadian telecommunications company, has acquired ZRx Prescriber, a vendor of e-prescribing technology.

http://www.telushealth.com/news-and-events/news-releases/release/2014/09/03/telus-health-acquires-electronic-prescription-technology-zrx-prescriber-from-zoommed
Sep 08 2014

ESO Solutions, a provider of software to the emergency EHR segment, has acquired JefBar Billing, which provides revenue cycle management software and services to the same segment.

http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/ePCR-Electronic-Patient-Care-Reporting/press-releases/1975950-ESO-Solutions-Acquires-JefBar-Billing-and-Dispatch-Software/
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