Select Medical, backed by a PE firm, is buying the Concentra unit of Humana for over $1 billion. Concentra operates urgent care and workers' comp clinics.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20150323/NEWS/150329983?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150323-NEWS-150329983&utm_campaign=mh-alertA study in Health Affairs on reference-based pricing finds it can reduce costs, at least for cataract surgery.
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Medacheck got a check made out for $1.1 million to support its medication adherence app.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/03/medacheck-raises-1-5m-medication-adherence-platform/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6156f097fc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-6156f097fc-67648197PWC's Health Research Institute gives us its version of five on five--five health care trends to watch as the the reform law turns five.
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IBM has invested in specialty-oriented EHR vendor Modernizing Medicine, with the goal of encouraging more use of the Watson cognitive engine in health care.
http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/IBM-Invests-in-Specialty-Specific-EHR-Vendor-50020-1.html?utm_campaign=daily-mar%2020%202015&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae4039868%3A3722900a%3A&st=emailThe Altarum Institute publishes a report describing the current state and the potential of telemedicine.
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In an investment that may not suit it to a "t", Bioscrip has raised $62.5 million in a private placement of convertible notes to support its prescription home infusion business.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bioscrip-raises-625-million-in-private-placement-of-convertible-preferred-stock-and-announces-plan-for-20-million-rights-offering-300047294.htmlContinuing a trend of firms lacking funding for letters in their names, Independa has raised $6.1 million to help secure an independent future and serve the senior market with remote monitoring technology.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/10/Independa-city-hill-ventures-LG-Electronics-senior/Indiana-based HC1 has raised $14.4 million more to help with its cloud-based software platform to support and track business relationships among participants in the health system.
http://www.ibj.com/articles/52251-can-hc1-become-the-salesforcecom-of-health-care?utm_source=this-week-in-ibj&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2015-03-14#.VQRQRG7st8E.twitterClinical Ink has inked agreements for additional funding to support its clinical trial site software and is acquiring CentrosHealth, which has mobile software for patients participating in clinical trials.
https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/clinical-ink-racks-up-venture-funding-also-merges-with-centroshealth/About this Blog
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. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.