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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.

Mar 18 2015

Health care cost and utilization manager Magellan Health is acquiring 4D pharmacy systems for about $55 million to add a new dimension to its drug benefit management capabilities.

http://ir.magellanhealth.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=902196
Mar 18 2015

Orb Health has "rounded"-up investors to provide $650,000 in seed money for a portal providing physicians with various data on a patient, including from wearables, EHRs, etc.  Outside my sphere of expertise.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/03/orbhealth-unveils-visualization-tool-help-consumers-understand-lab-results-communicate-w-mds/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4ed782b703-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-4ed782b703-67677117
Mar 18 2015

Conversa Health has talked investors into handing it $2.5 million for its digital patient-provider communication tool.  Conversely, it's only the 80th company offering that functionality.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/03/conversa-health-pulls-2-5m-funding-appoints-cto-forms-medical-advisory-board/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=4ed782b703-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-4ed782b703-67677117
Mar 17 2015

Health Catalyst has catalyzed investors to put another $70 million into its business of data warehousing and analytics.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/norwest-leads-funding-round-for-health-catalyst/
Mar 16 2015

Liaison Technologies has connected for another round of financing from Merck Ventures for its cloud-based data integration and management services, bringing total funding to $90 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/merck-global-health-innovation-fund-backs-liaison-technologies/
Mar 16 2015

Reltio has raised real money, $10 million, for its data-as-a-services business.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/reltio-raises-10-mln-from-crosslink-and-406/
Mar 14 2015

Eli Global, a health care information technology firm, has had its eye on IO Practicewear, which sells software for ophthalmology practice management, and is purchasing the firm.

http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2015/02/27/io-practiceware-acquired-by-eli-global-a-601816.html#.VQQ6j0K4l7M
Mar 14 2015

Decision Resources has decided to purchase Activate Networks, which identifies thought leaders in the life sciences.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/decision-resources-group-acquires-activate-networks-300043621.html
Mar 14 2015

Almost Family has a new child, after purchasing WillCare, another home health provider.

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/02/25/almost-family-plans-second-largest-acquisition-in.html
Mar 14 2015

In a private equity trade, KKR is buying Air Medical from Bain Capital for around $2 billion.  Air Medical provides emergency helicopter transport.

http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/167506/kkr-to-buy-air-medical-in-a-2b-deal-from-bain-capital
Mar 13 2015

Summit Behavioral Healthcare has received an undisclosed investment from Flexpoint Ford to support its addiction treatment and behavioral health centers.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/03/flexpoint-ford-to-invest-in-summit-behavioral-healthcare/