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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.

Aug 19 2014

Mednax, a national practice management company focusing on pediatrics, is acquiring MedData, a vendor of revenue cycle management systems and services.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/08/mednax-to-buy-baird-capital-backed-meddata/
Aug 19 2014

A report from the Commission on Medicaid Access and Payment finds that while Medicaid recipients have high rates of ER use, most of it is justified.

https://a7d050c2-a-10078ef1-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/macpac.gov/macpac/publications/MACFacts-EDuse_2014-07.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cpM-3ETcAl2YybMthLJVHTlGUFFKO7ohSuRVHX1ULNlZFwQRYLpauM1BiPh1NyFhDcUXeKrDzg_ASoFwz6eGqqcFdUgujjVjiSpfSpuzFzO51XgMhohcCr0xgJhQnp6JYlxeAp_G4R399zLSP2HshaPbQszwGnLTuZZzhwifE6z-bG_Ct-etKrKmo9TO6c_nArUfbUWJ0uv0kAG03Fk4NDo0H0wYULzxjR99ukUUQ4-ESaGBPA%3D&attredirects=1
Aug 19 2014

GetWellNetwork, a vendor of patient engagement software, has acquired Marbella Technologies, which offers software to help providers capture patient feedback.

http://www.getwellnetwork.com/news/getwellnetwork-acquires-marbella-technologies
Aug 19 2014

Private equity firm GTCR has acquired XIFIN, which provides cloud-based software and connectivity for diagnostic labs.  The name is about as opaque as the business description.

http://www.xifin.com/news/press-releases/2014/gtcr-acquires-xifin
Aug 18 2014

The market for systems and services to order drugs and manage medication therapies will grow to $1.6 billion by 2019, according to Markets and Markets.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/medication-management-market-107137346.html
Aug 18 2014

Enclara Health, a large hospice pharmacy provider, has acquired excelleRx, in the same line of business.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/08/enclara-health-consonance-capital-buy-hospice-services-companies/
Aug 18 2014

$1.83 million has been invested in Geneva Healthcare, which aims to collect data from cardiac devices.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/08/geneva-healthcare-picks-up-1-83-mln/
Aug 18 2014

Validic has gotten an additional $5 million for its business of aggregating health data from various sources, including wearables and personal medical records.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/validation-validic-investors-put-5m-behind/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a5277035f8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-a5277035f8-67648197
Aug 18 2014

Acupera, whose product mines data from EHRs and other sources to help guide physician care, has raised $4 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/08/acupera-pulls-4m-help-health-providers-better-understand-patients/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=a5277035f8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-a5277035f8-67648197
Aug 18 2014

In a very important development for telemedicine, the Federation of State Medical Boards is working on a multi-state licensure compact for doctors that would avoid the current hassles for physicians who see patients remotely in multiple states.

http://www.fsmb.org/Media/Default/PDF/Publications/07%2025%202014%20FSMB%20statement%20on%20draft%20compact_FINAL.pdf
Aug 17 2014

This is not, I repeat, not a joke.  A company called Beam Technologies has raised $5 million for its "smart" toothbrush, which apparently has an IQ higher than the people making this investment.  The toothbrush can help users track their dental hygienie.

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2014/08/louisville-based-beam-technologies-moving.html?page=all
Aug 15 2014

WageWorks, a vendor of health plan administrative services, has acquired Conexis from Word & Brown Companies for $118 million.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20140805/NEWS03/140809924?tags=%7C307%7C65%7C74%7C285
Aug 15 2014

Tract Manager, a provider of contract management services for health systems, is buying MDBuyline, which offers purchasing assistance to the same market.

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2014/aug/06/tractmanager-purchases-md-buyline/
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