BetterDoctor has raised $10 million to help patients get more information for referrals and doctor visits and schedule appointments.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/betterdoctor-raises-10m-health-provider-referral-platform/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=446a8ce20b-RSS_Daily+Top+Stories&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-446a8ce20b-67648197In the we are being told what we already know, but when are we going to do something about it department, a report from NIHCR finds that hospital outpatient departments…
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Expedite Healthcare has raised $350,000 to expedite the growth of its business of offering supplemental health plans that fill in for consumers with large deductibles.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/expedite-healthcares-wellness-steroids-giving-new-definition-preventative-healthcare/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2680904d5f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2680904d5f-67648197A review of interventions to prevent hospital readmissions for heart failure diagnoses finds that certain types may be effective.
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PriceWaterhouseCooper's Health Research institute release a projection on medical trend projections for employer-based health plans for 2015, showing a continued significant cost rise, which likely will translate to higher premiums…
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Physicians Interaction, a provider of mobile information tools for doctors which is controlled by Merck, is acquiring MedHelp, which has mobile capabilities aimed at health consumers.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/physicians-interactive-acquires-mobile-health-forum-consolidation-move/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=68b9c132c8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-68b9c132c8-67648197ZocDoc, which helps patients find doctors and schedule appointments, has raised an additional $152 million at an apparent valuation of $1.6 billion, with the new funds to be used to expand into wellness for the employer market. Another absurd investment and valuation.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/zocdoc-fresh-capital-raise-follows-move-employer-wellness-space/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=68b9c132c8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-68b9c132c8-67648197Grand Rounds has raised an additional $40 million to continue development of its platform to help connect patients and specialists.
http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/grand-rounds-collects-another-40-million-connect-5-million-people-top-medical-specialists/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=68b9c132c8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-68b9c132c8-67648197An article in the Wall Street Journal, based on data from Innovalon, finds that the new enrollees through the insurance exchanges have much higher rates of chronic and other illnesses than projected, likely explaining the proposed increases in 2015 premium rates in many states for exchange plans.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/sick-drawn-to-new-coverage-in-health-law-plans-1403656445?mod=WSJ_hp_RightTopStoriesSomething very odd is going on with health spending. Today’s significant downward revision to the first quarter GDP number is largely due to a massive rewrite of the contribution from health spending, from a 9% jump to an actual decrease. Who knows what is going on at the BEA, which produces the numbers, but an explanation would be nice.
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