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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 13 2014

A study in JAMA is the latest to recognize the health burdens that caregiving by family or friends may place on the caregiver and to suggest things that can be done to alleviate those burdens.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1840211
Mar 13 2014

Validic has raised $1.2 million for its software designed to help retrieve data from patient wearable devices and other sources.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/03/validic-expands-management-team-raises-1-25m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7a09f849e6-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-7a09f849e6-67648197
Mar 12 2014

An analysis in JAMA finds that most discontinued trials are not published, often because they were likely showing negative interim results.  The analysis also shows that patient recruitment is a major issue.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1840235
Mar 12 2014

In a bid to expand its wellness business, Quest Labs is buying Summit Health, which provides onsite screening services, primarily for employers.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140311/NEWS/303119942?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzZDL1dCbkJiYkY0M3hlMENvamtVZER1UT0=&utm_source=link-20140311-NEWS-303119942&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily&utm_name=top#
Mar 12 2014

Nextimage, which provides radiology management services primarily for workers' compensation, has acquired WorkWell, which offers services related to prevention of soft-tissue and musculoskeletal injuries.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/03/chrysalis-ventures-backed-nextimage-completes-workwell-acquisition/
Mar 11 2014

Here is an extreme warning of the danger of defective HIT products; Cerner has apparently paid over $100 million in an arbitration award stemming from a dispute with a North Dakota hospital using Cerner's software.

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/03/10/4878599/cerner-settled-dispute-with-1062.html
Mar 11 2014

In the very odd category, research in JAMA suggests that having a casino open or expand is correlated with a decrease in rates of childhood obesity among Native Americans.  No explanation provided.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1835503
Mar 11 2014

NCQA has updated its standards for recognition as a medical home and announced it has certified about 6800 sites for medical home status.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PracticeManagement/PracticeManagement/44700
Mar 11 2014

CMS has withdrawn its controversial proposed changes to the Part D drug benefit program, which would have limited preferred networks and changed formularies.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/10/us-usa-healthcare-medicare-idUSBREA2706420140310
Mar 10 2014

A study in the Journal of Health Economics finds that modest copays on coverage provided to low-income persons might deter excessive unnecessary utilization.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167629613001409
Mar 10 2014

iRxReminder has raised in $250,000 in seed money for its medication adherence app.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/03/irxreminder-gets-250000-in-seed-funding/
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