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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.

Jul 16 2014

NEA has invested $10 million in BetterDoctor, which helps patients find doctors and physicians attract patients.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/betterdoctor-closes-10-million-series-110000386.html
Jul 16 2014

Captricity, which focuses on converting paper-based information to electronic form, has raised $10 million.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/07/technology-company-aspiring-salesforce-com-healthcare-raises-10-million/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6067cc4c1c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-6067cc4c1c-67648197
Jul 16 2014

OB Hospitalist Group has secured $8 million in equity to support its hospital OB-GYN staffing business.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/07/ob-hospitalist-group-raises-8m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6067cc4c1c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-6067cc4c1c-67648197
Jul 16 2014

Starpoint Health, an operator of ambulatory surgery centers in California, has been recapitalized by Monroe Capital and Caltius Equity Partners.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/07/monroe-capital-backs-caltius-equity-partners-recap-of-starpoint-health/
Jul 15 2014

According to the federal government, it made over $100 billion in improper payments last year, including $50 billion in Medicare and $14 billion in Medicaid.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/9/improper-payments-by-federal-government-top-100b//
Jul 15 2014

Drug Free Solutions, which offers emotional wellness services, has received a $3 million investment from Premier Venture Partners.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/07/premier-venture-partners-backs-drug-free-solution/
Jul 15 2014

Canadian private equity firm Onex is close to buying workers' comp and general insurance services  firm York Services for over $1.3 billion dollars, according to reports.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/07/onex-nears-deal-for-york-risk-services-say-sources-reuters/
Jul 15 2014

Stung by research showing that patient-centered medical homes set up according to its standards provide little cost or quality improvement, the National Committee for Quality Assurance is seeking public comment on a revised set of standards to evaluate ambulatory care, called Patient-Centered Connected Care.

http://www.ncqa.org/Newsroom/NewsArchive/2014NewsArchive/NewsReleasePCCCPublicComment.aspx
Jul 14 2014

A Kareo survey reveals that physicians' top HIT concern continues to be getting EHRs implemented and their cost.

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20140709-910491.html
Jul 14 2014

Allscripts has acquired Oasis Medical Solutions, a UK health information technology company.

http://www.ehealthnews.eu/industry/3991-allscripts-acquires-oasis-medical-solutions
Jul 14 2014

According to CareFirst, members in its medical home arrangements had significantly lower utilization of hospital and saved $130 million over expected costs.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/patient-centered-medical-home-program-shows-promising-quality-trends-and-continued-savings-on-expected-costs-266580761.html
Jul 14 2014

According to CB Insights, in the second quarter 971 venture fundings occurred with a total investment of $13.8 billion, the highest amount since 2001.

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/07/10/report-us-vc-funding-activity-higher-time-since-2001-growing/