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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.

Apr 29 2014

Alignment Healthcare has secured a $125 million financing commitment from General Atlantic to roll out its population health management tools.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/general-atlantic-invests-125-mln-in-alignment-healthcare/
Apr 29 2014

Big Health, a UK-based provider of software and care plans to help with sleep problems, has raised $3.3 million.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/london-digital-health-startup-big-health-scores-3-3-mln/
Apr 29 2014

Doximity, the online network aimed at physicians, has raised a $54 million Series C round.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/doximity-raises-54-mln-from-dfj-t-rowe-price-others/
Apr 29 2014

Liberate Health, which provides tablet-based software to facilitate care plan discussions with patients, has been acquired by NextJ Systems.

http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/CRM-Vendor-Targets-Patient-Engagement-in-Acquisition-47930-1.html?utm_campaign=daily-apr%2029%202014&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&ET=healthdatamanagement%3Ae2610690%3A3722900a%3A&st=email
Apr 29 2014

Tuven Health Analytics has acquired Fortel Analytics which makes software to identify potentially fraudulent health care claims.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20140428/Truven-Health-Analytics-announces-acquisition-of-Fortel-Analytics-healthcare-fraud-technology.aspx
Apr 29 2014

According to an iVantage Health Analytics report, rural hospitals are far less expensive than urban ones for the same diagnoses and deliver just as good a quality and patient satisfaction.

http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/program_results_reports/2014/rwjf412688
Apr 29 2014

Cigna has released the 8th annual report on high deductible plans, finding that costs were 12% lower for members in those plans and they were much more likely to engage in activities like completing an HRA.

http://newsroom.cigna.com/images/9022/874630_ExecutiveSummary_FINAL.pdf
Apr 26 2014

Medical Device company Zimmer Holdings is buying Biomet for over $13 billion, creating a powerhouse in orthopedic devices.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/zimmer-to-buy-pe-backed-biomet-for-13-35-bln/
Apr 26 2014

Consonance Capital Partners has recapitalized Enclara Health, a provider of hospice pharmacy services.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/consonance-capital-partners-completes-recap-of-enclara-health/
Apr 26 2014

Hearst Health continued its health care acquisition spree, acquiring CareInSync, a maker of software that aids collaboration across care teams in different settings.

http://mobihealthnews.com/32462/hearst-health-acquires-care-transition-software-maker-careinsync/
Apr 24 2014

Altarum's report on health spending as of February 2014 shows 6.7% year-over-year growth, with the highest rate of growth in drug spending, followed by hospital inpatient and home health.  The overall growth rate is accelerating and is significantly higher than GDP growth.

http://altarum.org/sites/default/files/uploaded-related-files/CSHS-Spending-Brief_April%202014.pdf