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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 07 2014

Greater use of health information technology by physicians lessens the amount of personal time they spend with patients, potentially decreasing both provider and patient satisfaction and lowering the quality of health care, according to a recent survey.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/increased-use-of-health-it-equates-to-less-face-time-with-patients-says-report.html
Apr 04 2014

According to research firm Global Industry Analysts the global market for health information technology will reach $66 billion by 2020, driven by desires for cost-savings, improvements in quality and new mobile technologies.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare_IT_market/electronic_health_record/prweb11718606.htm
Apr 04 2014

According to a study in the British Journal of General Practice, physicians tend to record higher blood pressures than do nurses, which likely reflects patient anxiety and may lead to over-diagnosis of hypertension.

http://bjgp.org/content/64/621/e223.full
Apr 03 2014

Another Government Accounting Office report highlights the delays and cost overruns associated with the Department of Defense's EHR projects.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662045.pdf
Apr 03 2014

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A study in the British Medical Journal following the health reform implementation in Massachusetts finds that providing insurance does not reduce 30-day hospital readmission rates.

Apr 03 2014

Riverside Company has invested in/acquired BeneSys, a large third-party administrator of employee health plans.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11723841.htm
Apr 03 2014

Great Hill Partners has made a $51 million investment in bSwift which builds public and private health insurance exchanges.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/great-hill-partners-invests-in-bswift/
Apr 03 2014

Tenex Capital has acquired Carex Health, which sells home medical equipment through mass retailers, and intends to combine it with portfolio company Roscoe Medical.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/04/tenex-capital-acquires-carex-health-brands-from-two-firms/
Apr 02 2014

3M has completed its acquisition of Treo Solutions, which provides data analytics and other services to health plans and provider systems, and will combine the company with its Health Information group, which primarily offers coding, episode grouping and revenue cycle services.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140402/NEWS/304029944?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzlDdmFCbkJiYkY0M3hlMGVwalVVZER1ST0=&utm_source=link-20140402-NEWS-304029944&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top
Apr 02 2014

Rite Aid is purchasing Health Dialog from BUPA  to advance its ability to help manage the care of patients with chronic illnesses.

https://www.riteaid.com/corporate/news?p_p_id=riteaidpressreleases_WAR_riteaidpressreleasesportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-3&p_p_col_pos=2&p_p_col_count=3&_riteaidpressreleases_WAR_riteaidpressreleasesportlet_action=getNewsRoomDetail&itemNumber=1772
Apr 01 2014

Magellan Health Services is acquiring CDMI which provides clinical pharmacy and rebate management programs for managed care organizations, for an aggregate price of between $200-360 million.

http://ir.magellanhealth.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=836743
Apr 01 2014

Icon, a large clinical research organization, is acquiring Adaptiv Solutions, which makes software to aid in performing clinical trials.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/03/icon-agrees-to-acquire-pe-backed-aptiv-solutions-for-143-5-mln/