Kaiser is selling its Archimedes health economics modeling and software division to Evidera, which is owned by Symphony Technology group.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140108/NEWS/301089956?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzRDdnlCbkJiYkY0M3hlMEtwaDBVZEQrQT0=&utm_source=link-20140108-NEWS-301089956&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=topA new brief from the Center for Studying Health System Change examines why people with private health insurance use the emergency room.
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MedPAC Fact Book on Dual Eligibles
https://a7d050c2-a-10078ef1-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/macpac.gov/macpac/publications/Duals_DataBook_2013-12.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7cqXKnTKnMoO1LMbUcJwnRCboSVMIN0Aia1jXRCf2XBKztKx-67zZ0O-OXhwEbYrQc_U4ij26iiqRuQ-Cq1qOyK1WWDWKm2vthI24Q_aw6dBlIHVP-gyujPcnu7WcsFrbMdYmX2XOZFqw2r6aa3uKqAHvhm-Cj-kZhZxtPdlpx4aL7HyZGDKJAwqwPsGrRT1uB-7EZSez3PkxA1DAq1i3Od9pMHv_2pPMcY9ag2qOM97PMEyoig%3D&attredirects=1About 60% of Americans rated their experience on the health care exchanges negatively in December according to a Gallup survey.
http://eba.benefitnews.com/health-insurance-exchange/news/nearly-60-of-uninsured-rate-hix-experience-as-negative-2738473-1.html?gpt_units=/HIX&utm_source=editorial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=utm_hix_010714&hixA systematic review of hospital inpatient clinic decision support systems in the BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making finds little evidence that they have a significant impact on health spending.
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2013 was a good year for venture-backed company exits, according to data from the National Venture Capital Association. There were 82 IPOs for such businesses during the year, the strongest since 2007. M & A exits were a little slower, with 377 acquisitions of venture-backed firms during the year. Health care IPOs and mergers were prominent.
http://www.nvca.orgDohmen, which provides a variety of business support services to companies in the medical technology and pharmaceutical industries, announced the acquisition of three firms doing business in the life sciences arena, Red Arrow Labs, ChemWare, and Clinical Path Consulting.
http://www.dohmen.com/press_release/dohmen-announces-the-acquisition-of-three-technology-companies-red-arrow-clinical-path-consulting-cpc-and-chemware/Examination of emergency room use by people who newly obtained coverage under Oregon's Medicaid lottery finds a significant increase, usually for non-emergent conditions.
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Healthcare Data Solutions, which maintains databases of provider information, is acquiring StratCenter, which is in a similar business.
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140103/NEWS/301039957?AllowView=VDl3UXk1TzRDdmVCbkJiYkY0M3hlMEtwakVVZEQrRT0=&utm_source=link-20140103-NEWS-301039957&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hits&utm_name=top#About this Blog
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. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.