PatientPing has patiently pinged investors for a solid $9.6 million for its network that will allow health care providers to share patient information. Hope investors don’t end up feeling ping-ponged.
TigerText, which offers a secure messaging service for health care-related uses, has raised $50 million in new investment. What they are going to do with it and how the investors are going to get a return is unclear, at least to me.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/tigertext-50m-series-c-round/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=aa6f9ca55a-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-aa6f9ca55a-408793005&rf=1Telepsychiatry provider 1DocWay was apparently one document away from being acquired by Genoa Healthcare, whose primary business is operating pharmacies in community mental health facilities.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/11/telepsychiatry-1docway-sold-genoa/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=8f29880df2-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-8f29880df2-408793005&rf=1Envision Healthcare is acquiring Questcare Medical for about $135 million, adding another large medical group to its stable of medical specialists and other capabilities.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29066306/envision-healthcare-grows-with-acquisition-of-questcare-medical?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23438030&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9m3oquepf_WTsb4gF70Z9cyZUp5A5MHZzpcLjpg06JsCEpcjU-NSHHELs9EUzBjm9wPA_HNNbTWPoQGZLX9t6qOC_oOxP2TZ2o8k2V8XvyYkx6b0I&_hsmi=23438030A survey from the American College of Emergency Physicians claims that more patients are using the ER due to narrow networks and high deductibles. This is a blatantly flawed survey (just read the question composition) designed solely for the purpose of pressuring health plans to pay ER doctors more. It is simply disgraceful for a profession like medicine to corrupt science in this way and it ignores the fact that larger networks and richer benefits raise premiums, which also hurts patients.
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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.