Behavioral health IT vendor Netsmart Technologies is making what it hopes is an intelligent acquisitions, buying long-term care software firm HealthMEDX.
Research in Health Affairs finds that Medicare hospice spending rose to almost $16 billion in 2015, up from $10.4 billion in 2007, and that this spending has significant geographic variation, suggesting an opportunity to ensure appropriate use of the setting.
Braincheck, a mobile app for evaluating brain health, has raised $3 million. Another example where the investors might have wanted to use the product before investing.
A study in Health Affairs confirms that using a limited provider network results in lower premiums, around 7% less on average, for plans on the health insurance exchanges, but many consumers are unaware of the consequences of a limited network, which may not include their usual providers, and that 7% doesn't seem like much in light of the horrendous premium rises expected for 2017.
As many would suspect, a study regarding prostate cancer in the journal Medical Care finds that compliance with process quality measures has no relationship to true outcomes such as complications and patient satisfaction and quality of life.
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.
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.