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Jun 28 2016

A study in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that nurse practitioners and physician assistants prescribe "low-value" health treatments roughly as often as physicians.

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2529481
Jun 28 2016

Bolder Healthcare Solutions takes a bold step, buying Healthcare Receivables, another firm in the revenue cycle management business.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/06/bolder-healthcare-solutions-buys/
Jun 26 2016

HealthPrize, which offers incentives to encourage patients to meet health goals, has raised an undisclosed B round of capital for expansion.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/healthprize-closes-series-b-round/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d6a766c55e-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-d6a766c55e-408793005
Jun 25 2016

Reflexion, which helps patients do remote physical therapy, has raised $18 million in fresh capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/reflexion-health-raises-18m-series-b-remote-patient-monitoring-rehab/
Jun 22 2016

Iggbo raises $13 million to find a new name, no seriously, it will support expansion of its on demand phlebotomy and testing services.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/06/3339559/
Jun 22 2016

Kit Check, which helps providers track drug and supply inventories, garners $15 million in fresh capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/drug-tracking-tech-developer-kit-check/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=d950825168-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-d950825168-408793005&rf=1
Jun 22 2016

PediaQ, clearly minding its Ps & Qs, has raised $4.5 million to provide pediatric nurse practitioner assistance to parents.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/pediaq-and-concierge-care-expansion/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=c5c73f1142-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-c5c73f1142-408793005&rf=1
Jun 18 2016

Navicure, which provides billing and claims management services for physicians, has been traded from one set of PE owners to Bain Capital.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/06/3338739/
Jun 18 2016

Pass on the good news, Relay Network gets $12 million to aid in development and sales of its secure messaging service.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/relay-network-strategic-investment/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e6663ea777-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-e6663ea777-408793005&rf=1
Jun 18 2016

Solera Health looks on the sunny side, raising $4 million for grow of its digital diabetes prevention plans.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/06/solera-health-diabetes-prevention-programs/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e6663ea777-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-e6663ea777-408793005&rf=1
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Kevin RocheThe 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.

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