Research published in Medical Care suggests that at least some hospitals may be using early discharges to post-acute care facilities to both reduce exposure to readmission penalties and as a way to make more money on fixed inpatient reimbursement rates.
We will cover this more in a longer post, but one study in a JAMA end-of-life care-themed issue finds that physicians are less likely to receive intense care at the end of life or to die in a hospital. Do as I do, not as I order.
PE firm Audax has purchased Lifemark Health and Viewpoint Medical Assessments from Centric Health for around 230 million Canadian dollars. The firms conduct rehabilitation assessment and therapy.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/658550/
Jan142016
Patient communication engagement vendor mPulse Mobile has vibrated $10 million in new capital out of investors.
Docent Health garners $2.3 million to support its business of making a hospital stay like being in a fancy hotel. How about we spend some money actually making hospitals more efficient and costing less.
Great Hill gives a mountain of money to RxBenefits in a recap for the vendor of pharmacy benefit management services to small and mid-sized companies.
https://www.pehub.com/2016/01/657617/
Jan132016
EmployerDirect Healthcare has been recapped in a Series C round for an undisclosed amount. The company has a centers of excellence surgery network it sells to self-funded plans.
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.