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Jan 16 2015

A commentary in JAMA finds that psychiatrists participate at very low rates in Medicare, Medicaid and private health plans, potentially hindering access for many patients.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2089338
Jan 15 2015

Canadian-based home care software provider AlayaCare has raised $2.4 million in new capital.

http://www.techvibes.com/blog/alayacare-2015-01-08
Jan 14 2015

Athenahealth, the physician EHR and practice management vendor, is moving inpatient with the sharp purchase of RazorInsights.

Jan 14 2015

CMS' program to use community aging agencies to help cut hospital readmissions shows dismal early results, as only 4 out of 48 of the agencies involved showed meaningful decreases.

http://kaiserhealthnews.org/news/health-law-test-to-cut-readmissions-lacks-early-results/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=15584116&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--tbPtkv-ME_YzKiQwxJsySYmA3Sy-pEifmlaZrhdTOM4uMX-gKoozRQONEcCd0tnsQ68CakoGRyd5DsaAp7-IWSjiNxw&_hsmi=15584116
Jan 14 2015

Omega Capital has made an undisclosed investment in onsite clinic operator CareATC.

https://www.pehub.com/2015/01/omega-capital-invests-in-careatc/
Jan 14 2015

MediSafe adds $6 million in new capital for its mobile apps to help with medication adherence.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/01/medisafe-raises-6m-add-medication-management-tools-relocates-boston/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=3e2591ad3f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-3e2591ad3f-67648197
Jan 13 2015

Harvard Pilgrim, the large Massachusetts health plan, has purchased Trestle Tree, a vendor of wellness services.

http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20150109/NEWS01/150109950/harvard-pilgrim-health-care-purchases-trestletree-inc
Jan 13 2015

Francisco Partners has recapped eSolutions, the large revenue cycle management services vendor and will now be the majority owner.

http://www.franciscopartners.com/news/esolutions-receives-strategic-investment-from-francisco-partners
Jan 13 2015

Kit Check got checks for an additional $12 million to further its product to check on drug inventory in hospitals.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/01/kit-check-raises-12m-boost-hospital-customers-drug-security-tech-hospital-pharmacies/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e4f8bd6f74-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-e4f8bd6f74-67648197
Jan 13 2015

Augmedix raised $16 million from glassy-eyed investors who clearly saw the potential of its product to integrate EHR data into Google Glass.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/01/google-glass-startup-augmedix-raises-16m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=e4f8bd6f74-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-e4f8bd6f74-67648197
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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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