Mednet Solutions, a provider of clinical trial management and electronic data capture software, has received a $4 million investment to grow its business.
Now here is a spooky one--Emulate makes "organs on a chip" to help drug companies analyze and understand living tissue reactions to experimental compounds and has raised $12 million for that business.
Kurbo Health has raised $5.8 million for its mobile products to help children eat healthy and deal with weight issues. Just what children need, another app to sit and look at instead of really being "mobile" and getting some exercise.
A Modern Healthcare survey finds that physician pay in 23 specialties changed little from 2013 to 2014. Only five specialties had increases that exceeded inflation growth, including oncologists and Ob/Gyns. A number of specialists have average compensation exceeding $300,000 and several are over $400,000, with orthopedic surgeons topping out at an average $523,000. Can't feel too sorry for them.
Lumeris, also known as Essence Technology Holdings, raised an additional $71 million to support its business of HIT for payment and other health care processes.
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.