Private equity firm HIG has recapitalized (i.e., bought) United States Medical Supply, a large direct-to-consumer vendor of medical supplies and equipment used in the home.
Zephyr Health blows up a windy $17.5 million funding round for its "insight as a service" (or is that "insides as a service?", "asides as a service?", well leaving all that aside,) product that helps medical product companies accelerate time to market.
Its not everyday you see this, consumer health information provider Everyday Health, looking into the future, is acquiring Tea Leaves Health, which helps hospitals engage patients.
Dispatch Health has sent off for $3.6 million in financing to aid its "Uber for health care" model, which sends clinicians to the patient's living setting.
Grand Rounds, which offers health analytics and care coordination services, has rounded up a fresh $55 million investment. But again, I say, don't worry, there is no health IT or app bubble.
ZocDoc, which helps patients find and book appointments with physicians, has zocked it to investors for another $130 million in funding, valuing the company at $1.8 billion. But don't worry, there is no bubble in health IT or apps.
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LaunchPoint is accelerating the trajectory of its health care payment integrity and analytics business with a $22.5 million funding round.
According to research published in JAMA Surgery, more than 80% of the cause for readmissions for 8 surgical admissions was due to patient factors, further showing the poor design of the CMS program. Hospitals can adjust when the known patient factors are present, but just making up a readmission rate a hospital should have totally fails to correct for the individual patient factors.
Large group purchasing firm Premier continues its diversification push, with another software acquisition, buying health care financial management analytics firm Healthcare Insights for $65 million.
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.