A Peterson-Kaiser blog post summarizes the data on US health use and unit prices versus other countries. The data indicates that our utilization rates are not out of line but our unit costs are the highest.
Bolder Healthcare Solutions, a revenue cycle management vendor, has boldly purchased PPM Information Services, which offers a variety of administrative software to providers.
I am happy I am a luddite and invest my money in things like the lottery that have a better return possibility than other things I read about. Bam Labs, for example, just got another $3.5 million for its bed that monitors sleep.
Ginger.io, another behavioral health analytics company, raised $20 million in capital from investors who aren't stepping too gingerly and are hoping the company can get out of the red.
$18 million has been poured into Apervita, which is creating an "app" store whereby health care providers can share software they have developed for various purposes.
Constellation Software has acquired CareTracker, a physician practice management software company which was owned by the Optum subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group.
Innovalon, a data and analytics vendor for health care firms, filed for an IPO to raise as much as $500 million, an indication that 2015 valuations may be as absurd as 2014's were.
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.