The FDA approved a significant number of new compounds in 2014, with the 41 novel medicines being second only to 1996's number. The bad news is that many of these drugs are specialty medications with very high price tags.
Modernizing Medicine is getting up-to-date by making an innovative acquisition of Aesyntix Physician Network, adding revenue cycle services to its EHR.
Looks like 2015 is going to be like 2014, sigh, a company called PocketDerm has raised $2.85 million for its tele-dermatology business that has patients send selfies of their skin conditions.
AMN Healthcare, which just in the last couple of weeks completed several acquisitions, is at it again, acquiring Avantas, a clinical labor management consultant, for up to $25 million.
Veridicus Health, a vendor of care management and pharmaceutical services, has acquired Global Pharmaceutical Solutions, which provides help to Medicare Part D programs.
https://veridicushealth.com/public/newsletter
Dec282014
Hi.Q which periodically provides updates, emerging from a quiet period has put an exclamation point on recent work, ending questions, and parenthetically raising some new funds in the amount of $5.5 million. Period.
Orion Health, a large health care software vendor based in Auckland, New Zealand, has completed an IPO which provides additional capital for expansion in the U.S.
The Government Accounting Office has issued a very scary report regarding state and local government finances. Largely due to health care costs, they are expected to be in a significant and growing deficit position through the 2050s. Time to immediately reform Medicaid and government employee pensions and health benefits.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/667623.pdf
Dec252014
CareTech has been acquired by HTC Global Services. Both companies provide IT services primarily for providers.
Assurex Health reassured investors and got $30 million in exchange to continue to build its pharmacogenomics business focused on pain and behavioral health.
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.