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Dec 04 2014

The Government Accounting Office finds that a few large health plans account for almost all membership in the country and their share is growing.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/667245.pdf
Dec 04 2014

RedBrick, a patient engagement and wellness company, said that a study of members who completed their programs showed significant weight, blood pressure and cholesterol level improvement compared to similar patients who did not participate in a program.

https://home.redbrickhealth.com/pressrelease/large-scale-research-study-finds-redbrick-journeys-reduce-biometric-health-risks-improve-health-habits/
Dec 03 2014

CMS' Revised Shared Savings Program Rules

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-28388.pdf
Dec 03 2014

An article in the Annals of Internal Medicine does a metareview of research on the effects of health information exchanges, finding very limited evidence for a possible reduction in ER use, and no clear evidence of other benefits.

http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1983413
Dec 03 2014

Health care and workers' comp claims manager Sedgwick has acquired Absentys, which offers software to help employers track and comply with leaves of absence.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20141202/NEWS08/141209948?tags=%7C63%7C70%7C285%7C304%7C92
Dec 02 2014

According to a recent Gallop Poll, a third of Americans say they have put off seeking medical care in the last 12 months due to costs, often for what they consider serious conditions.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/179774/cost-barrier-americans-medical-care.aspx
Dec 02 2014

CareLinx, an online service to connect patients and caregivers, has received an undisclosed investment from the Ziegler Link-age fund.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/ziegler-linkage-fund-invests-in-home-care-startup-carelinx/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=f4aaa3ea73-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-f4aaa3ea73-67648197
Dec 02 2014

A study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine reviews wellness program evaluations and finds that they can have a positive ROI.

http://journals.lww.com/joem/Citation/2014/09000/Do_Workplace_Health_Promotion__Wellness__Programs.6.aspx
Dec 01 2014

MediStream, a developer of billing cycle applications for health care providers, has received $2 million in capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/12/automated-healthcare-billing-developer-medistreams-raising-2m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=74cd70e2d5-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-74cd70e2d5-67648197
Nov 30 2014

LabCorp and Envision are investing $15 million in Vivify, which has yet another remote patient monitoring platform.

http://www.fiercemedicaldevices.com/story/strategic-investors-labcorp-envision-put-15m-remote-patient-monitoring-star/2014-11-26?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Nov 30 2014

Healthspot, the health kiosk maker which has recently entered into some big partnerships, is seeking an additional $6 million in investment.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/11/fast-growing-telehealth-kiosk-maker-healthspot-raising-6m/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9da21eb07d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-9da21eb07d-67677117
Nov 26 2014

Cue has pulled in $7.5 million to develop its home lab test in a box to allow patients to track genetic and other biomarkers.  That is my cue to say something snarky, but it speaks for itself.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/19/cue-series-a/
Nov 26 2014

Everyday Health, the consumer-oriented health website, has acquired DoctorDirectory.com, a pharmaceutical marketing company, for $65 million.

http://corporate.everydayhealth.com/investors-relations/press-releases/press-release-details/2014/Everyday-Health-Acquires-DoctorDirectory-to-Offer-Strengthened-ROI-based-Marketing-Solutions-for-the-Healthcare-Professional-Market/default.aspx
Nov 26 2014

A new Cochrane Library meta-review finds little strong evidence on what techniques work best or at all to improve medication adherence.

http://www.dailyrx.com/medication-adherence-was-low-among-many-patients-and-researchers-were-unsure-how-increase-it
Nov 26 2014

Sharecare is purchasing Quality Health, a provider of consumer health product discounts, to boost its own website  offering personalized wellness products and services.

http://www.mmm-online.com/sharecare-scales-up-again-with-qualityhealth-buy/article/385055/
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