Jun 05 2014

Not that we really need any more evidence, but a Government Accounting Office report finds that physicians who own a physical therapy practice  refer more Medicare beneficiaries to physical therapy than do doctors with no ownership interest, although less services per beneficiary are received.  This suggests that those with an ownership interest are referring patients with less of a need.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/670/662860.pdf
Jun 04 2014

Availity, a provider of health information exchange services, has acquired RevPoint Healthcare Technologies to bolster its capabilities to help providers with revenue collection from patients.

http://www.availity.com/availity-acquires-revpoint/
Jun 04 2014

According to a survey, one third of Americans say that the health reform law implementation will cause them to delay retirement because of higher health care costs.

http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2014/06/03/one-third-of-americans-say-obamacare-will-delay-re?eNL=538e3a92160ba062578b45cc&utm_source=LifeHealthProNewsFlash&utm_medium=eNL&utm_campaign=LifeHealthPro_eNLs&_LID=97699543
Jun 04 2014

NetHealth, which provides EMR and office management software to outpatient specialty departments, has acquired ReDoc, which helps therapists with documentation and billing.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/06/spectrum-equity-backed-net-health-buys-redoc/
Jun 04 2014

Health care staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare is buying rival Medical Staffing Network for around $50 million.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140603/NEWS/306039959?AllowView=VDl3UXk1Ty9DdmVCbkJiYkY0M3hlMFdwakVVZEQrOD0=&utm_source=link-20140603-NEWS-306039959&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily&utm_name=top
Jun 03 2014

Decision Resources Manhattan Research Taking the Pulse 2014 report suggests that mobile communications usage continues to gain in popularity with physicians, who often engage with patients in this manner and that telemedicine is making slow but steady gains.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stethoscopes-and-smartphones-physicians-turn-to-digital-tools-to-boost-patient-outcomes-261089461.html
Jun 03 2014

According to Markets & Markets, the health care business intelligence market  had about $2.4 billion in revenue in 2013 and will grow at a compounded rate of 15% annually for the next several years.

http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/healthcare-business-intelligence-market-252368925.html
Jun 03 2014

Bellabeat, which offers an app for pregnant women to hear their baby's heartbeat and track pregnancy, has raised a $4.5 million seed financing round.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/23/bellabeat-lands-4-5m-to-grow-its-quantified-self-program-for-pregnancy/
Jun 03 2014

Ebix, a large vendor of health care software development services, has acquired Healthcare Magic, a provider of online physician advice, to advance its telemedicine strategy.  The purchase price was $6 million upfront with the potential for up to $12 million in earn-outs.
Jun 03 2014

Healthcare.com, which offers a website to help people find health insurance, has received $2 million in funding.

http://www.healthcare.com/about-us/HealthCare-Announces-Million-in-Founders-Funding-to-Expand-Operations-and-Launch-its-Health-Insurance-Search-and-Comparison-Tools.php
Jun 03 2014

Genex, the large provider of services for workers' compensation plans, is switching PE owners, with Apax Partners buying it from Stone Point for a price apparently in excess of $400 million.

http://www.pehub.com/2014/06/stone-point-sells-genex-services-after-seven-years/
Jun 03 2014

Proteus Digital Health has raised an additional $120 million in capital to support its ingestible medication compliance device and other digital health initiatives.

http://medcitynews.com/2014/06/proteus-digital-health-raises-120m-advance-digital-medicine-adds-hewlett-packad-cfo/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=2ed74ce09e-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-2ed74ce09e-67648197
Jun 02 2014

MedCPU raised $9.3 million for its health care enterprise clinical decision support system.

http://medcpu.com/medcpu-closes-9-3-million-in-series-b-funding-to-expand-clinical-decision-support-solutions-for-healthcare-providers/
Jun 02 2014

Ventas, a large health care REIT, is proposing to buy American Healthcare Realty Trust for $2.6 billion.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140602/INFO/306029975?AllowView=VDl3UXk1Ty9DdmFCbXgzS0M0M3hlMFdwalVVZERlTT0=&utm_source=link-20140602-INFO-306029975&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mh-alert
Jun 02 2014

Amsurg, a large operator of ambulatory surgery centers, is apparently interested in buying Sheridan Healthcare, which offers physician staffing and outsourcing services, particularly in anesthesia, for $2.3 billion.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140529/NEWS/305299931&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=am?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVEL2FYL1IzSkUvSHRlRU9zalVVZEErVmM=&mh