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Acute care concierge service provider Dispatch Health acts with alacrity in hurrying investors into a rapid $3.6 million funding.
http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/concierge-care/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5336608d0d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-5336608d0d-67677117
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2013 about 8.5% of primary care physicians were not accepting any new patients; 19% were not accepting privately insured; 28% not taking Medicare and 35% not Medicaid.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6431a10.htm?s_cid=mm6431a10_e&utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21315518&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9hb8WBMUIK1ScmaacwUK0tbPFFYrqZh4XoY2R-Igvy0w50-jCsROrQ1pRYYYQpIDNKO_-x8WaZb6UV44AS9WoXtf7YI3NftJVFquS0mJrt2lUUnLY&_hsmi=21315518
Florida True Health, a joint venture between the Florida Blue Cross plan and AmeriHealth Caritas, has agreed to acquired Prestige Health Choice, a Medicaid plan.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150810005742/en/Florida-Blue-AmeriHealth-Caritas-Reaffirm-Commitment-Florida’s#.Vcz-ZEs4Ebp
Care at Hand has some cash on hand, having raised $560,000 in funding for its home care early warning mobile app.
http://snip.ly/BZxL?utm_source=StartUp+Health+Insider&utm_campaign=a256d6ab44-StartUp_Health_Weekly_News_08-12-2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_250bac26a5-a256d6ab44-312282157#http://mobihealthnews.com/45839/care-at-hand-raises-560000-for-health-analytics-offering/
NTT DATA is acquiring InteHealth and its software that supports health care information sharing.
http://americas.nttdata.com/News/News/Press%20Releases/Press-Releases/2015-Press-Releases/NTT-DATA-Strengthens-Healthcare-Offering-Across-Continuum-of-Care.aspx
Doctor appointment software vendor HotDoc gathers in some hot funding, $2.2 million.
http://www.afr.com/technology/medical-technology-startup-hotdoc-gets-22-million-airtree-ventures-backing-20150805-gismzk
Marlin Equity Partners is acquiring AdvancedMD, which offers comprehensive EMR and practice management software for physician practices.
http://www.advancedmd.com/company/press/advancedmd-to-be-acquired-by-marlin-equity-partners
Infobionics cashes in with $8 million in fresh capital, for its patient monitoring solution.
http://infobionic.com/infobionic-announces-8-million-series-b-1-financing/
A company dedicated to helping veterans get better health care, Unite US, has received $4.3 million in funding.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/veteran-care-platform-unite-us-receives-43mm-to-fuel-software-growth-300124212.html
Dapasoft, a Canadian vendor of health IT system integration and consulting services, has garnered $4 million in additional capital.
http://dapasoft.com/dapasoft-secures-investment-to-fuel-growth/
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