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Aug 17 2015

General Electric is selling its health care financing unit to Capital One for $9 billion.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/business/dealbook/ge-continues-sell-off-with-health-care-lending-business.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=21250321&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--T0HHb4hITm38vh5ZrEkgxOUvxg4uu-M--ALqIgwPVE1woheI1vFvQzLwDQt8gUmEAVetjZXGceIxN-wfKRmTtjokfHupn-OrQRKxr1IGwGvDLcvI&_hsmi=21250321&_r=0
Aug 17 2015

Not sure what to think of this slightly obscene name, but provider administrative software vendor PokitDok has poked investors for a fresh $34 million round of capital.

http://medcitynews.com/2015/08/pokitdok-raises-34m-to-support-business-development-marketing-of-healthcare-api-platform/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=5336608d0d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-5336608d0d-67677117
Aug 17 2015

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
Aug 16 2015

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
Aug 13 2015

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
Aug 12 2015

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/
Aug 12 2015

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
Aug 12 2015

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
Aug 11 2015

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
Aug 11 2015

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/
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