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FDA rejects Amneal's Parkinson's drug

The FDA has rejected Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ new drug application for IPX203, which the company hoped would be approved for treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Dartmouth employs 3 pharmacy robots

Three pharmacy TUG robots will debut at Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health’s Hitchcock Medical Center this summer.

$15M Virginia ASC gains state's approval

The Virginia Department of Health has approved surgery provider MedRVA Healthcare’s request to build a $15.4 million surgery center in Chester, Va., Richmond BizSense reported July 3. 

24K patients impacted in Maine hospital data breach

Bar Harbor, Maine-based Mount Desert Island Hospital reported a data breach affecting 24,180 patients to HHS.

Micro-hospital network opens Louisiana hospital

Houston-based Nutex Health, a micro-hospital network, opened the Covington Trace ER & Hospital, in Mandeville, La. 

Maryland hospitals will be fined for not reimbursing patients eligible for free care

Hospitals in Maryland must now reimburse patients who were eligible for free care or face a fine of up to $50,000 per violation. 

The opportunity for chief AI advisers at health systems

As artificial intelligence and generative AI such as ChatGPT continue to make headways into hospitals and health systems, more organizations are realizing the importance of hiring chief AI officers and advisers, as they can help their enterprises align…

University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center opens sports medicine, maternity units

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has opened the sports medicine and maternity units at its Beachwood, Ohio-based Ahuja Medical Center, cleveland.com reported July 4. 

Georgia health system expedites hospital takeover amid rising losses

Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System has expedited its takeover of Demorest, Ga.-based Habersham Medical Center as Habersham continued to bleed money, according to a July 5 Atlanta Business Chronicle report.

11 top companies in hospital-at-home market

As hospital-at-home programs grow in popularity, investment in home health companies grew from $2.2 billion in 2020 to $4.7 billion in 2021, 7WireVentures reported.