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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.

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.

Nurses issue no-confidence vote in Rhode Island hospital leadership

Nurses at Eleanor Slater Hospital, a public facility in Cranston, R.I., issued a vote of no confidence in leadership, The Providence Journal reports. 

Georgia hospital to switch over to Epic as part of acquisition

Demorest, Ga.-based Habersham Medical Center is switching over to Epic as it is taken over by Gainesville, Ga.-based Northeast Georgia Health System, Atlanta Business Chronicle reported July 5.