The FDA has approved Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil), an oral antibiotic for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, in adults who have limited or no alternative oral treatment options. The approval makes Utebzi the first and only oral…
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Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health has filed certificate-of-need applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for new hospitals in Wilmington and Asheville, the system said in two separate June 18 news releases. Here are five things…
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, a trade group for pharmacy benefit managers, filed lawsuits in June challenging Illinois and Tennessee pharmacy laws. PCMA raised Employee Retirement Income Security Act-based preemption counts targeting Illinois’ Prescription Drug Affordability Act. The law, signed…
A federal judge has denied an emergency request by Montgomery, Ala.-based Jackson Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy in February, to force Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama to raise its reimbursement rates to match area hospital Baptist Medical Center South. …
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John Duval, who retired in 2016 as CEO and vice president for clinical affairs at VCU Hospitals and Clinics in Richmond, Va., died June 9. He was 73. Mr. Duval led VCU Health from 2003 to 2016 and oversaw significant…
Mass General Brigham in Somerville, Mass., has promoted Chenzhe Cao to the new role of director of AI literacy and acceleration. Mr. Cao announced the promotion in a June 18 LinkedIn post. “As generative AI becomes increasingly embedded across clinical…
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In this episode, Ozarks Healthcare CMIO and Hospitalist Dr. Priscilla Frase joins MEDITECH Chief Nursing Executive Cathy Turner, RN to discuss how technology, interoperability, and a bold approach to innovation is driving meaningful change across the health system and helped…