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‘Revolving door’ between HHS and industry could influence regulation, study says

Healthcare Dive

Thirty-two percent of people appointed to positions at the HHS between 2004 and 2020 exited to the private sector, raising concerns about objectivity, according to new research.

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Lawmakers to reintroduce federal nurse staffing ratio bill

Healthcare Dive

The bill mirrors California’s nurse staffing law which took effect in 2004 and outlines exactly how many patients a nurse in specific hospital units can care for at one time.

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Healthcare Design Trends Focus on Patient Experience

Medical Gas Compliance

The role of the physical environment in the hospital of the 21st century: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Report to The Center for Health Design, for the designing of the 21st-century hospital project. Accessed at [link] ]

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Monthly Round-Up of What to Read on Pharma Law and Policy

Bill of Health

Insulin products and patents in the USA in 2004, 2014, and 2020: a cross-sectional study. A “Method of Use” to Prevent Generic and Biosimilar Market Entry. N Engl J Med. 2023 Feb 9;388(6):483-485. Van de Wiele VL, Kesselheim AS, Beran D, Darrow JJ. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2023 Feb;11(2):73-75.

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: InTandem Invests in OrthoNebraska

McGuire Wood

Founded in 2004, the organization has locations in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri that provide surgical and non-surgical intervention, supported by a range of sub-specialized providers. InTandem Capital Partners has announced it has completed an investment in OrthoNebraska. OrthoNebraska , based in Omaha, Neb.,

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Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Coalesce Capital Recapitalizes Examinetics

McGuire Wood

Examinetics , founded in 2004 and based in Overland Park, Kan., Coalesce Capital has announced it has participated in a recapitalization of Examinetics. is a provider of mobile occupational health screening services, tests and data management.

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Eastern Ozarks Regional Health Sued by Arkansas AG for Failure to Secure Patient Data

HIPAA Journal

In December 2004, Eastern Ozarks Regional Health’s 40-bed hospital was permanently closed. Rather than face the financial penalties, the hospital immediately terminated its hospital license in 2004. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced this week that legal action is being taken against Country Medical Services Inc.,

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