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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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UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in NYC

Healthcare Dive

Thompson, 50, had been with UnitedHealth since 2004. The NYPD confirmed the shooting, which cut UnitedHealth’s investor conference short on Wednesday morning, though not Thompson’s identity.

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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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Harmony Healthcare IT Announces Acquisition of Trinisys

Healthcare IT Today

” Founded in 2004, Trinisys is respected for its market-leading technology solutions that support data management and workflow automation for healthcare, insurance, financial services, and state agencies. About Trinisys Founded in 2004, Trinisys is a Nashville-based technology company that serves hundreds of clients in 30 states.

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EHR Association Turns 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Groundbreaking Collaborations and Milestones

Electronic Health Reporter

By Stephanie Jamison (Greenway Health), Chair, EHR Association Executive Committee It’s been 20 years since 21 of the industry’s leading EHR vendors came together to create the HIMSS EHR Vendor Association in 2004 to accelerate […] The article EHR Association Turns 20: Celebrating Two Decades of Groundbreaking Collaborations and Milestones appeared (..)

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HHS' health IT office makeover may tip the scales in historic funding battle

Fierce Healthcare

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS') technology office is poised to bring significant technological expertise to the department, which the Office of the National Coordinato | HHS tech policy office failed to receive consistent funding bumps from Congress since 2004. The recent revamp could change that.

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

Bill of Health

Post-Marketing Requirements for Cancer Drugs Approved by the European Medicines Agency, 2004-2014. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Jun 28;79(25):2516-2525. Cherla A, Mossialos E, Salcher-Konrad M, Kesselheim AS, Naci H. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Jun 5. Epub ahead of print.