AstraZeneca Settles

Here is the latest in the parade of legal settlements of cases of alleged wrong-doing by health care organizations.  As reported by Duff Wil...

AstraZeneca Settles 2015-05-18T02:04:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

What Happens When "We'll Manage it the Way We Damn Well Want"

Back in the early days of Health Care Renewal (2005, to be exact), we first wrote about some very strange actions by the management of Pho...

What Happens When "We'll Manage it the Way We Damn Well Want" 2015-05-14T20:09:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Cardinal Health Settles, Novartis Settles

And the march of settlements continues.... As reported by the Tulsa (Oklahoma) World , A company that provides hospital pharmacy managem...

Cardinal Health Settles, Novartis Settles 2015-05-13T00:58:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Bring Back the DSI*? - the Avandia Case as Spy Novel

Starting in 2007, we posted quite a bit about the "Avandia case," which centered on whether Avandia (rosiglitazone, by GlaxoSmithK...

Bring Back the DSI*? - the Avandia Case as Spy Novel 2015-05-13T00:36:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Pfizer Settles One Lawsuit, Loses Another, Pays its CEO $13.7 Million

It's deja vu all over again for Pfizer Inc, the world's largest pharmaceutical company. Settlement of Suit Alleging Neurontin Risk...

Pfizer Settles One Lawsuit, Loses Another, Pays its CEO $13.7 Million 2015-05-12T05:44:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Board Member Blows Whistle on Health Insurance Company's Accounting

We previously posted about some of the travails of for-profit health insurance company/ managed care organization Wellcare.  In August, 2009...

Board Member Blows Whistle on Health Insurance Company's Accounting 2015-05-12T02:48:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Wellcare Settles Again, but Wait, There is More...

We posted several times, most recently in 2009 ( here and here ), about misbehavior by the health insurance company/ managed care organizat...

Wellcare Settles Again, but Wait, There is More... 2015-05-07T20:31:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Stifling Whistle-Blowers: Old and New Approaches

We have frequently discussed the anechoic effect , how it is just not done to discuss certain topics, particularly those related to the adv...

Stifling Whistle-Blowers: Old and New Approaches 2015-05-06T22:03:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Reappearance of a Ghost of Seasons Past

About a year after we started Health Care Renewal, in late 2005, we wrote multiple posts about the complex and unfortunate case of Dr Aubrey...

The Reappearance of a Ghost of Seasons Past 2009-09-25T08:01:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Pfour Legal Settlements for Pfizer - Why is the Company "Recidivist?"

We recently posted about Pfizer's $2.3 billion dollar settlement with the US government ( here ), which we first mentioned six months ag...

Pfour Legal Settlements for Pfizer - Why is the Company "Recidivist?" 2009-09-07T10:08:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Hedge Fund U, Version 2

We have posted frequently on the governance and leadership of academic medical organizations. While one would think that health care organiz...

Hedge Fund U, Version 2 2009-04-13T11:18:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown