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J&J hit with $1.64B penalty for illegal drug marketing practices - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
A federal judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen unit to pay $1.64 billion for illegally promoting HIV drugs Prezista and Intelence. U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi imposed a $360 million penalty and $1.28 billion in civil fines, to be paid to the federal government, for 159,574 false claims submitted to federal healthcare programs, according […]
DOJ pushes death penalty for Luigi Mangione - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Attorney General Pamela Bondi is directing federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America,” Ms. Bondi said in […]
Vital Signs Are Vital: How We Learned To Measure Blood Pressure. - HealthCommentary : HealthCommentary
Mike Magee It has been estimated that a medical student learns approximately 15,000 new words during the four years of training. One of those words is sphygmomanometer. the fancy term for a blood pressure monitor. The word is derived from the Greek σφυγμός sphygmos “pulse”, plus the scientific term manometer (from French manomètre). While medical students are quick to memorize and […]
Stanford taps AI to reshape billing: What were the results? - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care incorporates an intentional process for evaluating, implementing and monitoring new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence. To this end, a new AI tool has led to meaningful results in billing practices, Aditya Bhasin, vice president of software, technology and digital solutions at SHC, told Becker’s. SHC, which has long leveraged AI […]
OhioHealth's plan for growth through 'value' - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Columbus-based OhioHealth has seen a significant growth over the last few years, and acquired its 16th hospital, Mount Gilead, Ohio-based Morrow County Hospital, on Jan. 1. The hospital was its third acquisition over a five- to six-year timeframe, including multiple joint ventures. “I describe OhioHealth as a growth company that does value,” Mike Browning, senior […]
GLP-1 spending hits $5.8B for adults without diabetes - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
A new study found that spending on GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound surged to $5.8 billion in 2022 among U.S. adults without diabetes. The research, published April 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, showed the number of non-diabetic adults using these drugs — which are also prescribed for weight loss — […]
HCA New Hampshire hospital names CEO - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Sean Patterson has been named CEO of Portsmouth (N.H.) Regional Hospital, part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare. He began the role April 1, according to a hospital news release. Mr. Patterson most recently served as CEO of TriStar NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tenn., also part of HCA.
Hospital CEO turnover: 4 things to know - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
The first quarter of 2025 brought hundreds of CEO exits across the U.S. In hospitals, various factors drove departures, among them retirements and leadership transitions. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive coaching firm, released its latest findings on CEO turnover April 1. Four things to know from the report and Becker’s coverage: 1. Hospitals reported […]
Southwestern Health Resources, BCBS Texas split - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Farmers Branch, Texas-based Southwestern Health Resources is out of network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas as of April 1. The split affects seven BCBS plans, including commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, according to a statement on BCBS Texas’ website. “During the past several months, we worked closely with SWHR to try […]
Yale New Haven Health opens retail pharmacy - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health opened its sixth retail pharmacy April 1, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The new pharmacy, located on the first floor of Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital, operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through the pharmacy, […]
States sue HHS over $12B in canceled health funds: 4 updates - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against HHS over the Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of billions in public health grants to state health departments. The suit, filed April 1 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, alleges HHS’ discontinuation of more than $11 billion in funding […]
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