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亿万华人富豪陈颂雄的电子医疗公司NantHealth被告“欺诈”

2015-01-17 MedSci MedSci原创

图为最新期《福布斯》杂志封面 【导读】:陈颂雄2013年身价80亿美元,在全球亿万富豪榜中排名第145位,是历史上最富有的医生。《福布斯》最新一期封面文章介绍了他用信息技术打造的医疗界“曼哈顿计划”愿景,但其真实性颇受质疑。 【新闻事件】据福布斯1月15日报道,“世界最有钱的医生”陈颂雄(Patrick Soon-Shiong)名下的一个叫NantHealth的电子医疗服务平台日前

图为最新期《福布斯》杂志封面
图为最新期《福布斯》杂志封面

导读:陈颂雄2013年身价80亿美元,在全球亿万富豪榜中排名第145位,是历史上最富有的医生。《福布斯》最新一期封面文章介绍了他用信息技术打造的医疗界“曼哈顿计划”愿景,但其真实性颇受质疑。

【新闻事件】据福布斯1月15日报道,“世界最有钱的医生”陈颂雄(Patrick Soon-Shiong)名下的一个叫NantHealth的电子医疗服务平台日前被公司的两个前雇员举报“欺诈”和违法,并依据佛罗里达州禁止因举报雇主违法而解雇员工的法律,在公司所在地之一美国佛罗里达的Panama市向法院提起诉讼。两名原告Stephanie Davidson和William Lynch曾分别任NantHealth的高级副总裁(Professional Services)和高级总监(Marketing),且属同居关系。

【药源解析】或许知道NantHealth的人不太多,但如果您从事医疗健康行业而又没听说过陈颂雄的大名那就“out”了。最近媒体出现了许许多多和陈颂雄相关的“惊人报道”,象“陈颂雄联手黑莓,力推基因组查阅APP”、“全球首富医生买下全球最强大的DNA测序仪”、“医疗界的曼哈顿计划:全球最富有的医生能否治好医疗保健系统?”、“美国电子医疗平台服务商NantHealth获1.35亿美元融资”。尤其是最近陈颂雄上了美国电视新闻杂志“60 Minutes”更炒得风风火火,他说“运用NantHealth的电子医疗技术,能颠覆性地改善现有癌症患者的护理模式和生活质量”。

那么NantHealth的两名前雇员到底告NantHealth什么呢?诉讼全文可以在此下载,总的来说可以归纳如下几条:

(一)NantHealth的医疗应用不合格,违反美国1996年的“健康保险流通与责任法案”(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)。美国目前绝大多数的医疗机构采用电子病历,但不同电子病历的服务商以及不同移动医疗装置之间并不完全兼容。NantHealth携手黑莓生产的医疗应用(包括硬件和软件)声称能把患者从心脏监视器到胰岛素泵装置等移动医疗产品的数据同步发到到患者的电子病历。但是原告Davidson说她加盟NantHealth以后发现这些技术和装置不仅达不到美国FDA医疗器械的监管规定,而且违反“健康保险流通与责任法案”。

(二)NantHealth捏造虚假营销材料。原告指出NantHealth的产品并不能象宣传材料宣称的那样保障患者电子病历的“同步性、兼容性、安全性、保险性、信号跟踪、以及以基因或蛋白为基础癌症测试的有效性”。相反NantHealth的临床操作系统老旧,至少比目前技术落后10年,大多数情况下不能正常工作,完全不适合大公司使用。NantHealth的虚假营销信息对顾客起着误导作用。

(三)陈颂雄的慈善基金会有欺骗政府资金的行为。比如陈颂雄基金会捐助1000万美元给NantHealth和Phoenix儿童医院合办的企业,以此获得美国医疗保险和医疗补助服务(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,CMS)3000万美元的配套资助。而合资企业用这些钱购买NantHealth的产品和服务,这样相当于政府出钱购买NantHealth的产品。两个原告说他们因不愿意支持或参与这些违法行为被公司解雇。

那么NantHealth又是怎么回应的呢?NantHealth的首席运营官Steve Curd告诉记者“原告因行为不当(improper behavior)被公司解雇后要求200万美元的赔偿,这个要求被NantHealth拒绝后向地方法院提起诉讼,但所有的指控都是虚假的。”两名原告Stephanie Davidson和William Lynch都曾是NantHealth的高级管理人员,Davidson在2014年8月受聘NantHealth任高级副总裁(Professional Services),Lynch在2014年3月受聘,并在同年8月升任高级总监(Marketing)。 

虽然现在我们还不知道事实的真相,但无论结果如何这个案子对NantHealth必定造成一定的负面影响,尤其正当NantHealth红红火火准备上市的关键时刻。如果两个原告这次的行动不是为了伸展正义,NantHealth真不如在事情发生之前以200万美元打发了事(虽然工作时间这么短付这么高的遣散费有点冤)。大多数情况下雇员离职需要签署一个不再起诉雇主的文件才能获得一个大红包。

陈颂雄于1952年生于南非,既是医生、科学家,又是一个成功的企业家。作为一个外科医生,陈颂雄曾任职加州大学洛杉矶分校医学院,在1993年完成世界首例胰腺器官移植治疗1型糖尿病(但后来复发)。作为科学家,陈颂雄发明了纳米蛋白质靶向药物输送技术,以此技术研发的抗癌药Abraxane现在全球40多个国家销售。陈颂雄成立过多个公司,其中包括VivoRx、American Pharmaceutical Partners(APP)、Abraxis BioScience、NantOmics、NantHealth、NantWorks。APP在2008年以56亿美元的价格卖给德国Fresenius SE公司,Abraxis BioScience在2010年卖给新基制药公司(Celgene),现金和股票共值30多亿美元。陈颂雄现任NantHealth、NantWorks、以及名下多个基金会的董事长和首席执行官(CEO)。陈颂雄也是洛杉矶湖人的小股东。

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    2015-01-18 223.104.5.**

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