June 1, 2013
J.K. WallAggressive construction wiped out historical territories, thus opening the door to insurers playing hospitals off each other.
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April 6, 2013
AnnJeanette ColwellThe recent flurry of big announcements portends well.
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March 1, 2013
J.K. WallThe sequestration plan kicking in Friday will chop Medicare payments to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes by 2 percent,
beginning April 1. One study estimates that the cuts could result in 10,000-plus job losses in Indiana alone.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallThe new partnership between Community Health Network and Wishard Health Services could put a third health care entity in an
awkward position: the Indiana University School of Medicine. Virtually all of the nearly 1,100 physicians who practice at
Wishard Memorial Hospital and its community clinics come from the IU medical school.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network’s new partnership with Wishard Health Services will create a primary-care behemoth that the
systems argue will put them in the best position possible to handle the changes coming from federal health reform.
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February 18, 2013
J.K. WallThe partnership will create a new board to oversee and coordinate the operations of both systems, according to internal messages
sent to Community stakeholders. Community Health CEO Bryan Mills will be the CEO of the new joint-operating entity.
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February 18, 2013
IBJ StaffThe health care systems would not provide details, but said the announcement would place "Indianapolis in the best position
for health care reform."
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February 16, 2013
J.K. WallAnthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has selected Community Health Network to be the “exclusive provider” for a new
kind of health insurance plan—a sharp departure from Anthem’s typical strategy of offering the broadest network
of hospitals and doctors.
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February 4, 2013
J.K. WallIn the era of health care reform, hospitals will face two new challenges: They will need to run higher-volume, lower-margin
businesses, and they’ll be on the hook financially for what patients do even when they’re not receiving health
care. Community Health Network’s new partnership with Walgreens’ Take Care Clinics is designed to help address
both issues.
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November 5, 2012
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network thinks it can help patients, engage doctors and maybe even make some money by trying to turn ideas
within its organization into commercial products, service and companies.
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October 6, 2012
J.K. WallThree area hospital groups—St. Vincent Health, Community Health Network and Suburban Health Organization—have
agreed to join forces to manage patients’ health and strike new kinds of contracts with employers and health insurers.
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July 23, 2012
J.K. WallA little extra Medicare money will flow to suburban hospitals in the Indianapolis area, based on recent patient satisfaction
scores. But hospitals in the core of Indianapolis—and hospitals that do significant amounts of teaching medical students—may
take a hit.
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May 26, 2012
J.K. WallAs St. Vincent Health has nearly doubled the number of physicians it employs over the past two years, the losses on those
practices have mounted. And the same thing is happening at all the major Indianapolis hospital systems, as all have spent
the past four years aggressively acquiring physician practices.
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May 23, 2012
J.K. WallThe merger of Kokomo’s Howard Regional Health System into Indianapolis-based Community Health Network received final
approval Tuesday night.
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May 12, 2012
Scott OlsonBut major Indianapolis-area hospitals still prefer personal referrals
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March 26, 2012
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network will break ground this month on a $6.9 million, 4,600-square-foot expansion of its Indiana Heart
Hospital, adding two operating rooms.
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March 17, 2012
Scott OlsonPhysician liaisons are becoming key in recruiting efforts.
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March 7, 2012
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network and Johnson Memorial Hospital plan to spend $14 million to build a medical office building and outpatient
center in Bargersville. The 70,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to be completed in mid-2013.
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January 21, 2012
IBJ StaffThe new agency owned by ad industry veterans is full service with an emphasis on branding.
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December 5, 2011
J.K. WallIn spite of all the consolidation lately among hospitals, Community Health CEO Bryan Mills says the future of hospital systems
will hinge more on partnerships like the one Community struck last week on its rehab hospital.
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November 29, 2011
Scott OlsonIndiana's largest and busiest medical system committed 19 preventable errors last year at its hospitals in Indianapolis and
other cities, three fewer than in 2009, according to a report released Monday.
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November 28, 2011
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network plans to move its inpatient rehabilitation facility from its east-side hospital to a new $23 million,
60-bed facility in the Castleton neighborhood.
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October 31, 2011
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Westview Hospital might be on the hook for $160,000 because its advisers used a fax machine to tell Lehman
Brothers it was canceling a financial agreement.
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June 28, 2011
J.K. WallAs part of its agreement to add Westview Hospital to its system, Community Health Network will assume $10 million in debt,
spend $7.5 million on upgrades, and help open an outpatient center in Speedway, the two hospitals announced Tuesday morning.
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June 18, 2011
J.K. WallCommunity Health Network has embarked on a strategy to become a low-cost, high-output machine in order to survive the coming
harsh economic environment that an aging population and expanded health care coverage promises for hospitals.
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Saw the Indy Men's Chorus "Music of Gilbert & Sullivan" at the Indiana Historical Society on Sunday evening.
Temporary workers are not "tools" they are people and companies that keep large amounts of temp staff are cheating.
I miss having them around. I hope one of their stores is in the general Meridian/86th Street area. I will make good use of it.
The Fringe! Plus, the simple fact that there are so many local faves in such close proximity to each other.
I remenber, watching the toll road, being built, through South Bend, when I was 10 years old. I believe, back then that it was estimated, that the toll road, would be paid for in 20 years and then it would be free. I am now 71, what happened? Since the power is in the people, by that, I mean that, we the people are in total control of everything. I, suggest that no one ever use the toll road again, let it go broke. We the people can control the price of everything, from groceries to gas, if we would just do it. If we don't pay the asking price, the sellers will lower the price and if we wait awhile, they will lower the price to what we accept as reasonable. I would like to know why a highway like interstate 94, is so well maintained, a much better highway, than the toll road, but has no tolls. I would also like to know why, a sitting governor, with a term limit, maximum of eight years, can lease, public property, for 75 years. Even though I have transponders in both of my trucks and will not be affected by the increase, I have been and will contine to avoid using the toll road. I make many trips from northern Indiana to Chicago, every year, and I prefer the better highway, I94!