June 11, 2013
J.K. WallAfter overseeing 15 years of massive growth via mergers, Vince Caponi will become an executive of St. Vincent Health's parent
organization.
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June 7, 2013
J.K. WallUS HealthWorks Medical Group, which specializes in workers' compensation cases, agreed in May to acquire the eight clinics.
The deal is expected to close before the end of June.
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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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June 1, 2013
J.K. WallIndianapolis-area hospitals are undergoing such profound and permanent changes that some predict, eventually the four major
hospital systems will merge and shrink down to two.
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May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
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April 27, 2013
J.K. WallIndiana’s county-owned hospitals have rushed to acquire nursing homes in the past two years, opening a revenue stream
for both the hospitals and the long-term-care facilities. But the additional federal revenue that has driven these purchases
could come under threat.
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April 16, 2013
Associated PressThe possibility of thousands of Indiana residents becoming eligible for addiction treatment under the federal health overhaul
has state officials and providers preparing for an expansion.
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April 6, 2013
J.K. WallBrian and Emily Kahn had virtually identical physical therapy. He paid much more than she did. Why? Because of where the therapy
took place.
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April 6, 2013
J.K. WallEven though Obamacare likely will expand health insurance coverage to an extra 500,000 Hoosiers over the next few years, IU
Health expects per-patient reimbursements to fall as the federal government, employers and patients all push back on sky-high
health care costs.
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March 11, 2013
J.K. WallOne explanation for Indiana University Health’s decision to
delay its Methodist Hospital expansion is that new “value-based”
payment models appear to be pushing down hospitalization rates, according to a study released Friday.
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March 11, 2013
J.K. WallCiting concerns about the economy and federal health reform, Indiana University Health has pressed pause on its plans to build
a bed tower at Methodist Hospital that could have cost it as much as $500 million.
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March 4, 2013
J.K. WallWhile rural hospitals face sharp reductions in their operating incomes, most of the four major hospital systems based in Indianapolis
will see only a marginal impact on their finances.
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March 2, 2013
J.K. WallThe five-year trend of physician practices marrying up with hospitals has made it harder and harder for independent physician
practices to spend time in more than one hospital system.
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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. 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 11, 2013
J.K. Wall
Don Kelso is executive director of the Indiana Rural Health Association. The trade group is trying to help
its members navigate the changes coming from health care reform and the financial pressures being created by federal budget
cuts. The association recently launched a service for its members called SuiteStats, which is data-management software to
help hospital executives identify areas ripe for cost-cutting.
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February 9, 2013
J.K. WallAcross the four largest hospital systems in central Indiana, six physicians received more than $1 million in compensation
in 2011 while two others received more than $900,000 and nine others received $700,000 or more, according to the hospitals’
most recent reports to the IRS.
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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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January 16, 2013
Associated PressHospitals across Indiana announced restrictions on visitors Wednesday in hopes of preventing the spread of flu, which has
claimed the lives of 27 people in the state this season.
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January 14, 2013
J.K. WallFranciscan St. Francis Health and American Health Network continue to get deeper into the accountable care organization concept
being promoted by the federal Medicare program under the 2010 health reform law.
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January 7, 2013
J.K. WallIndiana University Health got national attention last week for its decision to dismiss eight employees for refusing to get
a flu vaccination. The Indianapolis-based hospital system fired three nurses and five other employees from its IU Health Goshen
Hospital.
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November 30, 2012
J.K. WallThe $2.5 million expansion will add 7,000 square feet of meeting and office space to Fairbanks' 86-bed hospital for patients
trying to recover from drug and alcohol addictions.
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November 26, 2012
J.K. WallIU Health and Community enjoyed net gains of $267 million and $23 million, respectively, from the hospital assessment fee
program during the fiscal year ended June 30.
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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!
Coming from her background,she should be used to those kinds of advances! Menard probably figured it was ok to tuck a buck!
I'm still waiting for the list of available, high quality apartments in the Village.
This criminal masquerading as a lawyer obviously has serious issues. He’s been proven by his own testimony to be a pathological liar and probably has a personality disorder as he seems to be constructing a reality around himself. He places no value on truth, honesty or loyalty as evidenced by what he has done to his clients and his own family. And by the demands and lies he has made in court, it is evident he feels entitled to do and say whatever suits his purpose and everyone else is expected to nod obediently and believe him because he is, after all, Bill Super Lawyer; or BS lawyer for short. This millionaire wanna-be no longer owns anything of value; he squandered it and put everything he had into foreclosure. He has no money, house, car, boat or vacation home left to show for what he earned or what he stole. He’s just another loser without morals who will be doing time. I’m certain all of his courtroom shenanigans are antagonizing his poor victims. As Lamar said, his behavior and claims in court have been outrageous. The judge needs to be more than concerned; he needs to be judicial and end this nonsense.