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Study: Indy hospitals charge 'excess' prices
February 27, 2012
J.K. WallThe Big 3 automakers spent 35 percent more in the Indianapolis area to provide health care for workers and non-elderly retirees
than they did in other auto-heavy cities—and two-thirds of that difference can be blamed on “excess prices”
by Indianapolis hospitals.
MoreFranciscan to mark Beech Grove closure
February 27, 2012
J.K. WallFranciscan St. Francis Health announced five years ago that it would consolidate its Beech Grove operations into an expanded
hospital seven miles south, near Interstate 65 and Emerson Avenue. The last inpatient department to close at Beech Grove will
be its emergency room, on March 16.
MoreTechnology helps Ivy Tech marry new, old construction
February 25, 2012
Scott Olson3-D scans match former hospital with building plans.
MoreHospitals' impact less than reported
February 20, 2012
J.K. WallAfter years of screaming by employers that spiraling health care spending is crimping their profits and forcing them to hold
down wages, the economic impact study released last week by Indiana University Health suggests health care spending is an
unmitigated blessing to the Indiana economy.
MoreCommunity agrees to absorb Howard Regional
January 31, 2012
J.K. WallKokomo’s Howard Regional Health System has signed a letter of intent to join the Community Health Network less than
four months after it broke off a merger deal with Indiana University Health.
MoreRating doctors and other health care providers
January 14, 2012
Sam StallA new onslaught of Medicare data might shine more light on providers, but tricky questions abound.
MoreMills: Health care's future is partnership
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.
MoreIU Health reports most serious medical errors
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.
MoreCommunity to move rehab service to new $23M hospital
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.
MoreBROWN: The real reason hospitals are buying doctor offices
November 26, 2011
Michael Brown / Special to IBJRaising prices is easier when numbers are limited.
MoreSlabosky retiring from IU Health Plans
November 22, 2011
J.K. WallAlex Slabosky, who ran the M-Plan HMO for 20 years, is retiring from IU Health and has been replaced by the hospital's treasurer,
Ryan Kitchell.
MoreRiley promotes chief medical officer to CEO
November 11, 2011
J.K. WallDr. Jeff Sperring takes the helm after a leadership void created by the departure of Riley's CEO and COO in late spring.
MoreStudy: IU med school, hospitals boost Indiana economy
November 10, 2011
Associated PressA new study says biomedical research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and its partner hospitals pumped about $370
million into Indiana's economy in 2009.
MoreNot following directions could bite local hospital
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.
MoreHospitals scrambling to buy nursing homes
October 22, 2011
J.K. WallThe hospitals owned by Boone and Hamilton counties are following the lead of Indianapolis-based Wishard Health Services and
its parent organization by acquiring far-flung nursing homes, hoping the strategy proves as lucrative.
MoreReal estate brokerage sues IU Health over commissions
October 20, 2011
Scott OlsonCBRE Inc. accuses the local hospital system of cheating it out of consulting fees that could top seven figures related to
several building projects.
MoreJudge slaps IU Health over billing
October 17, 2011
J.K. WallThe Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a Marion Superior Court decision to dismiss a lawsuit by two uninsured patients who
received care at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel.
MoreWaiting for construction industry to recover
October 8, 2011
Tawn ParentThe recession officially ended more than two years ago. But the number of local construction jobs is still down 27 percent
from 2007 levels. Will the industry ever feel relief? Some segments might not recover in a big way until 2013.
MoreIU Health, Howard Regional call off merger talks
October 4, 2011
J.K. WallThe integration of the two not-for-profit hospital systems, approved by Howard Regional's board in late May, is now dead,
the two hospitals announced Monday.
MoreRecovery likely to worsen nursing shortage
October 1, 2011
Marc D. AllanThe recession pushed some nurses out of retirement and others into full-time jobs. But the nurse shortage is expected to resume
as the economy improves.
MorePANEL: Reforms to rapidly reshape health care
October 1, 2011
Reform-induced changes dominate health care panel of health care experts convened by Indianapolis Business Journal.
MoreAccountable care 'savior' of doc groups
September 26, 2011
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis’ largest independent physician group, American Health Network, doesn’t want to sell to a hospital,
but its CEO hopes it can hold on until accountable care kicks in.
Wishard to use $8.3M grant to stem substance abuse
September 22, 2011
J.K. WallAt three community health centers, all patients will be asked about their alcohol and drug usage confidentially, as part of
an early-intervention approach designed to cut down addictions and reduce hospitalization.
MoreWill ACOs really get off the ground?
September 19, 2011
J.K. WallThe hype over accountable care organizations—something every major hospital in Indianapolis is moving to become—is
increasingly being laced with skepticism as the economics behind the idea get more scrutiny.
MoreIU Cancer Center recruits top researcher
September 15, 2011
Scott OlsonDr. Murray Korc, an internationally known pancreatic cancer researcher, comes to the cancer center as the first Myles Brand
Professor of Cancer Research. The position is funded through a Lilly Endowment grant.
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