2018 CTO of the Year: Sherry L. Slick
Sherry Slick led the development of an in-house data science team, which has become one of OurHealth’s biggest differentiators.
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2018 Forty Under 40: Dr. Jeff Wells
The youngest person ever to direct the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, Jeff Wells went on to co-found and run a company devoted to onsite and near-site medical clinics. Its first clinic opened in 2010, and the company now has 30 locations in five states.
OurHealth sues former exec Oesterle in dispute over compensation
The fast-growing provider of on-site medical clinics for employers wants their former executive chairman to sell back his incentive units, but the two sides are hundreds of thousands of dollars apart in their assessment of how much those units are worth.
2017 CFO of the Year: Dave Ritzler
Ritzler was employee number five at OurHealth, which has grown to 275 employees and annual revenue of more than $35 million since its 2009 founding.
Indiana health leaders brace for possible Obamacare repeal
Health experts at an IBJ Health Care & Benefits panel discussion on Thursday said passage of the Graham-Cassidy bill could challenge Indiana's ability to care for low-income Hoosiers.
OESTERLE: Indiana must recruit—yes, recruit—talented natives to come home
Indiana should differentiate itself by becoming the most aggressive talent recruitment-and-retention state in America. Think Alabama football, but on a bigger scale.
OurHealth raises $37M, plans to hire 480 workers
The privately held company operates 32 clinics for employers in Indianapolis, Chicago, Nashville and other cities. The new funds will allow it to expand and invest in data, marketing and business development.
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Indianapolis-based employer clinic operator OurHealth has named Heather Halliburton its vice president of human resources. Previously, Halliburton served as the assistant vice president of human resources at Stonegate Mortgage. She has also worked in human resources at OrthoIndy, Hologic, Emmis Communications and The Care Group. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University and a […]
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OurHealth, which operates employer clinics, has named Katie Meister Vicars vice president of engagement. She was most recently a national accounts management executive for Anthem Inc. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Thomas More College.
Dr. Thomas Webb has been named co-medical director of vascular services at Franciscan St. Francis Health. Webb was director of vascular surgery for Catholic Health Initiatives at Bergan Mercy Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Webb earned his medical degree from Medical College of Virginia.
Verve Health aims to triple workforce with new approach
Verve Health, an Indianapolis-based company that provides wellness and health clinics to employers, is pitching a new option—integrative medicine. If plans are successful, it could add more than 100 workers in the next year.
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Hendricks Regional Health will construct a 100,000-square-foot emergency room and outpatient center on the north side of Brownsburg by early 2017, in an attempt to capitalize on an underserved part of the state’s second-fastest-growing county. The Danville-based hospital system expects to spend $40 million on the facility, hoping it gives the small player a leg […]
Health care referral service plans to hire 180 by 2019
Indianapolis-based HealthPro suggests health care providers to patients based on the providers’ prices, proximity and availability.
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Sherry Slick was named chief information officer at Indianapolis-based OurHealth, which operates employer health clinics. Slick previously ran her own IT consulting firm, AchieveEHR, and before that, was chief information officer at the OrthoIndy physician practice. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health information management from IUPUI and bachelor’s degrees in business and computer science […]
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Indianapolis-based health insurer WellPoint Inc. will start paying cancer doctors $350 per month more for every WellPoint patient they treat—if the doctors agree to follow WellPoint’s recommended treatment plans, according to the Wall Street Journal. The program aims to curb the 25-percent annual growth in spending on cancer care and to reduce the nearly one-third of chemotherapy patients who receive treatment conflicting with current medical evidence and best practices. The extra payments are also designed to make it easier financially for oncology practices to prescribe lower-cost drugs—because the revenue oncologists make from those drugs is less than more expensive drugs. Because oncologists not only prescribe, but also infuse many cancer drugs into their patients, the drugs often account for a substantial amount of their practice revenue. The program will be implemented July 1 in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin.
Radiopharmaceuticals maker Zevacor Molecular plans to open a $40 million medical isotope-production facility in Noblesville, creating nearly 50 jobs within five years. Noblesville will provide an estimated $1.9 million—about 85 percent of the new property taxes the project should produce—in equipment and other necessities, according to a development deal the Common Council unanimously approved Tuesday. The agreement also calls for Zevacor to get a 95-percent abatement on personal property taxes for 10 years. Zevacor, which has eight employees and an office in Fishers, is a for-profit subsidiary of Decatur, Ill.-based not-for-profit Illinois Health & Science—also the parent of Decatur Memorial Hospital. It operates hospital cyclotrons and nuclear pharmacies in several states, said Kenneth Smithmier, Illinois Health’s president and CEO. A similar facility in Noblesville had been planned three years ago by Positron Corp., but the company failed to line up the necessary financial support.
The Indiana University School of Medicine will help oversee a three-year, $30 million concussion study being funded by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and the U.S. Defense Department, according to the Associated Press. The study, which will involve athletes from as many as 30 universities, will be led by IU's School of Medicine in collaboration with the University of Michigan and the Medical College of Wisconsin. IU researchers aim to collect data on 37,000 athletes.
Indianapolis-based OurHealth LLC plans to create a network of health care clinics serving employers across Indiana over the next four years and hire up to 450 people. The 5-year-old company has pledged to invest nearly $20 million, which would include the cost of doubling the size of its headquarters downtown. It currently leases about 10,000 square feet at OneAmerica Tower. OurHealth also plans to lease real estate for a series of 3,500-square-foot health clinics across the state. In June, OurHealth plans to begin hiring certified medical assistants, health coaches, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and doctors to staff its clinics. OurHealth’s website already has posted job openings in Kokomo, Logansport, Madison, Merrillville and Indianapolis. The firm employs more than 120 people and operates 15 clinics, most of which are dedicated to a single employer. The new clinics typically would serve multiple employers.
French drug company Sanofi will seek to sell Eli Lilly and Co.’s erectile dysfunction drug Cialis without a prescription, the companies announced last week, according to Bloomberg News. Sanofi will apply for approval of Cialis as an over-the-counter treatment in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia, and will market the drug after certain patents expire. The deal hinges on regulatory approval in each country—a big question mark, according to analysts. The plan gives Sanofi access to a drug that garnered $2.16 billion in sales last year and faces generic competition in 2017.
OurHealth to add employer clinics, 450 jobs by 2018
The 5-year-old firm has pledged to invest $20 million to double the size of its corporate headquarters in Indianapolis and lease real estate for a series of 3,500-square-foot health clinics across the state.
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Donetta Gee-Weiler, a registered nurse, has been named vice president of women’s and children’s services for Community Health Network. She most recently served as practice administrator for Community Physician Network’s OB/GYN Care, Gynecologic Cancer Care, and Hepatobiliary Surgical Care. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from IUPUI.
Gwen O’Malley has been named vice president of practice operations at Community Physician Network. Most recently, O’Malley served as executive director of primary care for Community Physician Network. She earned a bachelor’s degree at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree at IUPUI.
Chad Ashcraft has been hired as vice president of innovation at Indianapolis-based OurHealth, which operates on-site health care clinics for employers. Ashcraft previously worked in sales for Thunderhead.com, Toovio Software, Chordiant Software and IBM. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from DePauw University and a master’s degree in information science from Ball State University.
Indianapolis-based Maetrics LLC, a life sciences consulting firm, appointed R.J. Lemieux as vice president of sales. He previously worked at Boston-based RM Nephew & Associates LLC and Ernst & Young. Lemieux earned a bachelor’s degree at Hobart College and an MBA at Bentley University.
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Bloomington-based Cook Medical Inc. promoted Pete Yonkman to president, replacing Kem Hawkins, who will continue as president of Cook Group Inc., the parent of Cook Medical. Yonkman joined Cook Medical 12 years ago as corporate counsel. He was most recently executive vice president, overseeing the company’s 10 strategic business units. Yonkman earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and philosophy from Indiana University in Bloomington and a law degree from the IU Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.
OurHealth, which operates employer health clinics, has hired Kendra Stewart as director of wellness. Prior to joining OurHealth, she served as health behavior coordinator for Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center. Stewart is a clinical health psychologist who earned her doctoral degree from Ohio University.
Susan Waschevski has been appointed director of Franciscan St. Francis Health’s PACE initiative—Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. She most recently was deputy director of home and community-based services with the state Division of Aging. Prior to that, Waschevski was a program manager for CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions. Waschevski earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Monmouth College in Illinois.
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Dr. Sarah Curry, a family physician, has been hired by Community Physician Network, part of the Indianapolis-based Community Health Network hospital system. Curry earned her medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Megan Gruesser, a pediatrician, has been hired by Community Physician Network. She completed her medical degree at IU School of Medicine.
Dr. Joshua Kluetz, a family and sports medicine physician, has been hired by Community Physician Network. He did his medical training at Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Indianapolis-based OurHealth, which operates employer-sponsored health clinics, has hired Ashley Davis as its in-house graphical designer. She holds a master’s degree in design from IUPUI and a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
Brandon Rogers has joined OurHealth as a senior engineer for information technology systems. He previously worked for Indianapolis-based consulting firm The Brookfield Group.
Over the next year, the six Daughters of Charity nuns who serve at Indianapolis-based hospital system St. Vincent Health leave to serve other areas. The sisters are Mary Kay Tyrell, Louise Busby, Rita Joyce DiNardo, Mary Satala, Mary Powers and Cecilia Ann West. In their place, St. Vincent and its parent, St. Louis-based Ascension Health, will use formation programs to train up lay leaders in the values of the Catholic church and the sisters’ tradition. Also, Sister Mary Kay Tyrell will continue to serve on the St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital and Foundation boards, and Sister Renee Rose will serve as a member of the St. Vincent Health board.
OurHealth readies citywide network of employer clinics
In a bid to make employer-sponsored health clinics available to companies of all sizes, Indianapolis-based OurHealth will open a network of seven offices around Indianapolis next year.
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Kerry Dinneen has been promoted to vice president of major gifts from major gifts officer for Eskenazi Health Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Eskenazi Health hospital and health system. She previously worked in employee relations and human resources at Cummins Inc. and as director of human resources for the International Group. Dinneen holds a bachelor’s degree in history and cultural studies from Princeton University and a master’s in public and private management from Yale University.
OurHealth, an Indianapolis-based operator of employer-based health clinics, has hired Robert Renihan as operations manager. He previously worked for Novia CareClinics as a practice administrator and at WFHB Firehouse Broadcasting as an audio engineer. Renihan holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Indiana University.
Attorney Robert Markette Jr. has joined the Indianapolis office of law firm Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman. He focuses on representing home health, hospice and private duty health care providers. Markette holds a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College and a law degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.