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NOTIONS: Oh, the things we worry about in modern America

July 9, 2007

My wife, Cheri, and I live in one of those newfangled, don’tstray-from-the-mainstream neighborhoods. It’s governed by wellmeaning “covenants and restrictions.” It has “architectural control guidelines.” These documents were formulated by a “development control committee” to “enhance the value and appearance of the community.” (We’re especially concerned with the “value” part, until our property-tax bills arrive, at which point we protest the assessed value.) Included among the controls in our neighborhood is a color palette. I imagine some designer back in…

Group training for national dash: Not-for-profit wants to take race beyond hometown

May 21, 2007

A 2-1/2-year-old Indianapolis not-forprofit that funds melanoma education and research through an annual race hopes to extend its footprint around the country. Outrun the Sun Inc. has had preliminary talks with a race management firm in Los Angeles, said co-founder and Executive Director Anita Day. Los Angeles is the headquarters of Neutrogena, which recently agreed to sponsor Outrun the Sun’s annual race. Momentum to take the organization national also picked up this year when it landed Shape magazine and Subaru…

Health reform protesters decry WellPoint salaries

May 15, 2007

Anger over “excessive salaries” and “bloated administrative costs” at WellPoint Inc. will bring a crowd of protesters to demonstrate outside the health benefits firm’s annual shareholder meeting tomorrow. Hoosiers for a Common Sense Health Plan hopes to draw about 50 people to the protest on Monument Circle, where WellPoint’s corporate headquarters is located. “They are […]

Informatics job ‘special’ to dean: New leader of prominent IU school says no other offer could have lured him away from Colorado

May 7, 2007

Even before Bobby Schnabel became a candidate to take charge at the Indiana University School of Informatics, he knew enough about the program to know he wanted to lead it. By ending his 30-year affiliation with the University of Colorado at Boulder, Schnabel, 56, officially exchanges the black and gold of the Buffaloes for the cream and crimson of the Hoosiers on July 1. But of even greater significance is the fact that IU sought Schnabel to succeed J. Michael…

Biz interests scored legislative wins

May 7, 2007

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. did OK in the just-completed legislative session. IEDC received $96 million it can
now dole
out as business grants. And lawmakers had authorized tax credits worth millions more for the commercialization of new…

St. Vincent taking over Thomson HQ

April 30, 2007

A shrunken Thomson, the former manufacturer of RCA
televisions, is vacating a landmark office building at its Carmel headquarters to make way for St. Vincent Health, the parent
company of a growing chain of Indiana hospitals.

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Does growth in health care drive our state’s economy?

April 30, 2007

Indiana households, businesses and governments spent more than $33 billion on health care products and services in 2004. We don’t have current data yet, but you can be sure the amount is higher today. That’s because growth in health care expenditures in the state has averaged a whopping 8.6 percent per year since 1980. In 2004, spending on hospital care, physician services, prescription drugs, nursing homes, and every other kind of health care product or service gobbled up 14.4 percent…

Growing medical technology bags major VC investment: Bloomington-based ProCure hopes to build national network of proton-therapy clinics after luring $35 million

April 30, 2007

If you’re as smart as a fifth grader, you know that a proton is a basic particle in an atom’s nucleus that has a positive electrical charge. What might be less well known is that proton therapy is becoming the preferred treatment for certain types of tumors. But here’s the real stumper: The man leading a mission to build and operate a nationwide network of proton-therapy clinics is a Bloomington researcher whose startup received a $35 million cash infusion in…

LEGAL: Don’t be trapped by ‘talent’-redefine it instead

April 30, 2007

To succeed at the highest level, businesses must redefine talent. Our wellmeaning quests for the best and brightest talent frequently lead us into painful traps. The Indiana Pacers have proven this point in dramatic fashion in recent years. Take the Ron Artest saga. Artest is an immensely talented athlete and clearly one of the top players in the NBA, but had highly publicized problems. No doubt his talent brought him many more chances than the 11th player on the roster…

Competition drives hospital chief: Lennen labors to grow hospital, county to stay ahead of Indianapolis peers

April 16, 2007

Competitive. That’s how Shelbyville community leaders describe Tony Lennen. Indeed. Any CEO of the city’s Major Hospital needs to be. Shelby County residents can, in just 20 to 45 minutes, drive up Interstate 74 or Interstate 65 to any of Indianapolis’ large hospitals, many of which boast massive marketing budgets and stables of specialists. But in nearly 14 years at the helm of Major Hospital, Lennen has found creative ways to boost profits, enhance technology, woo specialists and even-through aggressive…

Hospital accepts loss for improving heart attack care:

April 9, 2007

St. Francis Hospital officials have found that improving care and cutting costs to treat heart attack patients comes at an unexpected price. A new program cut the hospital’s time to treat patients and reduced the size of the heart attack-saving $9,400 per admission. But reimbursement by insurance companies dropped $9,715, resulting in the hospital losing $315 per admission. “The pay for quality and pay for performance issue under the current reimbursement structure is not designed to reward quality of care,”…

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Communications as usual just won’t cut it anymore

April 9, 2007

In 1999, when the World Wide Web was in its infancy, Rick Levine and others penned and posted “The Cluetrain Manifesto: The end of business as usual” (www.cluetrain.com). In this Web-focused document, their opening salvo at business as usual-and their wake-up call for American business- went thusly: “A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter-and getting smarter…

WellPoint draws ire for pushing generics: Pfizer asks docs to resist cheaper statins

April 9, 2007

Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc. is in a tussle with the nation’s largest drug maker over the nation’s top-selling drug. New York-based Pfizer Inc., facing the loss of billions in sales of its Lipitor cholesterol-fighting drug, sent letters last month to doctors, encouraging them to protest the attempts of health benefits firms to switch patients to generic cholesterol drugs. The letter, which says the change is being pushed “for cost reasons alone,” reached doctors several days after Well-Point expanded a promotion to…

High-tech 21st Century funding in doubt

April 2, 2007

The first version of the $25.6 billion state budget, passed by the Democratic majority in the Indiana House of Representatives
Feb. 22, didn’t include any money for the Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, which provides financial assistance
to promising high-tech startups.

Lilly still breathing in inhaler pursuit

April 2, 2007

Pfizer Inc.’s new inhaled insulin product, Exubera, has stumbled out of the gate. That would appear to keep the door open
for Eli Lilly and Co., as well as for other companies racing to develop inhaled insulin. But Pfizer’s troubles might cause
doctors and patients to sour on all inhaled insulin products.

Bill challenges WellPoint’s ‘favored’ status

March 26, 2007

A bill moving through the Indiana General Assembly could remove one of the major weapons Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
has used to preserve its market dominion. Senate Bill 114 would forbid health care providers from granting Anthem–or any
other health insurer–so-called “most favored nation” clauses.

Terre Haute official worried about Pfizer insulin project

March 22, 2007

The president of Terre Haute Economic Development Corp. wants to look deeper into Pfizer Inc.’s troubles with its new inhaled insulin before Vigo County officials complete their offer of $4.5 million in tax-increment finance incentives for the plant that makes the product. Steve Witt told the County Council it would be “good business” to learn […]

Banks quick to embrace remote checking: Customers get on board as more institutions allow checks to be scanned, transmitted, deposited electronically

March 19, 2007

ATMs are still convenient, but not much of a novelty anymore. That distinction now belongs to remote-deposit capture-a high-tech advancement that guarantees a big payoff for banks and their customers alike. “From a technological standpoint, it’s the biggest thing happening in banking in 2007,” said Lee Wetherington, senior vice president at Brentwood, Tenn.-based software maker Goldleaf Financial Inc. Remote-deposit capture eliminates the need for businesses to physically deposit checks at their bank branch. Using the new technology, checks are scanned…

Rivals tangle over impact of new hospitals: Health care providers disagree on how head-to-head competition will affect costs

March 19, 2007

Once joined at the hip, the two main health care providers in Tippecanoe County-Arnett Health System and Greater Lafayette Health Services-have become fierce rivals. Each is building a new hospital and will compete to provide services for the 154,000 county residents, and tens of thousands more in surrounding counties. Lafayette-based Arnett, a multi-specialty medical practice, has 140 doctors at a dozen area locations, plus eight facilities in other parts of the state. Greater Lafayette Health Services, part of Mishawaka-based Sisters…

California suit claims WellPoint depressed prices

March 9, 2007

WellPoint Inc.’s California subsidiary drove down prices to “artificial levels substantially below market value” for doctors caring for workers’ compensation patients, according to a lawsuit filed by physicians today in a state court in Los Angeles. The suit seeks class-action status and triple damages from WellPoint Health Networks and Blue Cross of California, which are […]

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NOTIONS: Oh, the things we worry about in modern America

Group training for national dash: Not-for-profit wants to take race beyond hometown

Health reform protesters decry WellPoint salaries

Informatics job ‘special’ to dean: New leader of prominent IU school says no other offer could have lured him away from Colorado

Biz interests scored legislative wins

St. Vincent taking over Thomson HQ

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Does growth in health care drive our state’s economy?

Growing medical technology bags major VC investment: Bloomington-based ProCure hopes to build national network of proton-therapy clinics after luring $35 million

LEGAL: Don’t be trapped by ‘talent’-redefine it instead

Competition drives hospital chief: Lennen labors to grow hospital, county to stay ahead of Indianapolis peers

Hospital accepts loss for improving heart attack care:

VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Communications as usual just won’t cut it anymore

WellPoint draws ire for pushing generics: Pfizer asks docs to resist cheaper statins

High-tech 21st Century funding in doubt

Lilly still breathing in inhaler pursuit

Bill challenges WellPoint’s ‘favored’ status

Terre Haute official worried about Pfizer insulin project

Banks quick to embrace remote checking: Customers get on board as more institutions allow checks to be scanned, transmitted, deposited electronically

Rivals tangle over impact of new hospitals: Health care providers disagree on how head-to-head competition will affect costs

California suit claims WellPoint depressed prices