This spring, Keith Pitzele ended his company’s health plan and sent his workers to the Obamacare exchange. It was a bumpy experience he’s glad he won’t have to repeat next year. Does that mean most employers won’t follow suit?
Indianapolis hospital leaders have spent the past two months ironing out a plan to deal with any cases of Ebola that emerge in Indiana. The plan is aimed at ensuring effective care while minimizing the need to bring other hospital services to a virtual halt while patients are under care. Eskenazi Hospital, St. Vincent Indianapolis […]
Amey Lupinsky has been named marketing manager for Franciscan St. Francis Health. She previously served as a marketing specialist and office manager. Lupinshy earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and management from Marian University. Susie Betulius Bixler has been selected marketing director for Franciscan Physician Network, which is part of the Franciscan St. Francis Health […]
Five Indianapolis-area hospitals stand to lose more than $7 million in Medicare payments as a penalty for having rates of infections and patient injuries that run higher than most hospitals nationwide.
Ronda D. Freije has been appointed director of pharmacy services for Franciscan St. Francis Health. She most recently served as pharmacy operations manager, where she oversaw daily operations at Franciscan’s Indianapolis hospital campus. She holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Butler University and an MBA from the University of Indianapolis.
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Nearly eight years after announcing the closure of its Beech Grove campus, Franciscan St. Francis Health has two serious suitors for the 14-acre property. Los Angeles-based DealPoint Merrill signed an agreement months ago for $3.75 million, including transaction costs. DealPoint plans to fill the 869,000 square feet of rentable space with medical tenants. But closing […]
After cutting staff sharply in 2013, Franciscan enjoyed more revenue and big profits in 2014. The key question for its and other hospitals’ future is whether they can keep up these gains in productivity to handle looming payment cuts from Obamacare.
In an effort to reduce Indiana’s shortage of psychiatrists, Community Health Network will establish a psychiatry residency program in 2016 to provide specialized training to recent medical school graduates. According to Community, 43 of Indiana’s 92 counties have no practicing psychiatrist. “Based on the state’s population, there should be 650 psychiatrists in Indiana, but in […]
Two Beech Grove officials said a $3.75 million agreement between Franciscan Alliance and Los Angeles-based DealPoint Merrill expired on Tuesday without closing, leaving the future of the mammoth campus in question.
Hc1.com has raised $14.4 million more from angel investors to help it pursue an audacious goal: It wants to become the Salesforce.com of the health care industry. Zionsville-based Hc1 is using the money to expand from its roots—making software to help medical labs, pharmacies, physicians and hospital systems track the business relationships they have with […]
Dr. Beth Johnson, a psychiatrist, has joined Franciscan Physician Network and will serve as a psychiatric liaison to clinicians who provide care to inpatients at Franciscan St. Francis Health’s Indianapolis hospital. She most recently worked as a psychiatric hospitalist at Appalachian Regional Hospital in Hazard, Ky. Johnson received an undergraduate degree in Russian language at […]
