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Drug costs on chopping block: M-Plan introduces pill-splitting program

January 2, 2006

Indiana’s second-largest insurer, M-Plan Inc., welcomed some of its customers to the new year with a pill-splitting program that can chop prescription drug costs in half. The Indianapolis-based health maintenance organization became part of a growing crowd of insurers endorsing a money-saving concept long practiced by doctors and patients. However, pill splitting still stirs a healthy dose of concern over safety in some corners of the pharmaceutical world. “I’ve had arguments with insurance companies about this for years,” said Skip…

State’s plans for Larue Carter remain uncertain: New hosptal ideas are still under consideration

January 9, 2006

A year after the administration of then-Gov. Joe Kernan proposed building a new Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, the future of Indianapolis’ lone state-owned psychiatric hospital remains murky. The Indiana State Office Building Commission bought an 18-acre site near the IUPUI campus in December 2004, during the waning days of the Kernan administration. State officials talked then about spending as much as $55 million to build a Larue Carter that would replace the existing hospital, which is part of an…

Super Bowl no longer ‘right moment’: Lilly shifts Cialis ads, will focus on programs aimed toward adults

January 9, 2006

As the Indianapolis Colts gear up for a run to next month’s Super Bowl, Eli Lilly and Co. already has decided to watch from the sidelines after two straight appearances during the big game. In a marketing strategy shift, the Indianapolis drugmaker will forgo TV commercials for its erectile dysfunction drug Cialis during the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics, which begin Feb. 10. Cialis competitors Viagra and Levitra may join it on the bench, as the pharmaceutical industry trends…

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

January 23, 2006

Women giving birth at Clarian North Medical Center now can enjoy a massage, manicure or pedicure before they return home to the sleep-deprived life of caring for a newborn. These are a few of the services Indianapolis-based Ology will offer when it launches its second hospital spa Jan. 23 at the new Carmel medical center. Ology opened its first more than a year ago inside Avon’s Clarian West Medical Center. Spa Director AndrÃ©a Bradley-Stutz expects the latest location to top…

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

January 30, 2006

Ex-Winona owner under fire: Leland Medical Centers CEO faces fraud accusations, questions about his own bankruptcy

February 13, 2006

Accusations of fraud and other misconduct are piling up against the former owner of Winona Memorial Hospital. Two companies recently joined Winona’s creditors in questioning money transfers made by Texasbased Leland Medical Centers Inc., which owned the nowdefunct Indianapolis hospital from 2002 until a short time before it closed in 2004. Meanwhile, lawyers sorting through the liquidation of Winona still have no explanation for why Leland took $3.6 million from the struggling Indianapolis hospital before it slid into bankruptcy and…

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Obesity must be conquered

February 20, 2006

By now, everybody knows obesity is a huge health problem in our country. The Centers for Disease Control reports that obesity is linked to 112,000 deaths per year and leads to an extra $75 billion in direct medical costs annually. We Hoosiers can hold up a mirror. Depending on which study you look at, Indiana ranks either fourth or fifth as the most obese state in the nation. Our local daily newspaper just published a series of articles on how…

Hospitals battle for bone biz: St. Vincent’s ortho upgrade ups ante in lucrative niche

February 20, 2006

St. Vincent Health is spending $9 million to capture more of the city’s lucrative market for orthopedic care, a specialty that could trigger a new arms race among local hospitals. The Catholic hospital network is reworking existing space at its 86th Street campus to create a 61-bed St. Vincent Orthopedic Center that will open in July. The new center aims to consolidate care in one location and raise the quality bar to new heights. “We think we’re creating something that…

Clarian sizing up south side: Agreement with Morgan Hospital could lead to development projects in St. Francis’ back yard

February 27, 2006

The largest hospital network in Indianapolis will start stretching its reach once again next month, this time south of town, where it could challenge the dominance of St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers. Clarian Health Partners is embarking on a five-year development agreement with Martinsville’s Morgan Hospital & Medical Center that could place more building projects on Clarian’s already crowded construction agenda. The two systems plan to focus their relationship on improving patient care and research, but representatives of both…

Making the grade: Pay-for-performance system nearing reality for local physicians

March 6, 2006

Central Indiana stands on the leading edge of a national push by health care insurance systems to link doctors’ pay with their performance. The Indiana Health Information Exchange-a not-for-profit collaboration among some of the state’s largest health care providers-is developing a program that uses data collected from insurers and care providers to produce quality reports. Those reports then will be sent to doctors and used by the insurers to develop incentive programs for reimbursement. The goal: Start a system by…

HMOs report steady profits, falling membership: Indiana insurers performed well overall in 2005

March 27, 2006

Most of Indiana’s largest HMOs managed to turn profits in 2005, even as other kinds of health insurance gained market share, sucking away 6 percent to 15 percent of their customers. Technology improvements and more efficient operations helped counter those losses, health maintenance organization executives said. However, annual reports filed with the state Department of Insurance show that profit for some of these managed care options slipped compared to 2004. Industry insiders say many companies are reluctant to offer HMOs…

NOTIONS: A kid, a shave, a health care dilemma

March 27, 2006

For the second time in his young life, 9-year-old Joey Chamness had his head shaved last week. This time, the skinhead look is voluntary. Last time, it was chemotherapy. On a Thursday afternoon in January 2005, Joey was playing soccer when he felt pain in his left leg. He’d experienced this before, but not this bad. So Joey’s parents called the family pediatrician to schedule an appointment. The following Monday, the doctor took a look and said it was probably…

Turned away, twice: Hot biotech inventor scores coastal cash after local VCs say no

March 27, 2006

When a proven Indiana life scientist invents a promising medical technology, you’d expect local venture capitalists would snap to attention. So when Lafayette-based Ash Access Technology Inc. announced March 14 it had landed $6 million in venture capital, it was surprising to note the names of the investors in the deal. None were based inside state lines. But Dr. Stephen Ash wasn’t shocked. After all, he’s been through this before. “I don’t know what happened,” Ash said. “I was disappointed….

READY TO EXPLODE: State’s new fireworks law has retailers predicting their sales will skyrocket

April 3, 2006

READY TO State’s new fireworks law has retailers predicting their sales will skyrocket Indiana’s fireworks industry officials say their business is about to explode faster than a gas-soaked cherry bomb, thanks to a new law that makes it legal to ignite bottle rockets and Roman candles in back yards. And best of all for retailers, the law makes it almost impossible for new competition to get a piece of the action. “I’m going to sell more stuff,” said Elizabeth Howard,…

Clarian plans training center: Doctors, nurses to sharpen skills in $44 million building

April 3, 2006

A team led by Clarian Health Partners will add a $44 million training center to the cluster of life sciences businesses taking root around the Central Canal on the northern edge of downtown. The Indianapolis hospital network recently filed plans with the city to build a six-story, 182,750-square-foot building on the eastern side of the canal. The site sits just south of a pathology laboratory on 11th Street that Clarian plans to dedicate later this month. The Indiana University schools…

Local facility first to offer overnight help for anorexia: Lotus House fills void for those with eating disorders

April 10, 2006

A spacious home near Stony Creek in Noblesville once known as the Hare estate has been transformed into an intensive treatment facility for young women struggling with severe eating disorders. Dubbed Lotus House, the three-story residence began hosting patients in October. Partners Patrick Hall, 40, and Misty Rees, 33, founded the facility to provide an inpatient alternative to standard care. The facility, which offers therapies for anorexia nervosa and bulimia, is just the second in the Indianapolis area to treat…

Binford med center making headway

April 10, 2006

The building skeleton planted recently at the corner of 65th Street and Binford Boulevard offers only a hint of the $29 million medical complex Ken Schmidt wants to grow there. The Indianapolis developer will add four more buildings and a separate pharmacy to the 17 acres of land he bought several years ago. The end result, he said, will be a medical plaza that offers a unique blend of services encompassing dental work, radiology and ambulatory surgery, among other specialties….

BRIAN WILLIAMS Commentary: Legislators should address insurance costs

April 10, 2006

Members of the Indiana General Assembly resolved some contentious issues in 2006, including property tax relief, telecommunications reform and the long-term leasing of public infrastructure. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, they did not have an opportunity to debate Senate Bill 124, which, if measured on the basis of the value per page, would have exceeded the much-heralded “Major Moves” transportation initiative. Introduced by Sen. Beverly Gard, a Greenfield Republican who has been…

Paid boards spur not-for-profit debate: Critics: If directors won’t give time, who will?

April 17, 2006

Indianapolis-based USA Funds is a large, complex organization, and members of its governing board are busy people. Same goes for the NCAA, another local not-for-profit with a national reach, a nine-figure budget and directors who are anything but professional volunteers. The two organizations have one key difference, though: USA Funds pays its board members. The NCAA does not. “It’s simply the nature of the world,” said Norm Lefstein, an Indiana University law professor who chairs the compensation committee at student-loan…

Clinic can’t pull its weight: Forest Health leaves behind $11M hospital

April 17, 2006

“They’re not the most communicative people in the world, so I don’t really have a good reason, other than the fact that I think at one point they thought they had a group of doctors to operate the clinic with, and it fell through,” said Jack Hogan, a senior vice president for Indianapolis-based Lauth. Forest Health corporate attorney Marie Paratto referred questions to Laurence H. Lenz Jr., an A bariatric surgery center built for roughly $11 million a couple years…

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Drug costs on chopping block: M-Plan introduces pill-splitting program

State’s plans for Larue Carter remain uncertain: New hosptal ideas are still under consideration

Super Bowl no longer ‘right moment’: Lilly shifts Cialis ads, will focus on programs aimed toward adults

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

Clarian finds room for luxury: Hospital one of a handful to feature spa treatment

Ex-Winona owner under fire: Leland Medical Centers CEO faces fraud accusations, questions about his own bankruptcy

CHRIS KATTERJOHN Commentary: Obesity must be conquered

Hospitals battle for bone biz: St. Vincent’s ortho upgrade ups ante in lucrative niche

Clarian sizing up south side: Agreement with Morgan Hospital could lead to development projects in St. Francis’ back yard

Making the grade: Pay-for-performance system nearing reality for local physicians

HMOs report steady profits, falling membership: Indiana insurers performed well overall in 2005

NOTIONS: A kid, a shave, a health care dilemma

Turned away, twice: Hot biotech inventor scores coastal cash after local VCs say no

READY TO EXPLODE: State’s new fireworks law has retailers predicting their sales will skyrocket

Clarian plans training center: Doctors, nurses to sharpen skills in $44 million building

Local facility first to offer overnight help for anorexia: Lotus House fills void for those with eating disorders

Binford med center making headway

BRIAN WILLIAMS Commentary: Legislators should address insurance costs

Paid boards spur not-for-profit debate: Critics: If directors won’t give time, who will?

Clinic can’t pull its weight: Forest Health leaves behind $11M hospital