IU Health reports most serious medical errors
Indiana’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.
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Ford sees EV potential in Indianapolis
Ford touts new models of electric and hybrid vehicles in seminar co-sponsored by the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition, which promotes alternative fuels.
Feds reject Indiana request for health care exemption
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday rejected Indiana's bid for an exemption from federal health care overhaul rules that require insurers selling policies to individuals to essentially dedicate 80 percent of the premiums they collect to medical care.
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Ryan Kitchell will replace Alex Slabosky as the head of Indiana University Health Plans. Slabosky, who is retiring, oversaw the parent company of the M-Plan HMO, of which Indianapolis-based IU Health owned about 87 percent. More recently, Slabosky had pitched IU Health Plans as a health plan other employers could join or as a provider of services that would help employers with their worker health benefits. Kitchell came to IU Health in 2009 after serving as Gov. Mitch Daniels’ director of the Office of Management and Budget. In addition to running IU Health Plans, Kitchell will continue his management of IU Health’s treasury and real estate departments.
Brokers get hope on commissions
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners passed a resolution Nov. 22 that urges Congress and the Obama administration to exclude benefits brokers’ commissions from the new requirement that insurers spend only 15 percent to 20 percent of the premiums they collect on administration and profits.
Holiday Wish List
The following is a list of Indianapolis-area not-for-profit organizations and the things each needs most. This is an opportunity for businesses and individuals to make tax-deductible gifts in the spirit of the season.
Struggling Ener1 receives $4.5M from investor
The parent of Indianapolis-based advanced-battery maker EnerDel received the financing to continue operating while the company evaluates its options to reorganize debt.
CLARK: Deep bench bodes well for smaller, better government
Mike Pence has been a thought leader since he was first elected to Congress, yet we will see him originating ideas that may lead our state for years to come.
VANE: Jennifer Hallowell’s take on Ballard’s win
This election proved to be her steepest political uphill climb.
IU Health is national player in multi-organ transplants
Unusual surgeries bring certain amount of prestige, but not a lot of profit.
Ripken eyes Indy for major youth baseball complex
Officials for Ripken Baseball Inc., which operates two of the country’s top youth baseball facilities, are considering Indianapolis as a location for a major complex that could cost up to $20 million to build and draw thousands of players and spectators each year.
Slabosky retiring from IU Health Plans
Alex 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.
Indiana expands probe into Indy manhole blasts
Indiana utility regulators are expanding a third-party review of Indianapolis manhole explosions to include the latest two blasts.
New restaurants: The End, Chef Joseph’s, Cafe Audrey, Flying Cupcake, La Margarita
A new restaurant called The End of the Line Public House is set to replace Shelbi Street Cafe & Bistro in the Fountain Square Theatre building. Plus, more restaurant news.
Penn State could sully inaugural Big Ten Football Championship
You have to wonder how many Big Ten and Indianapolis tourism officials will be rooting hard for Wisconsin this weekend when the Badgers play Penn State at Madison.
Stewart’s NASCAR victory likely to boost local trade show
The International Motorsports Industry Show at the Indiana Convention Center should get a jolt of publicity from Tony Stewart, who is not only the 2011 NASCAR champ but the show's part-owner.
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Dr. Elizabeth Grethen, an endocrinologist, has joined the St. Vincent Physician Network in Zionsville. Grethen holds a bachelor’s in biological sciences from Cornell University and a medical degree from Loyola University’s Stritch School of Medicine.
Methodist Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital, named Kevin Armstrong its new president. Armstrong replaces Betty Stilwell, who has become chief philanthropy officer for the IU Health network. Armstrong, who has been on the foundation’s board since 2008, has also been serving as senior pastor for North United Methodist Church in Indianapolis. Armstrong holds degrees from DePauw University and Duke Divinity School.
Former Colt opening downtown event venue
Former Indianapolis Colt Gary Padjen is turning a vacant 18,000-square-foot building near Lucas Oil Stadium into a venue he is hopeful will host everything from Super Bowl and other corporate parties to concerts and mixed martial arts bouts.
IPS hopes new high school attracts high-achievers
Christine Collier, the longtime leader of the Center for Inquiry elementary and middle schools, is designing a high school within the Indianapolis Public Schools system that officials hope will draw students who now attend some of the highest-achieving K-8 schools in the IPS system.