ER doc is affable WellPoint activist
Dr. Rob Stone wants the giant health insurer to convert to not-for-profit status and put him, an advocate of national health
insurance, on the company’s board.
Dr. Rob Stone wants the giant health insurer to convert to not-for-profit status and put him, an advocate of national health
insurance, on the company’s board.
If Clarian Health CEO Dan Evans were investing in health care real estate, he’d make bets in three new things: smaller,
denser clinics with lots of computer equipment to do telemedicine; medical office buildings populated by physician assistants;
and nursing homes with a strong relationship with a hospital.
Board member William “Bucky” Bush, uncle of former President George W. Bush, appeared OK after a shortened meeting in which
shareholders approved
a “say-on-pay” proposal. Protesters gathered outside WellPoint’s headquarters after the meeting.
As physician mergers increase in Indianapolis, a new study has determined that quality at large, multispecialty practices is at
least 5 percent higher and costs are 3.6 percent lower than at small group practices.
The deal included a $296 million criminal fine, but no charges against executives who failed to properly report problems with the company's defibrillators.
There has been a noticeable uptick in the level of health care real estate development activity this year.
Dan Burton is seeking his 15th term from the heavily Republican district after narrowly beating former state Rep. Luke Messer.
Clarian will become Indiana University Health early next year in a bet the IU brand carries more punch statewide and nationally.
Indiana has now received nearly $50 million in federal bucks to digitize health care around the state. But the latest grant—$16
million to the Indiana Health Information Exchange—comes with specific, ambitious goals for health care providers.
In the 5th District, they’ll decide whether to pick Rep. Dan Burton for what would make 30 years in Congress. In the neighboring
4th District, the likely replacement for retiring Rep. Steve Buyer will be determined.
-K&G Menswear leased 39,963 square feet at Castleton Crossing, 5410 E 82nd St. The tenant was represented by Mark Perlstein of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The landlord, American National Insurance Co., was represented by Bill French of Cassidy Turley.
-Advanced Control Technologies Inc. subleased 11,820 square feet at Hillsdale TechneCenter, Building 3, 6805 Hillsdale Court. The subtenant was represented by Aasif Bade of Ambrose Property Group. The sublandlord, Reliable Water Services LLC, was represented by Don Ballard and Stan Elser of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co.
-is.group leased 7,677 square feet at Parkwood One, 250 E. 96th St. The tenant was represented by Jon Jessup and Jeff Merritt of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Duke Realty, represented itself.
-Shoe Trend leased 6,000 square feet at Keystone Plaza, 2335 E. 53rd St. The landlord, Keystone Plaza Associates, was represented by Larry Davis and Scott Gray of Sitehawk Retail Real Estate. The tenant represented itself.
-Center for Diagnostic Imaging/CDI Radiology leased 4,283 square feet of medical office space at Gables of Avon, 9819 E. US 36, Avon. The tenant was represented by Tim Norton of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Gables of Avon LLC, represented itself.
-Who North America Inc. leased 4,000 square feet at 2040 S. Lynhurst Drive. The tenant was represented by Ryan Kelly of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, ProLogis, was represented by Chris Black of CB Richard Ellis.
-Kforce leased 3,743 square feet at Pan Am Plaza, 201 S. Capitol Ave., Suite 1200. The tenant was represented by Katie Gray and Bill Ehret of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Coastal Partners, represented itself.
-First American Title Insurance leased 2,376 square feet of office space at 20 Executive Drive, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Matt Waggoner of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Century 21, represented itself.
-American Family Dental Group-Bloomington LLC leased 2,296 square feet at 10435 Commerce Drive, Carmel. The tenant was represented by Darrin L. Boyd and David A. Moore of Cassidy Turley. The landlord, West Carmel I LLC, was represented by Matt Moore of Resource Commercial Real Estate Services.
-20/20 Eye Physicians leased 2,095 square feet of medical office space at the Clarian Health Center at 4880 Century Plaza. The tenant was represented by Tim Norton of Summit Realty Group. The landlord, Clarian Health Partners Inc., was represented by Tim Craft of CB Richard Ellis.
It’s only the second time in a quarter-century the NCAA has increased the number of teams competing for the men’s national
basketball championship.
Insurers like WellPoint Inc. should be required to get U.S. approval to increase premiums, Sens. Diane Feinstein and Tom Harkin
say.
The April 7 issue of IBJ Health Care & Reform Weekly incorrectly stated that Clarian Health no longer
plans to have physician investors in the Saxony hospital it is building near Fishers. Clarian is unlikely to have physician
investors in the new hospital, but its officials are still evaluating the impact of a new health care law that forbids physician
ownership of new hospitals.
The greater truth is that what we learn from athletics might be just as important as what we learn in the classroom.
To understand why hospitals are so eager to employ physicians—and prevent them from owning their own facilities—look
no further than the latest data on how much doctors are paid compared with how much revenue they generate for hospitals.
Proposal at annual meeting will ask health insurer to study feasibility of converting to not-for-profit status.
-H&E Equipment Services Inc. leased 23,000 square feet on 3.95 acres at 6435 E. 30th St. The tenant was represented by Stan Elser and Evert Hauser of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. The landlord, E-3 Properties LLC, was represented by Bryan Poynter of Cassidy Turley.
-The Kitchen Physician LLC leased 10,340 square feet at 1730 E. 156th St., Carmel. Greg Witkowski and Chris Black of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord, the Sepro Corp. The tenant represented itself.
-RBC Capital Markets Corp. leased 7,956 square feet at 8888 Keystone Crossing. The tenant was represented by John Vandenbark and Dan Richardson of CB Richard Ellis. The landlord, Keystone Investors LLC, was represented by John Robinson and Abby Cooper of Jones Lang LaSalle.
-Community Hospitals of Indiana Inc., dba Pendleton Medical Group, leased 4,200 square feet at Huntzinger Shoppes, 1251 Huntzinger Blvd., Suite 100, Pendleton. The tenant was represented by Kurt Meyer of Baseline Commercial Real Estate. The landlord, Huntzinger Shoppes LLC, was represented by Jeff Hubley of Midland Atlantic.
-Bensussen Deutsch & Associates leased 4,271 square feet at 32 E. Washington St. The landlord, Indiana Symphony Society Inc., was represented by David A. Moore and Darrin L. Boyd of Cassidy Turley. The tenant represented itself.
-Milex Complete Auto Care leased 3,744 square feet at Kmart #3260 at 860 U.S. 31 South, Greenwood. Rick Jones of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. represented the tenant and the landlord, Sears Holding Corp.
-Shiel Sexton leased 2,000 square feet at 2112 Early Lane, Franklin. Mike Medlock and Bill Brennan of Grubb & Ellis Harding Dahm & Co. represented the tenant and the landlord, Franklin Group, LLC.
-Kimu Restaurant LLC leased 1,400 square feet at 1280 U.S. 31 North, Greenwood. The landlord, Jones Family Investments LLC, was represented by Kyle Hughes of Veritas Realty LLC. The tenant represented itself.
-Shelter Mutual Insurance renewed its lease for 1,250 square feet of office space at Prestwick Junction, 5530 E. U.S. Highway 36, Avon. The tenant was represented by John Sebree of Hokanson Companies. The landlord, the Weston Group, was represented by Stephen Daum of NAI Olympia Partners.
Patients seen at private facilities reimbursed by Medicare were 5-1/2 times more likely to receive routine cataract surgery
than patients at Veterans Affairs facilities, according to a new study.