There are riches, risks when private-equity firms acquire medical practices
Some warn that the spiraling number of deals could lead to large physician groups having an unfairly high market share, which could lead to price increases and cost-cutting.
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IBJ Podcast: Indy anesthesiologist quit career to become whiskey-making entrepreneur
Juliet Schmalz, CEO of Fortune’s Fool Whiskey, explains what possessed her to leave a lucrative and respected profession to make spirits for a living.
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Indianapolis hospital eliminates noncompete clauses for doctors
Indiana legislators passed a law this year barring primary care physicians and employers from signing noncompete clauses Eskenazi Medical Group’s move goes further.
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Goodman Campbell rebuilds after split from IU Health
Its new partner, Ascension St. Vincent, is building a four-story brain and spine hospital on its flagship campus on West 86th Street in Indianapolis, which will be largely staffed with physicians from Goodman Campbell.
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Indiana Senate approves doctor noncompete ban
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is against the bill, arguing that the government should have no role in private contractual matters.
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Program to get doctors to high-need areas falling short, study says
A decades-old federal program that offers doctors incentives to practice in disadvantaged communities has had little effect on physician density or patient mortality, a recent analysis concludes.
Judge grants preliminary injunction in physician noncompete lawsuit
The court declined to apply the state’s new statute, but found that Lutheran’s physician noncompete agreement was unenforceable, overbroad and unreasonable.
Coalition seeks bargaining power for independent physicians
A group of about 30 independent medical practices in Indiana, called Indiana Physicians Health Alliance Inc., registered with the state in July as a not-for-profit after nearly two years of organizing.
Physician-staffing service files for bankruptcy reorganization
The company, which provides doctors to rural hospitals to staff their emergency rooms and other critical areas, listed liabilities of $18.5 million and assets of just $19,701.
Medicine without doctors? State laws are changing who treats patients.
In 1994, five states allowed nurse practitioners full practice authority—meaning they didn’t need physician supervision to test, treat and prescribe. Today, 27 states and Washington, D.C., do.
Four attorneys assigned to abortion-related litigation resign from Indiana AG’s office
With key hearings scheduled in licensing and civil litigation against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard this month, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will be down four attorneys who worked on the case but have now resigned.
Doctors ask lawmakers to free them from noncompete agreements
The Legislature is considering a bill that put Indiana on a list of more than a dozen other states that expressly prohibit or sharply limit non-compete agreements for physicians and other patient-care professionals.
Indiana Senate panel advances bill to prohibit non-compete agreements for physicians
It’s the latest in a series of bills meant to address the high cost of health care in Indiana, as well as the physician shortage and patients’ rights.
Physician shortage in rural areas means big business for Indy firm
OPYS Physician Services LLC, a 10-year-old Indianapolis company, provides doctors to hospitals, mostly in rural areas, to staff their emergency rooms and other critical areas.
Indiana judge won’t block probe over 10-year-old’s abortion
The ruling comes two days after the attorney general’s office asked the state medical licensing board to discipline Dr. Caitlin Bernard, alleging she violated state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to Indiana authorities.
Vet industry challenged by employee shortage, stressful conditions
Shorthanded veterinary clinics are being slammed by the high number of pets acquired during the pandemic and a worsening shortage of workers, from support staff to veterinarians themselves.
Unorthodox primary care provider ChenMed entering Indy market
The fast-growing, family-owned operation, based in Miami, has filed plans with the state to renovate three buildings and open them as primary care medical clinics.
Indiana doctor: AG shouldn’t get abortion patient records
Lawyers for an Indianapolis doctor who provided an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio told a judge Friday that Indiana’s attorney general should not be allowed to access patient medical records for an investigation into undisclosed complaints.
Youth summit seeks to increase Black enrollment in medical schools
Hospitals and clinics are full of doctors in white coats. But only a tiny portion of them, about 4%, are Black.
New law clamps down on certain medical titles in advertising
Some say doctors are raising the issue just to protect their turf and status.
Tensions boil between ER docs, insurers as no-surprises law rolls out
The federal No Surprises Act—which took effect Jan. 1 and protects patients from receiving surprise medical bills resulting from unexpected, out-of-network coverage—is already creating huge waves.
Doctors, hospitals push back on Indiana abortion bill
Lawmakers in the Indiana House are scheduled to take up the measure in a day-long committee hearing Tuesday.
Tort claim filed against Rokita over statements about abortion doctor
An attorney representing the doctor who oversaw the abortion procedure of a 10-year-old rape victim filed a tort claim notice Tuesday against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita—the first step in the process of filing a defamation lawsuit.
IndyCar makes Vaizer first female medical director
Dr. Julia Vaizer has spent the past year assisting Dr. Geoffrey Billows, the series’ longtime medical director, who announced that he will be stepping down.