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Indiana hospitals use drills, telehealth to get ready for possible large COVID-19 outbreak

Around Indiana, hospital officials say they have stepped up safety precautions in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. But even amid extensive preparation, some acknowledge that if the disease spreads quickly, it could test their facilities.
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Lawsuit throws spotlight on physicians’ hospital referrals

A high-stakes suit this month by the federal government against Community Health Network is raising questions about when they are proper and when they cross the line.
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Debunking medical myths all in a day’s work for IU’s Dr. Aaron Carroll

Carroll uses Twitter, a New York Times column, blog post, podcast, videos and books to publish his findings on just about any health issue he thinks needs explaining or correcting.
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Virtual health care grows, but usage is uneven and some patients, physicians are slow to adopt

November 22, 2019 | John Russell

Three years after Indiana passed a law allowing doctors to prescribe drugs for patients without an in-person visit—using a computer, smartphone, video camera and similar technology—some health systems around the state are reporting higher use of virtual visits. St. Vincent, for example, sees hundreds of patients a month remotely for ailments ranging from minor rashes and sprains to follow-up visits for strokes.

Indiana doctor who kept hundreds of fetuses vilified in life, death

October 25, 2019 | Associated Press

Dr. Ulrich Klopfer competed so avidly in the 1970s to perform the most abortions each day that it was said he would set his coffee aside, jump to his feet in the break room and rush to the operating table whenever his chief rival in the macabre derby walked by.

High-tech rival devices on verge of making stethoscopes obsolete

October 23, 2019 | Associated Press

Dr. Paul Wallach, an executive associate dean at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, predicts that within the next decade, hand-held ultrasound devices will replace the stethoscope as part of the routine physical exam.

Vaping has grown into full-blown health crisis in Indiana, panel says

September 26, 2019 | John Russell

Indiana health officials are investigating 30 cases of severe lung injury linked to vaping. Eight of those have been confirmed—most of them among individuals between the ages of 16 and 29. Earlier this month, the state confirmed the first death linked to vaping.

Doctors’ pagers finally headed to gadget graveyard

September 20, 2019 | John Russell

Since the first pager was patented in 1949 and used in New York’s Jewish Hospital, millions of doctors have done their daily rounds in hospitals with the gadget clipped to their waistband, always ready to hear the beep that might signal a medical crisis on the other end. But hospitals are now phasing them out.

Medical consulting startup opens downtown office, plans 21 jobs

September 18, 2019 | IBJ Staff

The company, founded last year, offers legal medical consulting and medical product consulting to law firms, life sciences companies, and health and wellness businesses.

Doctors don’t always know what patients will owe for meds

August 28, 2019 | Associated Press

While the price of almost any good or service can be found online, most Americans don’t know what they’ll owe for a prescription medication until they get it.

Governor selects surgeon George Rapp for state’s highest honor

August 2, 2019 | TheStatehouseFile.com

Dr. George Rapp, an orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian, is this year’s recipient of the Sachem Award.

Anthem’s fight with doctors shows risks for surprise-billing fix

July 16, 2019 | Bloomberg News

Doctors fighting a reimbursement battle with one of the biggest U.S. health insurers want to make sure that ending surprise medical bills doesn’t come at the expense of their pay.

2019 Innovation Issue: Hospitals move cautiously into AI

May 29, 2019 | John Russell

The medical field’s lofty dreams of unleashing the power of artificial intelligence to transform medicine have yet to materialize in a major way.

Hospitals sue over new national liver transplant policy

April 24, 2019 | Associated Press

Hospitals and patients have sued to block a new nationwide liver transplant policy that they say will waste viable livers, lead to fewer transplants and likely cause deaths.

Indiana lawmakers back felony charge for doctors who misuse sperm

April 9, 2019 | Associated Press

The Indiana House voted 93-0 on Monday in favor of a bill allowing felony charges in cases of deception involving a medical procedure, device, drug or human reproductive material, such as sperm, eggs or embryos.

Health care systems increasingly allowing patients to rate doctors

January 23, 2019 | John Russell

Indiana University Health and Community Health Network have joined the national trend of posting online reviews, in a quest to win prospective patients and boost transparency.

UPDATE: Indiana doctor’s offspring pushing state fertility fraud law

January 23, 2019 | Associated Press

A Senate committee went along Wednesday with the request from Republican Sen. Mike Young of Indianapolis to remove from a bill the section creating a felony charge of fertility fraud for doctors using their own sperm or eggs without the patient’s consent.

Carmel spine surgeon wins $112M verdict in royalty battle with Medtronic

November 29, 2018 | John Russell

At issue in the five-year legal dispute was whether Dr. Rick Sasso was properly compensated for various inventions, and whether Minnesota-based Medtronic paid him sufficient royalties as spelled out in their agreements.

IU Health covets big prize, but neurosurgery practice clings to independence

October 25, 2018 | John Russell

Indiana University Health Physicians is setting its sights on one of the state’s last independent specialty holdouts, the neurosurgical Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine.

Pioneering doctor who helped create SAFER barrier dies at 81

May 31, 2018 | Associated Press

Dr. Henry Bock served as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s senior director of medical services from 1982-2006. He held the same title with the IndyCar Series from 1996-2006

IU organ researcher lands $9M grant to study animal transplants

May 9, 2018 | John Russell

The money is designed to further the work of Dr. Burcin Ekser and his team, who are working to print three-dimensional pig liver tissue from genetically engineered pig liver cells.

Fertility doctor’s secret creates special kinship decades later

February 26, 2018 | Associated Press

Dr. Donald Cline, a retired Indianapolis fertility specialist, secretly inseminated dozens of unwitting patients with his own sperm decades ago. Now, many of his offspring are trying to make the most of the long-hidden family ties.

Methodist Sports Medicine expands southward with acquisition

January 17, 2018 | John Russell

Methodist Sports Medicine, a private chain of orthopedic and sports clinics in central Indiana, is expanding into southern Indiana with the acquisition of Bloomington Bone & Joint Clinic.

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Indiana hospitals use drills, telehealth to get ready for possible large COVID-19 outbreak

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