Unvaccinated docs, nurses
How would you feel if the doctor or nurse in charge of your health wasn’t vaccinated for swine flu?
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New health center to carry Jane Pauley’s name
Community Health Network and the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township will open a new community health center inside
the Renaissance School, at 30th Street and Post Road in Indianapolis, the two organizations announced today.
Lilly pays $224,000 to area doctors
It’s no secret that Eli Lilly and Co. is the biggest private employer in the Indianapolis area. But
Lilly also supplemented the incomes of a few dozen local doctors — to the tune of more than $224,000 in just the first
quarter.
Health care marketers taking the pulse of consumers’ online habits
Health care marketers can adapt to, and even use to their advantage, the online search habits of consumers.
Understanding when and why people search for specific health-related terms is vital to attracting more
visitors (i.e. patients) to a Web site.
Stimulus bill could prompt physician mergers
Now that Medicare is calling for all doctors it deals with to use electronic medical records by 2015, the trend of physicians’
merging with hospitals or larger groups could hasten.
Nursing home column was on target
I want to commend [Tawn Parent’s Feb. 16 column] about overseeing a loved one’s care while in a nursing home or rehab facility.
Texas developer and New Hampshire not-for-profit promise attention for seniors who prize stable prices
A Texas developer of retirement communities has targeted Carmel for a style of assisted living new to the Indianapolis area that offers on-site health care for the unusual arrangement of a fi xed monthly fee.
Nurse shortage still a major work force issue in Indiana
As the bedrock of the United State’s health care delivery framework, the nursing profession represents the top need for open
health care positions across Indiana and much of the nation.
Nurse shortage feeds online-training startup
By the year 2020, the United States is expected to face a nationwide shortage of at least 1 million nurses. Fishers-based
Orbis Education Services Inc. CEO Dan Briggs sees a potential profit center. Founded in 2003, IT startup Orbis aims to provide
the link between universities and hospitals for online delivery of nursing courses.
Angie’s List explores rating doctors
Angie’s List is preparing to bring its patented dose of consumer empowerment to your local doctor’s office. The Web-based
rating service–which started 2007 by expanding into 30 more cities–hopes to launch a pilot program in Indianapolis that
rates doctors, insurers and others in the health care business.