Efficiency, slide in patients drive IU Health’s $1B consolidation
The hospital system announced Friday that it would close its University hospital in downtown Indianapolis after expanding the nearby Methodist and Riley campuses.
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IU Health to close University hospital, expand Riley, Methodist
Indiana University Health announced Friday that the $1 billion project consolidating its downtown hospitals will take five to seven years to complete, during which time University Hospital will remain open to patients just as it is now.
Princeton loses appeal in case sparked by Lilly drug loyalties
Four residents of the town of Princeton sued to revoke the university’s tax exemption, in part because it shares royalties with faculty, mostly from a patent that Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. turned into the cancer drug Alimta.
Pence signs bill expanding use of overdose drug
The new law allows Indiana residents to obtain and use a drug that can reverse heroin overdoses in their relatives, friends and loved ones.
Lawsuit: IU Health, HealthNet defrauded feds, endangered patients
The lawsuit charges that IU Health and HealthNet Inc. put low-income pregnant women and their newborn babies at risk in a fraud scheme that bilked taxpayers out of millions of dollars.
IU Health to locate new Bloomington hospital near IU campus
Indiana University Health plans to construct a new hospital in Bloomington four or five years from now, the Indianapolis-based hospital system announced Wednesday, after striking a deal with Indiana University to build on the school’s golf driving range.
Finally, Congress OKs bill reshaping Medicare doctors’ fees
The Senate gave final congressional approval late Tuesday to the $214 billion bipartisan measure, which rewrites how Medicare pays doctors for treating over 50 million elderly people.
Garth Brooks dedicates child play zone at Indiana hospital
The 4,200-square-foot space, which includes billiards, foosball, a video game wall, an arts and crafts area and even a recording studio, is the nation's 11th and largest hospital Child Life Zone.
Loss of special perks chops Anthem CEO’s compensation to $13.5M
The Indianapolis-based health insurer raised pay for its executives, including CEO Joe Swedish, at a much slower pace than the 38-percent return it generated for shareholders last year.
IU Health fires nurse who was part of union organizing
The fired nurse, Lacie Little, was one of two nurses quoted in an IBJ story that broke the news of the attempt to organize a nurse union at IU Health’s downtown hospitals. The union working with the IU Health nurses has filed an unfair labor practices charge.
Indiana lawmakers back 3-year ban on building nursing homes
The state Senate voted 36-12 Tuesday to give final approval to the bill, sending it to Gov. Mike Pence.
Plug pulled on WFYI radio’s ‘Sound Medicine’ show
After 15 years on the air, "Sound Medicine" will broadcast its last new episode on April 26. The Indiana University School of Medicine, the show's primary funder, wants to change the direction of its marketing.
IU Health nurses to vote on union
Nurses at Indiana University Health’s downtown hospitals are moving quickly to form a union in a bid they say is designed to improve their own working conditions and pay and to improve care for patients.
Anthem to help Feds study U.S. medical billing system
President Barack Obama is enlisting private companies into his drive to change the way the U.S. pays its medical bills, including insurers Anthem Inc. and Cigna Inc. and casino chain Caesars Entertainment Corp.
Right-to-try drug bill signed into state law
Terminally ill patients in Indiana who have run out of FDA-approved options can now turn to treatments and medicines in the testing phase.
Pence set to sign ‘right to try’ trial drugs bill
A proposal aimed at giving terminally ill patients in Indiana easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelve is about to become law.
Pay dips, but pension values soar for Lilly’s top execs
The top five executives at Eli Lilly and Co. took home 5 percent to 10 percent less in cash, stock and perks last year than the year before, according to a Monday securities filing.
State suspends VA manager who made fun of suicide
The Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Board voted Monday to suspend clinical social worker Robin Paul's license for 90 days.
Potential Alzheimer’s drug further backs protein hypothesis
The results of an experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease provide the best evidence so far that the memory-robbing condition is caused by an errant protein in the brain. Drugmakers including Eli Lilly have been concentrating their Alzheimer’s research on that area.
‘Right to try’ trial drugs bill heads to governor’s desk
A proposal to give terminally ill patients easier access to experimental drugs not yet on pharmacy shelves has been forwarded to Gov. Mike Pence for his signature.