Fed rules make tiny hospitals profitable
St. Vincent Health announced last month it would build eight micro-hospitals—or “emergency hospitals,” as the organization calls them. Other area hospitals are watching the experiment.
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St. Vincent plans to build ‘micro-hospitals’ throughout area
St. Vincent will expand its footprint in central Indiana by opening eight small hospitals where patients can get treated for medical conditions that aren’t life-threatening. The first four locations were announced Monday.
Aisle 6, Row 3, Bin 12: IU Health gears up for new, high-tech warehouse
Supplies are the second-largest expense for hospitals. Here’s how Indiana’s largest health system plans to keep its 15 hospitals stocked in bandages and medical supplies.
Company plans 4 ‘micro-hospitals’ in competitive local market
A Texas company that plans to build four “micro-hospitals” in central Indiana could face intense competition for patients, some hospital experts predict.
Big savings for St. Vincent in first year of accountable care effort
The Indianapolis hospital group and its Tennessee partner were able to reduce emergency room visits, inpatient admissions and readmissions, and increase the percentage of generic drugs under a new model of care.
Lilly stock rises after FDA panel backs new Jardiance label
A hot-selling drug for diabetes sold by Eli Lilly and Co. and a co-partner just got another potential boost, as a government panel narrowly recommended that the companies should be allowed to claim that the drug cuts the risk of cardiovascular death.
IU to hire 40 faculty, spend up to $120M on new initiative
The money will be awarded from IU’s Grand Challenges Program, a new push that is designed to tackle “major and large-scale problems facing humanity” that can only be addressed by multidisciplinary research teams.
Volatile malpractice fees frustrate doctors, hospitals
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Indiana physicians and hospitals, with fees swinging wildly up and down in recent years to fund a state insurance program that helps pay malpractice awards.
Transplant surgeon blasts IU Health after exit
Dr. Joseph Tector, who built IU Health’s transplant program into one of the nation’s largest before announcing his departure Friday, is seeking back wages and penalties worth $4.7 million from the hospital system.
Hospitals try to cut readmissions, avoid steep federal penalties
Across Indiana, 64 hospitals are facing total federal penalties this year estimated at $9.3 million, according to the Indiana Hospital Association. Nationally, hospitals will pay an estimated $420 million.
Riverview Health announces new CEO
Seth Warren, who served a short tenure as CEO of Laconia, New Hampshire-based LRGHealthcare, will replace Pat Fox as head of Noblesville-based Riverview on April 25.
Riverview plans $36M expansion of Noblesville campus
Hospital executives and local officials have been discussing a potential expansion on the site for months. Initial plans were presented to the Hamilton County Commissioners on Tuesday afternoon.
Indianapolis hospitals to restrict visitors to curb flu
Indianapolis' major hospitals will begin restricting visitors on Friday following a spike in emergency-room visits for flu-like symptoms, local health officials said Wednesday.
A new partnership rings up big savings for Anthem, Franciscan
Under the deal, Franciscan was financially accountable for what it would spend on care for about 60,000 patients who had Anthem benefits provided by its employers or purchased individually. Would it work?
Riley Hospital for Children names new president
An executive at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been named the new leader of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health.
Former dentistry clinic director sues IU over firing
A former clinic director and 30-year faculty member at the IU School of Dentistry in Indianapolis who was fired last year after students complained he inappropriately touched them is suing to get his job back, saying he was denied a fair hearing.
Senator urges quick action on VA hospital probe
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Wednesday urged quick federal action to probe “very troubling” allegations at the Cincinnati VA hospital, which serves more than 43,000 veterans from southwest Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
St. Vincent joins short list of top trauma centers in state
The trauma center at St. Vincent Indianapolis has become the third such facility in the state to be recognized as a Level I Trauma Center, meaning it is equipped and staffed to handle the most serious injuries.
Firm aims to nationally distribute brain care innovation
Preferred Population Health Management is trying to get hospital systems, health insurers and area agencies on aging to use a set of tools and techniques to help dementia patients and their families—tools that were developed by the medical staff at Eskenazi Health, the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute.
Family keeps up legal fight against Indiana malpractice cap
A jury awarded $15 million in damages to Crystal and Jamie Bobbitt in their lawsuit against a doctor and a hospital. They’ve not yet received any of that money, and their attorneys are challenging the constitutionality of the state’s malpractice law.