Franciscan Health names new central Indiana chief
In her new role, Lori Price will oversee four facilities: Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Franciscan Health Mooresville, Franciscan Health Orthopedic Hospital Carmel and Franciscan Health Carmel.
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IU Health’s operating income falls 25%, squeezed by labor shortage, rising expenses
IU Health said it responded to its highest patient demand ever last year, driven by surges in COVID-19 cases, high counts of critically ill patients, and the need to perform surgeries and other procedures delayed in the pandemic.
Rural hospitals worry as lawmakers move to lower costs for patients
Indiana lawmakers have seized on high health care costs as a priority problem to tackle this legislative session, but rural hospitals with thin profit margins are worried—and want more help from the state.
Senators advance ‘site of service’ bill with reservations
A bill dictating payments for certain health services based on location—or site of service—cleared an Indiana Senate health committee Wednesday, though nearly every senator voiced concerns with the bill.
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.
Three years into pandemic, Indiana hospitals paint bleak financial picture
Hospitals across the state experienced their most difficult financial year in 2022 since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a study released Wednesday by the Indiana Hospital Association.
UPDATE: Ascension closing 11 more health care facilities in central Indiana
The shutdowns mark the latest of several waves of Ascension facility closures in Indiana in the last year.
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.
Indiana House Republicans propose fines for hospitals with high fees
Upset with what they say is the excessive cost of health care in Indiana, House Republicans want to levy fines against hospitals that charge more than 260% of what Medicare reimburses for services.
Three bills in Indiana Senate take aim at health-care costs, practices
The proposals aim to lower prescription drug costs, promote competition among physicians and end the practice that allows for inaccurate medical billing in certain circumstances.
IU Health expands plan for downtown hospital, pushing price tag to $4.3B
Indiana University Health said Monday the cost of its new downtown hospital complex will now top $4 billion, an increase of 60% over previous estimates, due to higher construction costs and a major increase in the number of patient rooms.
Beth Keyser: Working together to make health care more affordable
The longtime industry standard of negotiating hospital reimbursement as a discount on the hospital’s billed charges is being replaced with fixed rates based on what Medicare would pay for a given service.
Health care costs among top Indiana legislative priorities
Hospitals are expected to come under more scrutiny and public health spending will be debated in this year’s Indiana General Assembly.
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.
A viral siege is making some people sick for weeks, even months
The 2022 winter season has been one of prolonged misery for many American families, full of sniffles, sore throats, coughs and trips to the emergency room as bugs kept at bay during the pandemic have been unleashed by the resumption of our old lives.
OrthoIndy expands Lafayette presence, plans new clinic and surgery center
OrthoIndy will nearly triple the size of its Lafayette presence with the addition of seven orthopedic surgeons in April and expects to announce plans for a new clinic and surgery center in Tippecanoe County in 2024.
Maker of temporary medical labs planning new hires, HQ move
A private-equity investment announced in January is driving growth at Modular Devices Acquisition LLC, which manufactures and leases mobile and modular medical labs and cleanrooms.
Marion County hospitals begin visitor limits due to surge in flu cases
Community Health Network, Franciscan Health Indianapolis, Ascension St. Vincent, Indiana University Health and Eskenazi Health are implementing the temporary restrictions at the request of the Marion County Public Health Department.
55 Indiana hospitals facing fines for excessive readmissions
The number is down from 62 hospitals last year and 66 the before, but will still cost many hospitals money while they are still dealing with the strain of the pandemic that has overwhelmed resources and reduced their revenue and profits.
Isaac M. Willett: Are health systems and private equity firms adversaries or unlikely allies?
Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed, Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell and Tom “Iceman” Kazansky, Dominic Toretto and Luke Hobbs, Sheriff Woody Pride and Buzz Lightyear. The cast of characters who began as adversaries only to become key allies goes on and on. Is it time to add hospitals and health systems and […]