IU Health covets big prize, but neurosurgery practice clings to independence
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.
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Pioneering doctor who helped create SAFER barrier dies at 81
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
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
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
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.
Fertility doctor expected to admit lying to investigators
An Indianapolis fertility doctor accused of inseminating patients with his own sperm will appear in court for a change-of-plea hearing.
Flat-fee payment model bypasses traditional health insurance
Without dozens of insurance claims to file and follow up, physicians cut administrative overhead, reduce costs and keep their practices limited to a few hundred patients, rather than a few thousand.
IU Health, competitors turn focus to improving experience for patients, families
Around Indiana, hospitals are doubling down on the lofty goal of patient satisfaction. Some, like IU Health, are hiring managers to oversee various aspects of the patient experience, from registration to discharge.
Jury acquits Indianapolis doctor charged in patients’ deaths
A jury acquitted Dr. John K. Sturman of reckless homicide and 16 counts of improperly prescribing drugs on Monday following a six-day trial.
Doctor suspended over sex with patient unhappy with licensing board’s minutes
Dr. John Steenbergen admitted he had a sexual relationship with a patient for five years and performed an abortion on her, but said the licensing board unfairly characterized the matter.
Marian medical school’s first graduates could fill primary-care dearth
Almost half of graduating students in Marian University’s novice College of Osteopathic Medicine are choosing to serve residencies in family medicine.
Insurance giant buying American Health Network doctor group
In the latest sign of health care consolidation, Indiana’s largest independent physician group has agreed to be acquired by the nation’s largest health insurer for $184 million.
Advanced nurses in huge demand
In hospitals and clinics around Indiana, specialized nurses with advanced degrees and extensive training are booming in numbers.
Which physician specialties have the worst burnout?
Doctors are reporting more burnout because of too many bureaucratic tasks, difficult patients and too many hours at work. But not all specialties are hit equally hard.
Indianapolis doctor wins defamation judgment against CVS
An Indianapolis physician whose patients were told at multiple CVS Pharmacy stores that their prescriptions couldn’t be filled because the doctor had been arrested or was suspected of running a "pill mill" won a defamation judgment against the drugstore chain.
Lawsuit throws spotlight on chaos surrounding Anderson cardiology practice
The “toxic” office environment at a small St. Vincent Health office had broken out during an unprecedented wave of acquisitions of physician practices in central Indiana.
Franciscan to build $50 million medical complex, micro-hospital in Johnson County
Franciscan Health said the complex at U.S. 135 and Stones Crossing Road will serve a rapidly growing part of Johnson County. It will be about 12 miles from its hospitals in Indianapolis and Mooresville.
Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay
The majority of medical professionals billing Medicare—some 600,000 doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and therapists—will be affected.
UPDATE: Indy fertility doctor impregnated several patients, affidavit says
A retired fertility doctor said he used his own sperm around 50 times instead of donated sperm that his patients were expecting, impregnating several women, according to court documents.
Shortage of residency slots plugs doctor pipeline
A new state board is trying to grapple with how to handle the big shortage in medical residencies, which will grow even worse as the state graduates more and more doctors.