Sores, surgery errors top 2012 Indiana medical errors
The report says a total of 100 medical errors were reported in 2012, the same number as 2011.
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State officials explain extension for Healthy Indiana Plan
Family and Social Services Administration Secretary Debra Minott took questions on the Healthy Indiana Plan two weeks after the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services signed off on a one-year extension and some sizable changes to the program, including a new limit on earnings.
Analyst foresees managed care growth in 2014
Major health insurers like WellPoint Inc. are in line for another year of growth, as the health care overhaul implements key elements in its push to cover millions of uninsured people.
Indiana lawmaker to sponsor concussion training bill
The measure would require all football coaches using taxpayer-funded facilities to be certified to recognize the signs of concussions in players and get them treatment.
Anthem to omit some big hospitals from exchange network
Most of Indianapolis’ major hospitals and physician practices will not be available through Anthem’s exchange plan, but instead will be working with a health plan run by Indianapolis-based MDwise Inc.
Worried about future, IU Health cuts 800 jobs despite profit rise
Admissions at Indiana University Health hospitals suddenly dipped 4.3 percent this year, but income from operations shot up 19 percent.
IU Health to lay off 800 employees
The Indianapolis-based hospital system said Thursday it must make the cuts because fewer patients have been coming to hospitals and payment rates for its services have been declining.
Drugmakers turn up marketing efforts in diabetes market
With a half-dozen new products lined up for approval within two years, the fight to win the growing $22 billion U.S. diabetes market is expected to intensify.
Indiana University shifting 50 jobs to temp agency
The move is partly being made to avoid having to add those workers to the IU health insurance plan as required by the federal health care overhaul.
Healthy Indiana Plan extends trial run a year
Indiana is being granted a limited extension of its Healthy Indiana Plan while state and federal health care leaders continue negotiating a possible Medicaid expansion.
China bribery probe leading to tough drug market, CEO says
Drugmakers under investigation for bribery have stopped promoting products in China, and physicians in some hospitals no longer want to meet sales representatives. Eli Lilly is among the drugmakers in China facing allegations.
Health firm plans move to Carmel, adding 675 jobs
American Specialty Health, a California-based provider of wellness programs, plans to lease about 90,000 square feet of office space in Carmel and open its new headquarters next June.
SEC accuses Indy cancer firm of being a sham
The SEC says the CEO of locally based biomedical firm Xytos Inc. has committed securities fraud
since 2010 by repeatedly publishing false information to investors about the company. Timothy Cook denies the accusations.
Indiana board considers 1-year delay of patient tests
Indiana's Medical Licensing Board is considering delaying for one year a proposed new rule that would require physicians to conduct annual toxicology tests on some patients as part of a larger state effort to crack down on prescription drug abuse.
Planned Parenthood sues Indiana on abortion pill law
Planned Parenthood is suing to block a new Indiana law that tightens abortion pill regulations, arguing that the law wrongly targets the organization's clinic in Lafayette.
Lilly cites ‘deep concerns’ over China kickback allegations
Eli Lilly and Co. said it is investigating allegations its employees paid Chinese doctors at least $4.9 million in bribes and kickbacks to promote the sales of two diabetes drugs.
Dermatologists seek ban on minors using tanning beds
Dermatologist Carrie Davis of Bloomington, a member of the Indiana Academy of Dermatology, told the legislative commission Wednesday that skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
Doctor charged with overprescribing painkillers
Dr. Segun Rasaki, 49, prescribed drugs like hydrocodone and methadone to people who didn’t need them, and submitted fraudulent insurance claims such as duplicate billings, according to court documents.
Federal health overhaul pinches Ivy Tech’s part-time faculty
The community college is cutting hours for part-time professors in response to the health care reform law, which requires employers to provide coverage to part-time employees who work 30 hours a week or more.
‘Sound Medicine’ earning its chops in radio markets across country
Public broadcasting station WFYI-FM 90.1 aims to expand distribution of its locally produced “Sound Medicine” show to include at least 30 radio stations in large- and medium-sized markets in the next two years.