BROWN: The real reason hospitals are buying doctor offices
Raising prices is easier when numbers are limited.
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Slabosky retiring from IU Health Plans
Alex Slabosky, who ran the M-Plan HMO for 20 years, is retiring from IU Health and has been replaced by the hospital’s treasurer, Ryan Kitchell.
Riley promotes chief medical officer to CEO
Dr. Jeff Sperring takes the helm after a leadership void created by the departure of Riley’s CEO and COO in late spring.
Study: IU med school, hospitals boost Indiana economy
A new study says biomedical research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and its partner hospitals pumped about $370 million into Indiana's economy in 2009.
Not following directions could bite local hospital
Indianapolis-based Westview Hospital might be on the hook for $160,000 because its advisers used a fax machine to tell Lehman Brothers it was canceling a financial agreement.
Hospitals scrambling to buy nursing homes
The hospitals owned by Boone and Hamilton counties are following the lead of Indianapolis-based Wishard Health Services and its parent organization by acquiring far-flung nursing homes, hoping the strategy proves as lucrative.
Real estate brokerage sues IU Health over commissions
CBRE Inc. accuses the local hospital system of cheating it out of consulting fees that could top seven figures related to several building projects.
Judge slaps IU Health over billing
The Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a Marion Superior Court decision to dismiss a lawsuit by two uninsured patients who received care at IU Health North Hospital in Carmel.
Waiting for construction industry to recover
The recession officially ended more than two years ago. But the number of local construction jobs is still down 27 percent from 2007 levels. Will the industry ever feel relief? Some segments might not recover in a big way until 2013.
IU Health, Howard Regional call off merger talks
The integration of the two not-for-profit hospital systems, approved by Howard Regional's board in late May, is now dead, the two hospitals announced Monday.
Recovery likely to worsen nursing shortage
The recession pushed some nurses out of retirement and others into full-time jobs. But the nurse shortage is expected to resume as the economy improves.
PANEL: Reforms to rapidly reshape health care
Reform-induced changes dominate health care panel of health care experts convened by Indianapolis Business Journal.
Accountable care ‘savior’ of doc groups
Indianapolis’ largest independent physician group, American Health Network, doesn’t want to sell to a hospital, but its CEO hopes it can hold on until accountable care kicks in.
Wishard to use $8.3M grant to stem substance abuse
At three community health centers, all patients will be asked about their alcohol and drug usage confidentially, as part of an early-intervention approach designed to cut down addictions and reduce hospitalization.
IU Cancer Center recruits top researcher
Dr. Murray Korc, an internationally known pancreatic cancer researcher, comes to the cancer center as the first Myles Brand Professor of Cancer Research. The position is funded through a Lilly Endowment grant.
Will ACOs really get off the ground?
The hype over accountable care organizations—something every major hospital in Indianapolis is moving to become—is increasingly being laced with skepticism as the economics behind the idea get more scrutiny.
Sustainability, more new jobs key to GM site
Why not look at the entire neighborhood instead of just this old site?
Q&A
Angela Smith, an attorney for hospitals and physicians at Indianapolis-based Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman P.C., spoke about Medicare’s value-based purchasing program, a federal initiative that will attempt to shift health care payments from the fee-for-service model to one based on health outcomes. On July 1, hospitals began being scored on their performance in 13 categories, including processes, patient outcomes and patient satisfaction surveys. How hospitals score could boost or diminish all their Medicare payments by as much as 1 percent, beginning in October 2012.
Study: Hospital-doc hookups raising costs
Indianapolis doctor tell researchers that hospitals are paying more than $1 million a year to employ some cardiologists.
IU Health fights Franciscan over family doc
IU Health Morgan Hospital sued Dr. Dianna Boyer on Aug. 3 to stop her from moving her practice to a facility Franciscan St. Francis Health is building in Martinsville.