An Indianapolis law firm has filed a civil suit against the health system and physician, the latest in an investigation into the recently suspended doctor’s alleged sexual misconduct.
The plan is described as a “collaborative effort” to be jointly led by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration and the Indiana Department of Health.
The Indiana Department of Health is giving the green light for the merger of Terre Haute-based Union Health and Terre Haute Regional Hospital with its approval of a Certificate of Public Advantage, or COPA, application.
The legislation threatens to strip the state’s largest hospital systems of their nonprofit status if their prices exceed state average prices.
He said the merger would create a regional monopoly that “would impose a negative impact on Hoosiers in the area seeking quality health care and affordable costs.”
A March of Dimes report revealed nearly a quarter of Indiana counties are considered maternity care deserts. The growing trend is concerning because lack of access to high-quality care is a factor in maternal and infant mortality rates.
An Indiana Senate committee voted to amend a bill targeting the cost of health care at nonprofit hospitals, with the new version freezing prices but not imposing penalties for two years.
VA is among the largest employers of federal workers, with most employed operating its network of hospitals around the country, according to Pew Research Center.
Terre Haute-based Union Health has filed a new certificate of public advantage, or COPA, application related to its planned acquisition of Terre Haute Regional Hospital.
House lawmakers heard two bills on Tuesday that are priority legislation for Republicans, one that would potentially redefine nonprofit hospitals in Indiana and another, six-pronged effort that would make several changes to the health care landscape.
Community Health Network has agreed to pay out another $145 million to settle claims that it engaged in a years-long scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for referrals.
Certificates of public advantage, or COPAs, are a relatively new feature of Indiana law with specific language on when and where the Indiana Department of Health can grant them for a hospital merger.
Patrick Lopez couldn’t breathe. He had dealt with asthma since childhood, but this was different. He felt like he was drowning. A doctor at Community Hospital in Munster confirmed it: his lungs were full of fluid and he would need to be admitted for COVID-19 complications. Lopez spent a week in the intensive care unit. […]
Sen. Chris Garten, a Republican from Charlestown, wrote that some legislators had described the Indiana Hospital Association as “arrogant” and “disingenuous.”
Indiana employers and employees are paying nearly three times, or 297%, what Medicare pays for the same services at the same hospital, the study concluded. That’s higher than the national average (254%), and higher than neighboring states.
Community Health Network has agreed to pay the United States government $345 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a yearslong scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for “downstream referrals.”
A hospital sued after a woman’s diagnosis was mailed to the wrong person and subsequently posted to social media secured a partial victory at the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Department of Justice’s refusal to allow Ascension Medical Group to depose a Drug Enforcement Agency agent and a federal prosecutor in state court was reasonable and in line with federal regulations, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Thursday.
A woman whose medical information was sent to the wrong person and then shared on social media is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to do away with the modified impact rule for negligence-based medical privacy breaches.
Who is responsible when a hospital sends a patient’s diagnosis to the wrong person and that person immediately posts the information on Facebook for hundreds to see?