Ascension St. Vincent said Friday that it has successfully restored access to patients’ electronic health records, which were compromised by a cyberattack last month at its parent company. In recent weeks, patients and even some nurses have complained that...... Read More
After years of underfunding and understaffing, public health agencies in Indiana and across the country now have billions dedicated to addressing workforce shortages—but experts warn the funds aren’t enough to overcome long-standing, systemic barriers.... Read More
Indiana University Health will eliminate noncompete clauses for primary-care physicians, effective Dec. 15. The move comes a year after the Indiana General Assembly passed a law banning noncompete clauses in contracts for physicians practicing primary care.... Read More
A high-ranking senator accused the state’s leading hospital lobbying organization of being “responsible for the gradual breakdown of trust” between lawmakers and hospital systems after the most recent legislative session, as documented in a four-page letter.... Read More
Amid an ongoing legal battle over abortion-related records, the Indiana Department of Health has clarified its legal representation in the case. At issue is a lawsuit filed last month by anti-abortion group “Voices for Life,” which seeks to regain access to...... Read More
Indiana this month was one of 10 states selected to participate in a federal Medicaid program to improve access to mental health care. The Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program requires participants to provide...... Read More
A closely watched Alzheimer's drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment's expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease. FDA advisers voted...... Read More
The Purdue University Board of Trustees gave its endorsement of the university's One Health initiative. The university said that One Health will "bolster the deep connections and research opportunities offered through Purdue University in Indianapolis."... Read More
Indianapolis-based Managed Health Services this month announced the launch of a $12 million health equity program called MHS Serves, with the goal of reducing and eliminating health disparities throughout the state.... Read More
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded a patent to an Indiana University-led innovation involving Alzheimer’s disease research and two other innovations involving cancer treatment. The patent related to Alzheimer’s is for a method of using...... Read More
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has joined 14 other states in filing a lawsuit that challenges a new rule from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that aims to protect gay and transgender people from health care discrimination.... Read More
In a few short weeks, $150 million will be distributed to local public health departments in a second wave of funding from the Indiana Department of Health’s Health First Indiana program. For James Vest, who oversees the Howard County Health Department...... Read More
The federal agency responsible for overseeing how states administer entitlement programs like Medicaid approved Indiana’s proposed waivers and waiver amendments related to its managed care transition and relevant home- and community-based services.... Read More
Eli Lilly & Co.’s Mounjaro is being recommended for weight loss for some UK patients with obesity, in draft guidance that could see the National Health Service offer a rival drug to Novo Nordisk A/S’s hit treatment Wegovy. Patients with a body mass index of...... Read More
Community Health Network said Monday it plans to build a $335 million hospital in Westfield with a six-story, 100-bed patient tower. The project will mark the Indianapolis-based health care system’s first hospital in Hamilton County.... Read More
Witnesses for the Indiana Attorney General’s Office on Thursday pushed back on claims that the state’s abortion ban harms women’s physical and mental health. It was the second day of a bench trial in which abortion providers are seeking to broaden...... Read More
Attorneys in a lawsuit against Indiana’s near-total abortion ban jumped right into testimony Wednesday, beginning a trial in which plaintiffs are seeking to widen medical exemptions and strike down a requirement that stripped abortion clinics of their...... Read More
Abortion providers are asking an Indiana trial judge to broaden access to abortions under the state's near-total ban. Indiana law allows for abortion in rare circumstances, including when the health or life of the woman is at risk, but only at a hospital.... Read More
Three University of Notre Dame students are reimagining the way breast cancer patients receive treatment. Sunghoon Rho, Ciara Dillon and Nicholas Ross, co-founders of South Bend-based VisiLocate, a company seeking to help surgeons find breast cancer tumors using a miniature localization light device, clinched the grand prize at the McCloskey New Venture Competition held in April.... Read More
The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a $5.4 million grant to South Bend-based Beacon Health System. The grant will support the launch of a program to improve birth outcomes, promote health equity, and eliminate health disparities.... Read More
