National
Microsoft says 550 hospitals have joined rural cybersecurity program created with AHA | AHA | 3/5/2025 | [Keywords: American Hospital Association, Microsoft, Cybersecurity, Rural Healthcare]
The Telehealth Policy Cliff: Preparing for April 1, 2025 | Telehealth Resource Center | 3/3/2025 | [Keywords: FQHCs, NCTRC, RHCs, Medicare, Telehealth]
80+ rural hospitals stop delivering babies: 20 states with worst gaps | Becker’s Hospital Review | 3/5/2025 | [Keywords: Indiana, CHQPR, Obstetrics, Rural Healthcare]
Healthcare job losses by state if ACA premium tax credits expire | Becker’s Hospital Review | 3/4/2025 | [Keywords: Indiana, Commonwealth Fund, Affordable Care Act, American Rescue Plan Act, Inflation Reduction Act, Job market, Workforce]
State
State leaders downplay concerns of possible federal Medicaid cuts | Inside Indiana Business ($) | 3/5/2025 | [Keywords: Healthy Indiana Plan, Indiana Legislature, Indiana Medicaid, KFF, Mike Braun, Medicaid Caps, Medicaid Cuts]
FSSA names new director for the Division of Mental Health and Addiction | wbiw.com | 3/7/2025 | [Keywords: DCS, DMHA, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, FSSA, Mitch Roob, Sarah Sailors, Addiction, Indiana, Mental Health]
Building beyond the blueprint: Indiana’s opportunity to revolutionize the built environment | Inside Indiana Business ($) | 3/7/2025 | [Keywords: Construction, Design, Healthcare Sector, Indiana Economy]
Legislatures Intensify Oversight of Health Care Transactions & Pr | NatLawReview.com | 3/6/2025 | [Keywords: Legislature, Acquisitions, Legislation, Mergers, Private Equity]
Central
This Indiana Hospital’s Dedication to Its Patients Goes Beyond Its Walls | Newsweek | 3/6/2025 | [Keywords: Hendricks Regional HealthDr. Michelle Fenoughty, Gary Everling, Shane Sommers, Awards, Patient Satisfaction, Ranking, Hendricks County]
Inside IU Health’s nursing culture transformation | Becker’s Hospital Review | 3/4/2025 | [Keywords: American Nurses Foundation, IU Health, United Health Foundation, Monika Lam-Chi, Culture, Nurse Well-Being Program, Transformation]
Northwest (Illinois)
Prime completes purchase of 8 Ascension hospitals | Becker’s Hospital Review | 3/3/2025 | [Keywords: Ascension, Prime Healthcare, Sunny Bhatia MD, Acquisitions]
Southwest
Suzanne Crouch has her next job, and it’s at Deaconess | Courier Press | 3/5/2025 | [Keywords: Deaconess Health System, Linda White, Suzanne Crouch, Appointment, Foundation]
Indiana system signs definitive agreement to acquire 19th hospital | Becker’s Hospital Review | 3/4/2025 | [Keywords: Deaconess Health System, Jennie Stuart Health, Eric Lee, Matthew Robinson MD, Shawn McCoy, Acquisitions, Epic, Transaction, Vanderburg County]
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