Indianapolis, IN

Regional Roll-Out (RRO) Leader/Lead Organization Information

Name: Indiana Employers Quality Health Alliance
Link: www.qualityhealthalliance.org
Description: The Indiana Employers Quality Health Alliance is an employer-driven membership organization committed to creating a quality focused Central Indiana health care system which will provide nationally competitive quality care, cost efficiency and customer service through partner health care providers.

Contact: E. H. Lamkin, Jr., MD, FACP
Title: President, Indiana Employers Quality Health Alliance
Address: 4145 Washington Blvd., Ste 300; Indianapolis, IN 46205-2616
Phone: (317) 283-4508 
Fax: (317) 283-4508
Email: nlamkin@sbcglobal.net

Contact: Keith A. Reissaus
Title: Vice President, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.
Address: 1635 W. Michigan Street; Indianapolis, IN 46222
Phone: (317) 524-4223
Fax: (317) 524-4398
Email: kreissaus@goodwillindy.org

Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Roll-Out leader?

The Leapfrog Group’s objectives and approach align with our organization’s guiding principles. These principles include 1. improving the quality and value in health care services, 2. working collaboratively with providers, and 3. using effective data to monitor quality and value to enhance member decision making.

Regional Roll-Out Market Information

Geographic coverage: Central Indiana, primarily Indianapolis

Population: 1.5 million

Employer characteristics:

Number of employer/coalition lives in RRO area: 550,000

List of area’s largest employers (by employee size):

1 U.S. Government  36,279
2 State of Indiana 35,335
3 Eli Lilly and Co. 17,000
4 Indiana University 16,497
5 Purdue University 13,610 
6 St.Vincent Health 11,605 
7 General Motors Corp. 10,442
8 Marsh Supermarkets Inc. 9,540
9 Clarian Health Partners 7,503
10 Delphi Corp. 7,035  
11 City of Indianapolis/Marion County 6,991
12 Community Health Network 6,740
13 Indianapolis Public Schools 6,000
14 Visteon Corp. 5,800
15 Ispat Inland Inc. 5,700
16 SBC Indiana 5,500
17 FedEx Corp. 5,200
17 Kimball International Inc. 5,200
19 Cummins Inc. 4,740
20 Rolls-Royce Corp. 4,200
21 Fort Wayne Community Schools 4,172
22 Bank One/Chase (3) 3,890 
23 Anthem Inc. 3,599
24 NiSource Inc. 3,188
25 Wishard Health Services 3,141

Hospital characteristics:

There are 27 targeted hospitals for the 2006 Survey:
CLARIAN HEALTH-INDIANA UNIVERSTIY HOSPITAL     
CLARIAN HEALTH-METHODIST HOSPITAL      
CLARIAN HEALTH-RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN     
CLARIAN NORTH MEDICAL CENTER   
CLARIAN WEST MEDICAL CENTER    
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EAST
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORTH       
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH       
HANCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH     
HEART CENTER OF INDIANA,LLC    
HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   
INDIANA HEART HOSPITAL,THE     
INDIANA ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   
JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL      
MAJOR HOSPITAL 
MORGAN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER     
RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL     
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTERS   
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & HEALTH CENTERS   
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTERS 
ST VINCENT INDIANAPOLIS HOSPITAL       
ST VINCENT WOMEN'S HOSPITAL    
ST. VINCENT CARMEL HOSPITAL    
ST. VINCENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
WESTVIEW HOSPITAL      
WILLIAM N WISHARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL    
WITHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL       

Insurer characteristics:

Local health plans and % of the market share for HMO/PPO products:

Total HMO/PPO covered lives in Indiana = 5,878,852
Athem/Wellpoint (headquarters) 24.9%
The Healthcare Group 13.1%
Sagamore Health Network 10.2%
Corvel Corp. 8.5%
Individual Care Management, Inc. 7.6%
Indiana Health Network 5.4%
United Healthcare 5.0%
Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) 3.9%
Beech Street Corp. Inc. 3.4%
Cigna Healthcare of Indiana 2.6%
Deaconess Health Plans  2.5%
Select Health Network 2.1%
Community Health Alliance 1.9%
Medpartners 1.3%
Cardinal Health Alliance LLC 1.2%
Advantage Health Solutions Inc. 1.1%
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana Inc. 1.1%
Arnett Health Plans  1.0%
Humana Inc. <1%
St Francis Health Network Inc. <1%
The Chandler Group  <1%
Harmony Health Plan of Indiana  <1%
Welborn Health Plans  <1%

State/Local government activities:

Governor Daniel’s Executive Order requiring hospital medical error reporting to the State Department of Health for public access.—Jan. 2005