IU Indianapolis ECHO Center

09/04/2026

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians helps performers secure insurance by subsidizing premiums, often eliminating monthly costs. Similar efforts in Nashville, New Orleans, and Seattle are expanding access to care amid rising expenses.

A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.

09/03/2026

Physician burnout may be driven by both workload and a lack of control. Some physician leaders argue for restoring clinician authority by using AI to handle administrative tasks, thus reducing time spent on paperwork, increasing time with patients, and improving clinician well-being while enhancing patient care.
https://www.beckersphysicianleadership.com/physician-workforce/what-health-systems-are-getting-wrong-about-physician-burnout/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86i1Tq6WL5vByBHn6sXTjeSkDUFCYI3CF9NEL4OCDKK6ClO3y_RugmGIRaVCj_tBdWXvj357TvenUkbYKlv29FVp6QMQ&_hsmi=436001314&utm_content=435788326&utm_source=hs_email

09/03/2026

Improving health outcomes requires more than effective interventions. It also requires the relationships, capabilities, contextual data, and learning systems that enable improvement efforts to take root and endure. Two teams share lessons for health systems seeking to improve outcomes and reduce inequities.
https://www.ihi.org/library/blog/what-helps-improvement-take-root-lessons-relationships-data-and-learning?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Hbnd_1TBfeZ9w8HHINpH4phcbtdxAX4IhexiFD3JVDOGRiv4HlprlC8jjvqQHHSV1cmoGs-e0FbMGS097YlOXrPgq6g&_hsmi=436001314&utm_content=435788326&utm_source=hs_email

09/02/2026

Four Fairbanks School of Public Health faculty members—Erika Cheng, Olena Mazurenko, Hongmei Nan and Aparna Soni—are taking on new leadership roles that will help advance the school’s priorities in faculty affairs, doctoral education and study abroad.

Four Fairbanks School of Public Health faculty members are taking on new leadership roles that will help advance the school’s priorities in faculty affa...

09/02/2026

https://news.iu.edu/publichealth/live/news/51926-community-listening-leads-to-new-housing-resource

A series of community conversations has grown into a new resource designed to help Central Indiana residents navigate housing challenges.

09/01/2026

Research shows that losing health insurance coverage, even temporarily, tends to make people less healthy, and it exposes them to financial losses.

Research shows that losing coverage, even temporarily, tends to make people less healthy, and it exposes them to financial losses.

09/01/2026

Join us on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 12:30–1:45 p.m. ET for the next Hepatitis C ECHO, held virtually via Zoom. 🩺

This session will feature “Nutrition and Management for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD),” presented by Rachel Zimmerman, RD, LD, Senior Clinical Dietitian, Digestive and Liver Disorders at IU Health University Hospital.

💻 Free & virtual
🤝 Learn alongside healthcare professionals and expert faculty
👉 Register: https://is.gd/join_echo

08/31/2026

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. This year's theme is "25 Years On. Still Needed."

For 25 years, International Overdose Awareness Day has brought people together to remember those we’ve lost and to take action to save lives.

Overdose continues to affect every community. Yet it can be prevented. We know how to reduce risk and keep people safe. By speaking openly, learning from one another, and treating each other with care and respect, we build a world where fewer lives are lost.

Because while this day is still needed, it doesn’t have to be forever.

For more information, visit: https://www.overdoseday.com/

08/25/2026

This article explores how emergency medical services may be able to transform learning, strengthen continuous improvement, and enhance healthcare delivery by shifting quality measurement from operational targets to a focus on patient outcomes.

Moving EMS from activity to outcomes

08/25/2026

Join us on Thursday, August 27, 2026, from 12:30–2:00 p.m. ET for the next HIV ECHO, held virtually via Zoom.

This session will feature “MCPHD Global Health and TB Control: The Intersection of HIV and TB,” presented by Sara Koch, MS, BSN, RN, CDI, Assistant Administrator of Clinical Operations, and Rachel Redington-Noble, MPH, BSN, RN, CPH, CDI, DOT Program Manager, both with the Marion County Public Health Department.

💻 Free & virtual
🤝 Open to healthcare providers and public health practitioners
👉 Register: https://is.gd/join_echo