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Illinois ACA health insurance prices set to rise by double digits again in 2027
Affordable Care Act enrollees in Illinois will see double-digit rate hikes again in 2027, marking a second straight year of sharp price jumps. Crain’s Chicago Business
News Articles
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
What Exactly Is Patient Safety?
The National Library of Medicine articulates an intellectual history and a definition, description, and model of patient safety. NIH
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Progress on patient safety across health systems around the world
Member States recognized the significant progress that has been made in implementing the resolution WHA72.6 on global action on patient safety and the Global Patient Safety Action Plan. WHO
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence (DxEx)
Diagnostic excellence (DxEx) encompasses multiple practices to improve diagnosis, including ensuring that diagnostic tests are ordered, interpreted, communicated, and acted upon appropriately. CDC
- May 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
IDPH Pilot Program for LENS (Learning from Events to Nurture Safety)
IDPH's LENS program is actively preparing to implement the Illinois Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Law. Illinois Department of Public Health
- May 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AMA Shares Patient Safety Initiative Resources
AHA has worked with hospitals and health systems to share tools and best practices that strengthen patient safety, improve infection prevention, and support shared learning. AHA
- May 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
IHI’s Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit
IHI's Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit is a helpful companion for you and your organization on the journey to delivering safe, reliable care every time, for every patient. IHI
- May 01, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
AHRQ QIs are standardized, evidence-based measures of healthcare quality that can be used to measure and track clinical performance and outcomes. AHRQ
- May 01, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Learning from Events to Nurture Safety (LENS) Program
IDPH created Learning from Events to Nurture Safety Program (referred to as “LENS”) to implement the Illinois Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Law of 2005. IDPH
- Dec 01, 2025
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
AHA webinar: Safeguarding Hospital Leadership: Strategies For Personnel in Today’s Environment
Recent incidents have prompted health care leaders to reexamine their own safety protocols, highlighting the need for greater awareness and preparedness. across leadership teams. AHA