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• 18 vulnerable Chicago neighborhoods. 10 leading health systems. One powerful goal.
• Access to mental healthcare difficult for 10.5 million Americans
• AHA, AMA urge appeals court to uphold No Surprises Act ruling
• As Younger Children Increasingly Die by Suicide, Better Tracking and Prevention Is Sought
• Avoid Toxic Drug Combinations This Flu Season
• Behavioral Health Workforce Center at SIU to address shortages in mental health profession
• Beware of Fake Prescription Pills This Summer
• Beware of 'Silent Killer' in Homes: IPC Urges Residents to Purchase Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Biden administration offers migrant crisis help
• Biden to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention
• CDC invests $263M to forecast infectious disease threats
• Chicago Explores Possibility of a City-Owned Grocery Store In Effort to Improve Food Access
• Denials, payer challenges are burdening revenue cycle leaders
• Dr. Thomas Shanley Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Durbin, Hospital Leaders Release Year 4 Report on Chicago HEAL Initiative to Address Gun Violence
• ER visits are getting longer amid hospital staffing shortages
• FDA rejects first needle-free alternative to EpiPens, calling for additional research
• Fight over Medicare pay hinges on primary care
• FTC sues private-equity backed anesthesia staffing firm, saying it tried to corner the market
• Half a million people, including kids, mistakenly dropped from Medicaid
• Health programs could be stranded by government shutdown
• Health programs could be stranded by government shutdown
• Health systems ramping up AI expertise
• Hospital Leaders to Discuss Healthcare Priorities with State Legislators During IHA’s Advocacy Day
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 11
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 12
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 15
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 18
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 19
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 20
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 21
• IHA Daily Briefing: Sept. 22
• IHA Health Equity Action Day Is May 13
• IHA part of coalition to urge reforms to Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
• IHA Statement on Gov. JB Pritzker’s 2023 State of the State, Budget Address
• IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s Signature of the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
• IHA Statement on Passage of Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Package
• IHA to Host Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting
• IHA, ICAHN to Celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 17
• IHA’s Annual Meeting Highlights Ways to Innovate, Strengthen Rural Healthcare
• Illinois could create new regulations to protect minors using social media
• Illinois Gun Owners Who Want to Keep Now-Banned Assault Weapons Must Register Them
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Names Gerald "J.P." Gallagher Board Chair
• Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
• Illinois Poison Center Joins National Effort to Raise Awareness About Poison Dangers
• Illinois' Poison Center Offers Safety 'Tricks' to Prevent Poisoning This Halloween
• Illinois Poison Center: Keep Cannabis Edibles Out of Reach of Children
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 17
• IPC Offers Tips to Help Families Celebrate Summer Safely
• IPC Warns Public of Fake Prescription Pills, Drug Substitutions as Fentanyl Use Rises
• Joint Commission creates sustainable hospital certification
• Media Advisory: IHA Health Equity Action Day Is May 13
• Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Plead: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down. Keep Your Mask Up”
• IHA Health Equity Action Day: Media Advisory
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• IHA Launches the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report
• Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems Infuse More Than $100 Billion Annually Into State’s Economy
• Karen Teitelbaum to Chair 2021 Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Illinois Poison Center Unveils New Website
• Leading Business and Health Care Groups Urge Safe Holiday Celebrations
• IHA Statement on Governor Pritzker's Action Today to Mitigate COVID-19 Surge
• Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
• March Is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to DuPage Medical Group
• IHA Chief Says Vaccine Delivery ‘on Track' to Illinois County Health Departments
• Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO announces 2022 Patient Safety Champion Awards
• Most nursing facilities currently unable to meet proposed CMS staffing rules: KFF
• New bill filed to change the requirements for DCFS payments for inpatient hospital stays
• Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
• Sore throat, then congestion: Common Covid symptoms follow a pattern now, doctors say
• Statement from IHA Re: Hospital and Healthcare Transformation – Senate Bill 1510
• Statement from IHA Re: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
• Healthcare Providers, Advocates Urge General Assembly to Protect Telehealth
• IHA Letter re: Graduated Income Tax Proposal
• IHA Opinion: Hospitals Committed to Serving Everyone
• Illinois Poison Center Leader Named President-Elect of AAPCC
• IHA Statement on IDPH Emergency Rules on Face Coverings
• IHA Statement on Health Disparities
• Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Illinois Business and Healthcare Groups Encourage Use of Face Masks to Save Lives, Protect Jobs
• Health Care Organizations Speak Out Against Legal Challenge to Stay-at-Home Order
• Help Us Help You: A Message From Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Illinois Hospitals Issue Plea for Medical Supplies
• Holiday Plants Are Not on the Menu
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• IPC Cleaning Product Exposures Up 30%
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to a Rush Copley Medical Center Employee
• IHA Honors Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems for Quality Initiatives with Significant Impact
• Is That a Mouse In Your House?
• MAPS PSO Releases White Paper on Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2020
• Summer Plants: Safe or Not?
• Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care Reform Legislation Will Strengthen Illinois Medicaid Program
• IHA Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award Presented
• Illinois Hospital Leaders to Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives at the State Capitol
• Illinois Hospital Leaders Urge Legislative Action on Needed Medicaid Managed Care Reforms
• Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• IHA Elects New Board
• IHA Statement on Texas District Court Ruling on the ACA
• IHA's Longest Serving Employee Retires
• Illinois Poison Center Warns About "Silent Killer" in Homes
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi Re: Illinois Supreme Court Ruling in Oswald v. Beard
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi: Federal Approval of Redesigned Hospital Assessment Program
• Ted Rogalski Chairs 2022 IHA Board of Trustees
• Telehealth Legislation Protects Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
• Tracy Bauer Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• US task force recommends expanding high blood pressure screenings during pregnancy
• Youth Suicide Risk Due to Overdose Rises During School Year