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• 18 vulnerable Chicago neighborhoods. 10 leading health systems. One powerful goal.
• After legalizing midwives, Illinois lawmakers look to cover the service with Medicaid
• Almost 14 million in U.S. have signed up for ACA coverage in 2022 so far, officials say
• Amid surge in Illinois, who counts as a hospitalized COVID-19 patient may surprise you
• Avoid Toxic Drug Combinations This Flu Season
• Beware of Fake Prescription Pills This Summer
• Biden coronavirus vaccine-or-test mandate goes into effect
• Biden is set to deploy military staff to support hospitals.
• Chicago’s COVID-19 surge ‘flattening?’ City’s top doc sees signs of ‘potential relief’
• Christopher Jessup Joins Illinois Health and Hospital Association
• COVID by the Numbers: Illinois reports 19K new cases as daily average goes down
• COVID-19 vaccines prevented 240K deaths, 1.1M hospitalizations in U.S., study finds
• COVID-19's silver lining: speeding vaccine tech for other diseases
• Details on first COVID antiviral pills coming to Illinois
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 10
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 11
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 12
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 3
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 4
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 5
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 6
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 7
• Illinois adopts Biden's large employee vaccine, testing mandate
• Illinois lawmakers cancel in-person work amid COVID surge
• Illinois stays vaccine, testing mandate on larger public employers after Supreme Court ruling
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• Incidental cases and staff shortages make Covid’s next act tough for hospitals
• Insurers to cover at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 15
• National blood shortage has Illinois doctors reserving blood
• Near breaking point in COVID-19 pandemic hospitals get aggressive to hire more nurses
• New Illinois campaign encourages residents 'on the fence' to get vaccinated
• Northwestern Study Finds Opioid Overdose Deaths Soaring for Older Americans
• One in two can't get mental health help
• Roseland Community Hospital vs. Omicron: ‘People are exhausted’
• IHA Health Equity Action Day: Media Advisory
• IHA Launches the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report
• Illinois emergency rule requires hospitals, health care facilities to track staff vaccination record
• Lisa (Weichman) Harries Joining IHA to Lead on Health Equity
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Awards to FHN Memorial, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest
• Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Plead: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down. Keep Your Mask Up”
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems Infuse More Than $100 Billion Annually Into State’s Economy
• Illinois Poison Center Unveils New Website
• Karen Teitelbaum to Chair 2021 Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Leading Business and Health Care Groups Urge Safe Holiday Celebrations
• March Is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• IHA Statement on Governor Pritzker's Action Today to Mitigate COVID-19 Surge
• Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to DuPage Medical Group
• IHA Chief Says Vaccine Delivery ‘on Track' to Illinois County Health Departments
• 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
• Hospitals Take Huge Financial Hits Because Of COVID-19
• 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
• Please Do Not Eat Disinfectant
• State Of Illinois’ Coronavirus Hotline Fields Myriad Of Calls With Questions, Concerns
• 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
• Sarah Macchiarola Named IHA Vice President, Federal Government Relations
• 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
• Supreme Court blocks Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for employers
• Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements
• Surge in COVID-19 cases prompts Gov. Pritzker to send rapid response teams to hospitals
• Telehealth Legislation Protects Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
• Three ICU beds left for 800,000 people? COVID-19 patients swamping Will, Kankakee Co. hospitals
• Up, up and astray?