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- IHA's Longest Serving Employee Retires
- Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
- IHA Opinion: Hospitals Committed to Serving Everyone
- Healthcare Providers, Advocates Urge General Assembly to Protect Telehealth
- Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
- MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to DuPage Medical Group
- Statement from IHA Re: Hospital and Healthcare Transformation – Senate Bill 1510
- Statement from IHA Re: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
- Telehealth Legislation Protects Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
- IPC Warns Public of Fake Prescription Pills, Drug Substitutions as Fentanyl Use Rises
- Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
- Illinois' Poison Center Offers Safety 'Tricks' to Prevent Poisoning This Halloween
- Beware of 'Silent Killer' in Homes: IPC Urges Residents to Purchase Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO announces 2022 Patient Safety Champion Awards
- Illinois Poison Center: Keep Cannabis Edibles Out of Reach of Children
- Dr. Thomas Shanley Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
- Tracy Bauer Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
- IHA part of coalition to urge reforms to Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
- Illinois Poison Center Joins National Effort to Raise Awareness About Poison Dangers
- Hospital Leaders to Discuss Healthcare Priorities with State Legislators During IHA’s Advocacy Day
- Youth Suicide Risk Due to Overdose Rises During School Year
- IHA Statement on the Passing of Silver Cross Hospital President and CEO Ruth Colby
- $117.7 Billion: State Economic Impact of Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems
- Illinois Healthcare Leaders Seek Legislative Action to Protect Access to Life Saving Medication
- Three Young Adults Hospitalized from Fake Xanax Pills Featured in Jan. 5 CDC Report
- IPHCA, IHA Applaud 8th Circuit Decision Upholding Law Protecting 340B Contract Pharmacy Partnerships
- Gov. Pritzker Highlights Health Insurance Reform Initiatives
- Illinois Poison Center to Participate in National Poison Center Prevention Week March 17-23
- IHA Statement on Gov. JB Pritzker's FY2025 State of the State, Budget Address
- IHA, Hospital Leaders Advocate for Legislative Reforms to Address Inappropriate Denials of Care
- Illinois Hospital Leaders to Meet with State Legislators During IHA’s Advocacy Day in Springfield
- Illinois Poison Center Encourages the Public to Celebrate Safely This Summer
- IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s Signature of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
- Illinois Poison Center Offers Tips to Avoid 4th of July Holiday Hazards
- Illinois Poison Center Highlights Dangers of Synthetic Opioids, Designer Drugs
- IHA Presents First Annual Ruth Colby Excellence in Leadership Award
- Illinois’ Poison Center Offers ‘Tricks’ to Keep Everyone Safe this Halloween
- IHA Hosts Emergency Preparedness Exercise to Prevent Cybersecurity Disruptions at Illinois Hospitals
- Statewide resource pool launches in Illinois to address healthcare workforce needs
- 2026 REAP Summary & Tools (Login required)
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Announces 2024 Patient Safety Award Recipients
- Travis Andersen of UW Health in Northern Illinois Elected to IHA Board
- Loyola Medicine’s Shawn P. Vincent Elected to Serve as Chairman for IHA Board
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers' Thomas J. Dohm Elected to IHA Board
- IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address
- Protecting Medicaid Funding is Essential to Safeguard Illinois’ Healthcare System
- Illinois Nurses Convene at State Capitol to Engage Leaders on Critical Healthcare Priorities
- Phillip Kambic of Riverside Healthcare Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
- Illinois Joins Poison Centers Nationwide to Highlight Dangers of Poisoning and Reducing Risk, Injury
- Illinois Hospital Leaders to Meet with State Legislators to Advocate for Key Healthcare Priorities
- Making a Splash – Safely: Illinois Poison Center Shares Pool Safety Tips for Summer Fun
- Op-Ed: Medicaid Cuts in Senate Bill Threaten Care, Access, and Jobs in Illinois
- Illinois Poison Center Shares Halloween Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe from Hidden Hazards
- IHA Hosts Emergency Simulation to Enhance Hospital Response to Large-Scale Disasters
- IHA, ICAHN to Celebrate National Rural Health Day Nov. 20
- AHA webinar: Safeguarding Hospital Leadership: Strategies For Personnel in Today’s Environment
- Be Merry, But Safe: IPC Urges Caution Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Medications
- New RAND Study Shows U.S. Poison Centers Save the Nation Billions Each Year
- HSHS President and CEO Damond Boatwright Elected to Serve as Chair of IHA Board
- Cook County Health CEO Dr. Erik Mikaitis Elected to IHA Board
- President and Chair of Prime Healthcare Foundation Dr. Kavitha Bhatia Elected to IHA Board
- Memorial Health President and CEO Dr. Mandy Eaton Elected to IHA Board
- Carle Health Executive Vice President and COO Matthew Kolb Elected to IHA Board
- President and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital Michael Mutterer Elected to IHA Board
- Sean O’Grady of Endeavor Health Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
- MAPS 2025 Patient Safety Champion and Patient Safety Ambassadors Announced
- Illinois Joins Poison Centers Nationwide to Raise Awareness about Poison Prevention
- FDA Launches New Adverse Event Look-Up Tool
- Sepsis Awareness Month Ambassador Toolkit
- Patient safety is a health system’s smartest investment
- Loyola Medicine experts expect 2026 allergy season could be a bad one
- Five Tactics to Modernize Healthcare Data and Analytics
- AHA urges CMS to reduce burden on national provider identifier requirements for hospital off-campus
- Premier Responds to CMS Notice on Incentives for Procurement of US-Manufactured Medical Supplies
- Strait of Hormuz standoff puts supply of America’s generic drug prescriptions at risk
- Indy the therapy dog is making a difference for behavioral health patients
- New FAQ: Hospitalists ordering outpatient tests for discharged patients (Login required)
- Five Tactics to Modernize Healthcare Data and Analytics
- Industry Voices—Fast answers, fragile data: the trust problem in AI-driven healthcare analytics
- Advisory shows shifting tactics of Chinese cyber actors using covert networks for malicious activity
- Learning from Events to Nurture Safety (LENS) Program
- AHRQ Quality Indicator Tools for Data Analytics
- Opinion: 340B drug discounts supports patients, not profits
- $135.5 Billion Economic Impact of Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems
- Healthcare system recognized for strong commitment to supporting veterans
- Premier, Inc. Appoints Emad Rizk, M.D., as CEO, President and Chairman of the Board
- Capstone Health Alliance and Prairie Health Ventures announce new partnership
- Illinois Hospital Leaders to Meet with State Legislators to Advocate for Key Healthcare Priorities
- Five Tactics to Modernize Healthcare Data and Analytics
- UNC Health modernizes data analytics for care, operations, and research with Fabric
- Health Care Cybersecurity Considerations for 2026: This Year’s Top 3 Cyber Risks
- IDPH Pilot Program for LENS (Learning from Events to Nurture Safety)
- AMA Shares Patient Safety Initiative Resources
- IHI’s Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit
- Illinois Health and Hospital Association Statement on the Passage of HB 2371
- Capstone Health Alliance Partners with EyeProGPO to Expand Specialized Ophthalmology Purchasing
- Premier CEO Joins National Academy of Medicine Steering Group for Patient Safety in the Era of AI
- 56 hospital and health system CXOs to know
- Register: IRMS ED Risk Management Webinar July 23
- IHA Daily Briefing: June 9
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- IHA Daily Briefing: June 12
- Rural health’s $50B won’t cover $160B in HR 1 cuts: Report
- Health AI regulation gaps span scribes, prior authorization: 5 notes
- Leading causes of death in every state: CDC
- Nara Organics recalls infant formula after 3 babies are diagnosed with botulism
- HSHS St. Mary's announces launch of new Parkinson's support group
- IHA Daily Briefing: June 15
- Illinois Awards New Medicaid Contracts to Expand Access and Improve Health Outcomes
- Illinois to distribute $24.7M to more than 430 pharmacies to expand access statewide
- Telehealth utilization rises 10.1%: Report
- Days cash on hand at 50 health systems
- Benadryl abuse calls among teens more than double in early 2026, poison centers report
- IHA Daily Briefing: June 16
- Rural Health Transformation Program funding status, by state
- CMS reshapes states’ $50B rural health fund plans amid clawback threats
- More Americans Are Surviving Cancer, but the Mental Health Challenges Can Persist
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude outperform clinical AI tools: Study
- Pritzker signs Medicaid omnibus bill expanding hospital oversight, funding, and care investments
- IHA Daily Briefing: June 17
- Health systems redesign call coverage as physicians exit earlier
- Infant mortality rates drop to all-time low: 5 notes
- New calls for workplace protections in hospitals
- West Nile-carrying mosquitoes found in Wilmette
- FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology
- Healthcare Leaders Convene at Annual Meeting to Discuss Future of Rural Healthcare
- IHA Daily Briefing: June 18
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