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Northwestern Medicine submits plan for $275 million expansion at Orland Park campus for oncology services
Northwestern Medicine submitted plans to state regulators this week for a new $275 million medical office building to house oncology services at its Orland Park campus.
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Report: Illinois SNAP payment error rate at nearly 14.7
Illinois’ payment error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was at nearly 14.7 percent last fiscal year, according to federal data released Wednesday.
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Cook County report finds third-straight year of decline in fatal opioid overdoses
Chicago and Cook County have seen a third-straight year of decline in fatal opioid overdoses, according to a new report this week from area health officials.
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IDPH expands standing order to allow pharmacists to provide more reproductive health products
The Department of Public Health updated its existing contraceptive standing order to expand the types of reproductive health products that trained pharmacists can provide to Illinois residents.
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Pritzker signs bill to protect patient data on abortion, gender dysphoria
Medical records of patients who receive abortion and gender dysphoria care in Illinois will now be protected under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker.
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Rush CEO Lateef to step down next summer
Dr. Omar Lateef, president and CEO of Rush University System for Health and Rush University Medical Center, announced Thursday he intends to step down next June.
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CPDH investigates another potential measles exposure at O’Hare
Chicago health officials said Tuesday they are investigating a possible public measles exposure that occurred last week at O’Hare International Airport.
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Maintenance workers plan strike at six Prime Healthcare hospitals
Skilled maintenance workers at six of Prime Healthcare’s Illinois hospitals plan to go on strike next week, alleging the health system has interfered with their right to organize and collectively bargain.
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Howard Brown Health CEO Dr. Gayles talks providing care under financial uncertainty
Few providers are facing headwinds at the local and federal levels more than Howard Brown Health.
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LatestMemorial Health Launches Fundraising Initiative for Mobile Memorial Program
Memorial Health is launching a new $300,000 fundraising effort to establish Mobile Memorial, a mobile health program designed to bring preventive and essential healthcare services directly to the central Illinois communities where they are needed most.
Medicare/Medicaid
17 individuals charged in Illinois as part of national $6.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown
Seventeen individuals were charged Tuesday in Illinois for their alleged participation in healthcare schemes to submit false claims and other patient harm, part of a larger Department of Justice takedown that involved hundreds of individuals and more than $6.5 billion in alleged fraud.
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ISMS finds members struggle with downcoding practices
As Illinois considers regulations on the use of artificial intelligence for an insurance billing practice where a procedure or service is billed at a lower level than what was actually provided, a new report from the state’s medical society said it has been a frequent issue for its members.
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Review Board approves OSF plan to shift services from Ottawa to Peru
State regulators narrowly approved a proposal on Tuesday to allow OSF HealthCare to end intensive care and obstetrics services at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
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