Federal health officials look to increase awareness of rare disease
Federal health officials are pushing for more awareness among providers of a rare polio-like illness.
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Jul 10, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Federal health officials are pushing for more awareness among providers of a rare polio-like illness.
Jul 10, 2019 | Insurance, Top Stories
Advocate Aurora Health is partnering with membership-based primary care network One Medical, the companies announced Tuesday.
Jul 9, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Genesis Medical Center in Silvis plans to discontinue its pediatric services, according to a recent application with the state’s Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Jul 9, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Corrections has agreed to a 10-year, $24.8 million contract with Georgia-based KaZee to implement and support a statewide electronic health records system.
Jul 9, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinics will once again use federal dollars to fund services after a federal appeals court put back in place a temporary freeze on a Trump administration rule for a federal family planning grant program as it reconsiders a decision last month that would have barred grant recipients from referring for abortions in most cases.
Jul 8, 2019 | Press Releases
The Prairie Heart Institute at HSHS St. John’s Hospital is the first hospital in the Midwest to offer the LOTUS Edge™ Valve System to treat high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Jul 8, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
An Indiana-based integrated laboratory network with services across northeastern Illinois plans to install technology by next year that will allow practitioners to digitally interpret histology and diagnose pathology cases, which in turn will improve laboratory efficiency, quality and patient care and safety.
Jul 8, 2019 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
The Illinois Comptroller’s office released $4.7 million last week to more than 70 independent pharmacies under a program aimed to help those operating in underserved parts of the state.
Jul 8, 2019 | Top Stories, Vaccination
Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration announced last week that it would renew a program that makes it easier for low-income children to receive vaccinations.
Jul 8, 2019 | Press Releases
On the heels of being ranked thirteenth in the country in pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery by U.S. News & World Report, Advocate Children’s Heart Institute unveiled their new Busking […]
Jul 2, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Officials began to weigh potential changes to the state's integrated health home program late last week.
Jul 2, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois agencies plan to hire hundreds of workers to help address the Medicaid backlog.
Jul 2, 2019 | Federal Government, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
Illinois owes the federal government over $4 million after it failed to collect rebates for drugs prescribed to Medicaid patients by physicians, according to a federal audit.
Jul 1, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories
Increasing quality measures to ensure those with substance use disorder are receiving continued treatment are among the options being weighed by state policymakers to address the opioid epidemic.
Jul 1, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Hospitals, community health centers and various individual projects are set to receive much-needed state dollars after Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Friday on the state's first major capital plan in a decade.
Jul 1, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
The head of Cook County Health fired back Friday against a report from the county’s inspector general report that found its Medicaid health plan would be unable to pay its bills each year.