State lawmakers took a "first step" Wednesday evening to discuss the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare — and whether regulations need to be put in place.
Gov. JB Pritzker and advocates laid out their proposal Wednesday to reform how insurers operate in Illinois.
A consortium of healthcare systems, including some with a presence in Illinois, are banding together with Microsoft to form a network aimed at improving the quality, safety and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
State agencies, including the Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services and Emergency Management Agency, are mobilizing resources to support the city of Chicago and Cook County as they work to contain a measles outbreak at a city-run shelter for asylum seekers.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board took action Tuesday on a bevy of applications, including a $9.2 million plan to establish an ambulatory surgical treatment center on Chicago's south side providing pediatric general dentistry and oral surgery.
Molina Healthcare of Illinois (“Molina”), in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord (“MolinaCares”), donated $250,000 to the Chicago South Side Birth Center (CSSBC) in support of its facility that will open in 2025, and to provide resources to improve access to maternal health care for Illinois residents.
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Stakeholders weighed in last week on a potential change to the way nurses can delegate responsibilities in settings like community clinics and schools.
Nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center said Monday they have called off a one-day strike planned for this week after the two sides reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
The National Labor Review Board recently scheduled a hearing for this fall related to allegations that Howard Brown Health engaged in unfair labor practices.
Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan once again has a trauma care designation.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday chose Morgan Winters to serve as the director of the forthcoming state-based health insurance marketplace.
Enrollees in programs that provide Medicaid-like coverage for undocumented adults will soon be screened for eligibility verification, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services said Friday.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said Sunday that it and its healthcare partners are screening all individuals at an asylum seeker shelter after a second child in the past week was confirmed to have measles.
Illinois continues to struggle to move those with intellectual and developmental disabilities into home and community-based services, according to a report released earlier this week.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed the first case of measles in the city since 2019.
Stakeholders said Thursday that lawmakers need to address prior authorization and other barriers to mental health services, specifically for Medicaid patients.
