Advocate Aurora Health would take on more risk and move more quickly to implement a “truly value-based healthcare system” if certain changes were made to the Stark Law, Chief Integration Officer Mike Lappin testified this week at a U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing.
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The state cited 36 nursing homes for violations during the second quarter of the year, issuing nearly $1 million in fines.
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Bruce Johnson has resigned as president and CEO of the Illinois Primary Health Care Association following “insensitive comments” he made to Aunt Martha’s CEO Raul Garza during a June 20 meeting.
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Illinois Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, as well as eight Illinois U.S. Representatives, sent a letter last week to Gov. Bruce Rauner urging him to address racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Read MoreSSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation officially announced the launch of the TOGETH(ER) emergency department capital campaign to transform the overall emergency room (ER) experience at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Centralia. The $5-million fundraising campaign plays a vital role to provide an expanded, modernized space designed specifically for the ER needs of today so that emergency medicine specialists can deliver expert and efficient care.
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The state’s updated hospital assessment program, which went into effect this month, could produce winners and losers among the more than 200 participating hospitals.
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Tenet Healthcare Corporation announced Wednesday it’s entered into a definitive agreement to sell its three remaining Chicago-area hospitals to TWG Partners, a Chicago-based healthcare investment firm founded by Dr. Eric Whitaker, a past Illinois public health director and friend of former President Barack Obama.
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Illinois state laws and Medicaid policies “moderately” support the use of telemedicine services, according to a recent nationwide survey.
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Nearly 1,500 pharmaceutical representatives obtained a license from the city of Chicago during the past year.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday that supporters say will increase the number of physician assistants in the state. The law increases how many physician assistants can enter into a collaborative agreement with doctors from five to seven, and eliminates the ratio in certain areas that the federal government determines have a shortage of health professionals.
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The Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation is awarding a series of grants to support dental, physical and mental health needs of children in the state.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced this week it’s slashing funding for the Affordable Care Act’s navigator program to $10 million. That’s down from $36 million last year. In Illinois, CMS is decreasing funding from $1.8 million to $400,000.
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Advocate Aurora Health and Foxconn Health Technology Business Group plan to collaborate on technology innovation, the two announced Thursday.
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Neighborhood characteristics, rather than race, may have more to do with breast cancer outcomes in urban black women, according to a recent study by University of Illinois researchers.
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Silver Cross Hospital’s 100-bed psychiatric hospital is still on target for an early 2019 opening.
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The federal government plans to cut funding for Illinois groups that help consumers sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, according to a Tuesday statement.
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