Illinois has one of the highest infant mortality rates for black women in the nation, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a move that is hoped will rehabilitate a century-old, iconic Peoria building and help reinvigorate downtown development, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and OSF HealthCare are partnering to develop the […]
The ILPEx Recognition Program has announced HSHS St. Francis Hospital of Litchfield, IL as a recipient of the 2017 ILPEx Silver Award for Progress toward Excellence. HSHS St. Francis will […]
The Family Care Birthing Center (FCBC) at Memorial Belleville was recognized as one of the top 105 birthing hospitals participating in the Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC) for their help […]
Plans to build a 92-bed skilled nursing facility in Rochelle got the green light from a state review board Tuesday.
A state review board approved US Healthvest’s plans to transform Vista Medical Center West in Waukegan into a 146-bed psychiatric hospital Tuesday.
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics is promoting chief financial officer Michael Zenn to serve as the system's next CEO. He starts the new role Feb. 1, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
SPRINGFIELD – HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Memorial Medical Center and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are once again collaborating on a project to assess the health needs of the residents of Sangamon County. […]
Mercyhealth is pleased to announce the emergency department at Mercyhealth Hospital and Medical Center-Harvard is now EDAP-approved within emergency medical services region 9 by the Illinois Department of Public […]
Illinois hospitals are optimistic that lawmakers will pass legislation renewing the state’s hospital assessment shortly after reconvening later this month.
Illinois insurers paid $6.2 million in rebates for not meeting the Affordable Care Act’s medical loss ratio standards in 2016, according to information the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quietly released late last month.
Behavioral health providers say they’re still owed $10 million from managed care organizations for Medicaid claims dating back three years, Community Behavioral Healthcare Association CEO Marvin Lindsey told lawmakers Thursday. […]
The Illinois congressional delegation is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve a Medicaid waiver submitted more than 14 months ago.
The number of Illinois residents who signed up through Healthcare.gov for 2018 coverage dipped to 334,979, according to a final weekly snapshot the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released late last month. That’s down slightly from preliminary figures showing 339,740 signed up. It's also a 6 percent decrease from the 2017 open enrollment period.
Twenty Illinois hospitals earned five out of five stars in the latest release of Medicare’s controversial quality rating system. Forty-four hospitals scored four stars, 53 got three stars, 31 earned two and 13 received one.
A smaller number of Illinois hospitals will see a reduction in Medicare payments under a program that penalizes facilities for having higher numbers of patients whom acquired preventable injuries and infections while hospitalized.
