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Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds
Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules. Capitol News Illinois
News Articles
- Aug 25, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Rapid Investigation Teams: A Novel Approach to Responding to Patient Safety Events: Sept. 16
The Patient Safety Authority will host a webinar on Sept. 16 to discuss strategies to improve consistency in root cause analysis facilitation, and approaches to strengthen organizational learning.
- Aug 25, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Inpatient Diabetes Care Learning Collaborative: Sept. 9
The American Diabetes Association will host a webinar on Sept. 9, providing a practical overview of a comprehensive inpatient diabetes care program.
- Aug 25, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Falls Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit
Join the National Council on Aging Sept. 21-25, for Falls Prevention Awareness Week, a nationwide observance to raise awareness, reduce risk, and help older adults live without fear of falling.
- Aug 03, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Should Patients Be Accompanied When Discharged From Ambulatory Surgery?
Patients undergoing ambulatory surgery are typically discharged on the day of the procedure, but psychomotor impairment from sedative and anesthetic drugs may linger. Patient Safety Journal
- Aug 03, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Natural Language Processing in Clinical Quality Measures of Diagnostic Performance
CQMs have historically relied on structured data elements in electronic health records; however, unstructured fields more reliably capture information needed to assess quality of care. NIH
- Aug 03, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
State of Healthcare Safety 2026
Safety is healthcare’s most sacred promise—but sustaining high reliability requires aligned leadership, strong learning systems, and workforce trust. Press Garney
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
What Exactly Is Patient Safety?
The National Library of Medicine articulates an intellectual history and a definition, description, and model of patient safety. NIH
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Progress on patient safety across health systems around the world
Member States recognized the significant progress that has been made in implementing the resolution WHA72.6 on global action on patient safety and the Global Patient Safety Action Plan. WHO
- Jun 29, 2026
- Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety
Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence (DxEx)
Diagnostic excellence (DxEx) encompasses multiple practices to improve diagnosis, including ensuring that diagnostic tests are ordered, interpreted, communicated, and acted upon appropriately. CDC