IHA Healthcare News

Get the healthcare news you need to stay on top of legislative proposals, industry trends and local issues. This section has news articles, IHA's Daily Briefing, IHA press releases and our Member News Spotlight. You can sort by category.

Featured News

IDPH Marks 60 Years Of Newborn Screening

The Illinois Department of Public Health is marking 60 years of newborn screening this September. WSIU

News Articles

  • Sep 03, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

New report shows improvements in patient safety and workforce resilience

AHA released a new report showing hospital and health system patients reporting improvements in overall care experience and perception of safety alongside gains in key safety outcomes. AHA

  • Sep 03, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Raise Awareness in September for Sepsis Awareness Month

Sepsis is a life-threatening emergency that happens when your body’s response to an infection damages vital organs and, often, causes death. Sepsis.org

  • Sep 03, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

IHA and MAPS Members - Register for Legal webinar

This webinar is open to all IHA members and Illinois healthcare providers. IHA is offering this event through its component patient safety organization, Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO.

  • Sep 03, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Patient Safety 101

This Primer is intended to provide an overview of patient safety through defining key concepts and linking to other Primers that explore specific safety concepts in detail. Patient Safety Network

  • Aug 01, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Ten Attributes of Health Literate Health Care Organizations

Health literate healthcare organizations make it easier for people to navigate, understand, and use information and services to take care of their health. AHRQ

  • Aug 01, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Register: MAPS PSO Safe Table Webinar: Creating Safer Healthcare Workplaces

Safe Tables are Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) Patient Safety Organization (PSO) members-only meetings for healthcare providers to share and collaborate. 

  • Aug 01, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Remembering Dr. Lucian Leape - pioneer in patient safety

Lucian L. Leape, a surgeon whose insights into medical mistakes in the 1990s gave rise to the field of patient safety, died on Monday at his home in Lexington, Mass. He was 94. N.Y. Times

  • Jul 09, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

‘Hidden hypertension’ clue buried in EHRs: What to know

A common symptom of hypertension, an often underrecognized condition, can be found “hidden” within existing electronic health records. Becker's Hospital Review 

  • Jul 09, 2025
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

National Action Alliance: Webinars

The National Action Alliance hosts informational webinars on patient and workforce safety topics that are of interest to partners and practitioners. AHRQ

  • Dec 16, 2024
  • Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety

Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety Announces 2024 Patient Safety Award Recipients

The Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) named Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, Sparta Community Hospital District, and Sinai Chicago as its 2024 Patient Safety Award recipients.