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  • Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  • IHA Opinion: Hospitals Committed to Serving Everyone
  • Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
  • Statement from IHA Re: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
  • IPC Warns Public of Fake Prescription Pills, Drug Substitutions as Fentanyl Use Rises
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  • Illinois' Poison Center Offers Safety 'Tricks' to Prevent Poisoning This Halloween
  • Beware of 'Silent Killer' in Homes: IPC Urges Residents to Purchase Carbon Monoxide Detectors
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  • IHA part of coalition to urge reforms to Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
  • Illinois Poison Center Joins National Effort to Raise Awareness About Poison Dangers
  • Illinois Healthcare Leaders Seek Legislative Action to Protect Access to Life Saving Medication
  • Youth Suicide Risk Due to Overdose Rises During School Year
  • IPHCA, IHA Applaud 8th Circuit Decision Upholding Law Protecting 340B Contract Pharmacy Partnerships
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  • IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s Signature of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
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  • Three Young Adults Hospitalized from Fake Xanax Pills Featured in Jan. 5 CDC Report
  • IHA Presents First Annual Ruth Colby Excellence in Leadership Award
  • Illinois’ Poison Center Offers ‘Tricks’ to Keep Everyone Safe this Halloween
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  • Loyola Medicine’s Shawn P. Vincent Elected to Serve as Chairman for IHA Board
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  • Protecting Medicaid Funding is Essential to Safeguard Illinois’ Healthcare System
  • Illinois Joins Poison Centers Nationwide to Highlight Dangers of Poisoning and Reducing Risk, Injury
  • Making a Splash – Safely: Illinois Poison Center Shares Pool Safety Tips for Summer Fun
  • Op-Ed: Medicaid Cuts in Senate Bill Threaten Care, Access, and Jobs in Illinois
  • Illinois Poison Center Shares Halloween Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe from Hidden Hazards
  • Be Merry, But Safe: IPC Urges Caution Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Medications
  • New RAND Study Shows U.S. Poison Centers Save the Nation Billions Each Year
  • HSHS President and CEO Damond Boatwright Elected to Serve as Chair of IHA Board
  • Cook County Health CEO Dr. Erik Mikaitis Elected to IHA Board
  • President and Chair of Prime Healthcare Foundation Dr. Kavitha Bhatia Elected to IHA Board
  • Memorial Health President and CEO Dr. Mandy Eaton Elected to IHA Board
  • Carle Health Executive Vice President and COO Matthew Kolb Elected to IHA Board
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  • Illinois Joins Poison Centers Nationwide to Raise Awareness about Poison Prevention
  • Loyola Medicine experts expect 2026 allergy season could be a bad one
  • New FAQ: Hospitalists ordering outpatient tests for discharged patients (Login required)
  • Opinion: 340B drug discounts supports patients, not profits
  • $135.5 Billion Economic Impact of Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems
  • Illinois Hospital Leaders to Meet with State Legislators to Advocate for Key Healthcare Priorities
  • Illinois Health and Hospital Association Statement on the Passage of HB 2371
  • Healthcare Leaders Convene at Annual Meeting to Discuss Future of Rural Healthcare
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  • Should Patients Be Accompanied When Discharged From Ambulatory Surgery?
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  • Riverside Healthcare nationally recognized for commitment to improve valvular heart disease outcomes
  • Build Systemness or Fall Behind: How to Optimize the Network and Grow Health System Margins
  • José R. Sánchez’s Vision for Healthcare Starts and Stays in the Community
  • Illinois Poison Center Welcomes New Medical Directors
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  • When AI Products Become an AI Portfolio: The AI Governance Shift Needed in Physician Enterprises
  • American Heart Association awards Carle Health hospitals with Get With The Guidelines recognition
  • Why health systems are asking more from their GPOs
  • Op-Ed: A.J. Wilhelmi, President and CEO Illinois Health and Hospital Association
  • HIMSS Urges Congress to Advance MATCH IT Act to Address Patient Misidentification
  • CISA shares low-cost cybersecurity strategy for hospitals
  • HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum to Explore Responsible AI Adoption and Governance
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  • IHA’s Ruth Colby Excellence in Leadership Award Presented to Children’s Health Champion Brenda Wolf
  • Premier Strengthens Leadership Team to Accelerate AI-First Strategy and Product Innovation
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  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 6
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  • The 340B rebate fight escalates: 20 key developments
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  • US surpasses 4,000 measles cases with infections confirmed in 45 states: CDC
  • Pope will be admitted to hospital Tuesday for lung nodule surgery, Vatican says
  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 13
  • Over 40% of rural hospitals operate at a loss: AHA report
  • 43% of hospitals are in the red: 6 financial notes
  • 74% of attacked healthcare organizations report care disruptions: 7 things to know
  • 1 in 6 teens report anxiety symptoms and many go without help. What parents need to know
  • Check your medicine cabinet: More than 112,000 bottles of acetaminophen recalled
  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 14
  • Hospital immediate jeopardy surveys by state: 5 years of CMS data
  • AHA pushes back on Blue Cross report tying AI to $942M in coding costs
  • 9 best fruits to help reduce cancer risk
  • Blessing Health System to host free Medicare 101 event in Quincy
  • Cancer care closer to home: Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital addition set to open Oct. 19
  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 15
  • Health officials in Illinois say it is time to get your flu shot
  • Illinois offers free counseling for Medicare open enrollment
  • New immunotherapy could offer hope for multiple myeloma patients
  • Want to Lower Blood Pressure? A Cardiologist Recommends This 1 Vegetable
  • Americans saying "I do" more and divorcing less
  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 16
  • Sinai Chicago Prepares for Medicaid Changes and Healthcare Innovation with Thomasina Wilkins
  • Ransomware attacks targeting US healthcare jump 64%: 10 things to know
  • He didn’t know he had Lyme disease. How cases are rising in the Midwest
  • Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
  • Women have searched for perimenopause relief. Doctors say it’s under-recognized
  • IHA Daily Briefing: October 19
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