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- 2026 IHA Leadership Summit: Oct. 1-2
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- 2026 Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation: Oct. 23
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- IHA Update #3: Illinois Hospital Transformation Program
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- Hospital and Healthcare Transformation Update No. 5 Transformation Program App.
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News
- 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
- Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
- 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
- Illinois Poison Center: Keep Cannabis Edibles Out of Reach of Children
- 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
- Gov. Pritzker Highlights Health Insurance Reform Initiatives
- Illinois Poison Center to Participate in National Poison Center Prevention Week March 17-23
- IHA, Hospital Leaders Advocate for Legislative Reforms to Address Inappropriate Denials of Care
- Illinois Poison Center Encourages the Public to Celebrate Safely This Summer
- IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s Signature of Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
- Illinois Poison Center Offers Tips to Avoid 4th of July Holiday Hazards
- Illinois Poison Center Highlights Dangers of Synthetic Opioids, Designer Drugs
- 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
- 2026 REAP Summary & Tools (Login required)
- Loyola Medicine’s Shawn P. Vincent Elected to Serve as Chairman for IHA Board
- IHA Statement on Governor JB Pritzker’s State of the State and Budget Address
- 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
- President and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital Michael Mutterer Elected to IHA Board
- Sean O’Grady of Endeavor Health Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
- 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
- Five Tactics to Modernize Healthcare Data and Analytics
- UNC Health modernizes data analytics for care, operations, and research with Fabric
- Health Care Cybersecurity Considerations for 2026: This Year’s Top 3 Cyber Risks
- IDPH Pilot Program for LENS (Learning from Events to Nurture Safety)
- AMA Shares Patient Safety Initiative Resources
- IHI’s Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit
- Illinois Health and Hospital Association Statement on the Passage of HB 2371
- Capstone Health Alliance Partners with EyeProGPO to Expand Specialized Ophthalmology Purchasing
- Premier CEO Joins National Academy of Medicine Steering Group for Patient Safety in the Era of AI
- 56 hospital and health system CXOs to know
- Healthcare Leaders Convene at Annual Meeting to Discuss Future of Rural Healthcare
- Agencies issue joint statement on AI and increased cyber risk
- Guide issued for healthcare organizations on governance frameworks for secure AI implementation
- AMA webinar recording on maternity care coding changes now available
- What Exactly Is Patient Safety?
- Progress on patient safety across health systems around the world
- Core Elements of Hospital Diagnostic Excellence (DxEx)
- Riverside Medical Center Recognized Among Nation's 100 Great Community Hospitals
- From Pilots to Performance: A New Playbook for AI in Medical Groups
- New FAQ: Reporting a patient that may not be medically safe to drive (Login required)
- Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Charge Capture Accuracy and Financial Performance
- Informed Decision-Making with Healthcare Analytics
- Agencies warn of Russian cyberattacks on vulnerable routers
- Should Patients Be Accompanied When Discharged From Ambulatory Surgery?
- Natural Language Processing in Clinical Quality Measures of Diagnostic Performance
- State of Healthcare Safety 2026
- 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
- Register: 42nd Annual Risk Managers’ Meeting: Sept. 17-18
- 42nd Annual Risk Managers’ Meeting Speaker Guide
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 14
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 17
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 18
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 19
- Illinois Poison Center Welcomes New Medical Directors
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 20
- 100 great hospitals in America | 2026
- Salmonella infections climb to 431 cases across multiple states: CDC
- New study finds link between sugary drinks and stomach cancer
- After spike in HIV cases in Chicago, new data shows a decrease in new infections
- Hospital says organ donation life-changing for families
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 21
- 21 health systems warn of MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ scam
- Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected
- Here's why the FDA hit frozen blueberries with its highest risk warning
- Employer health costs projected to rise 9.5 percent
- AI is shortening healthcare’s strategy horizon
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 24
- 6 things to know about the CEO role in 2026
- FDA approves new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease
- School just started, so why is my kid already sick? These 4 illnesses are surging
- HHS launches autistic missing persons alert initiative
- US fertility rate hits historic low as more families look to IVF
- Rapid Investigation Teams: A Novel Approach to Responding to Patient Safety Events: Sept. 16
- Inpatient Diabetes Care Learning Collaborative: Sept. 9
- Falls Prevention Awareness Week Toolkit
- International Overdose Awareness Day: August 31
- Leveraging Data Analytics to Improve Charge Capture Accuracy and Financial Performance
- Five Tactics to Modernize Healthcare Data and Analytics
- Digital readiness in healthcare begins with data readiness
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 25
- Successful systems won’t be ‘the ones with the best strategy’: 4 CEOs on closing the execution gap
- Hospital expanding mental health services with new inpatient care floor in Urbana
- Thyroid tablets recalled because they could be ‘superpotent,' lead to hyperthyroidism
- New Illinois law removes certain chemicals from makeup and personal products
- Central Illinois nurses say 'very close follow-up' key to supporting postpartum moms
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 26
- CMS should learn from 340B history, not repeat it: AHA
- ‘An existential crisis’: 10 execs on financial forces reshaping healthcare
- Illinois health officials confirm state’s first human case of West Nile Virus in 2026
- U.S. measles crisis deepens with first 2026 deaths
- The sugar you ate as a baby may be affecting your health now, study finds
- IHA Daily Briefing: August 27
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