Illinois HIV Care Connect launches new campaign – Health News Illinois
The Illinois HIV Care Connect announced this week the launch of a new campaign that aims to promote services for individuals living with HIV to avoid or manage chronic medical conditions.
Johnson unveils ordinance to create mental health working group – Health News Illinois
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and city council members unveiled an ordinance Thursday that would pave the way for implementing his plan to expand mental health clinical services and non-police responses for those experiencing behavioral and mental health crises.
DOI supports additional oversight of short-term health plans – Health News Illinois
The Department of Insurance joined other states’ insurance regulatory agencies this week to support proposed federal regulations on short-term, limited duration insurance plans.
UChicago Medicine launches Alzheimer’s center – Health News Illinois
The University of Chicago will launch a new center focused on studying cognitive resilience to Alzheimer’s and related diseases, the school announced this week.
Updated COVID-19 shots expected soon – Health News Illinois
Updated COVID-19 vaccines are expected soon in Illinois after federal officials signed off this week on recommending the shots to those 6 months and older, the Department of Public Health said Wednesday.
Nichols named president of Advocate Health’s Illinois division – Health News Illinois
Dia Nichols will oversee the Illinois division of Advocate Health.
HSHS restores EHR functionality – Health News Illinois
Hospital Sisters Health System restored functionality to its electronic health record system Tuesday morning, more than two weeks after a cybersecurity incident caused a systemwide outage.
Durbin, Duckworth join call for increased coverage for contraceptive products – Health News Illinois
Illinois’ two Democratic senators joined colleagues Tuesday on a new proposal aimed at easing access to contraceptive products.
HFS cites programming issue for suspension of copays for undocumented individual healthcare program – Health News Illinois
A “critical problem” related to receiving additional Medicaid matching dollars led to the recent decision to suspend copays in the program that provides Medicaid-like coverage to undocumented individuals, an official from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services said Tuesday.
OSF gets funding to bolster emergency, disaster care for children – Health News Illinois
The Department of Public Health awarded $249,000 to OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois to bolster pediatric emergency and disaster readiness capabilities across the state.