Health News Illinois

Reminder that the next Health News Illinois in-person event will be on September 18 in Chicago! A panel that includes leaders from the Illinois Health and Hospital Association , Health Care Council of Illinois, Illinois Pharmacists Association- IPhA, Planned Parenthood of Illinois and Rep. Camille Y. Lilly will weigh in on what this November's election could mean for healthcare in Illinois. Register for the event here: https://lnkd.in/gvMrFrkz

Northwestern Medicine will collaborate with startup investor Techstars to launch an accelerator program focused on healthcare projects that promote quality care and improved patient outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gtwtpnQY

The National Science Foundation awarded researchers at Sinai Chicago and DePaul University $1.5 million to expand a program aimed at reducing emergency room readmissions by pairing community health workers with artificial intelligence. https://lnkd.in/gD8HGxea

The country still faces a health crisis for new and expecting mothers, despite progress in recent years, members of the congressional Black Maternal Health Caucus said Monday in Joliet. https://lnkd.in/g4yVuRGa

Leaders from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS weighed in on the maternal health crisis at a summit this week in Joliet. https://lnkd.in/gERXC3xH

A new law will outline training for first responders on how to access a patient’s medical information within a cellphone’s health app.

Hospitals have not kept up with the demand for pediatric inpatient psychiatric beds, according to a recent study with two co-authors from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls dipped 1 percent in June, according to recent data from the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

Abortion and reproductive healthcare took center stage at this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. We caught up with the heads of Personal PAC and Chicago Abortion Fund about the issue being such a focus, the current state of reproductive healthcare in Illinois and the impact if either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins in November.

Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for president Thursday in Chicago, pledging to sign a bill to “restore reproductive freedom” if elected.