Articles filed under Health
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New Illinois laws target senior care complaintsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two pieces of legislation giving seniors and the disabled greater access to people who can address complaints about their care or their living ...
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Data breach might affect Vista patientsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Community Health Systems recently suffered a data breach that might affect patients at medical centers in Waukegan, according to the Better Business Bureau. Vista Medica...
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Audit shows Illinois overdrew millions in federal Medicaid moneyAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois used faulty methods for withdrawing federal Medicaid money, resulting in "a perpetual 'treadmill effect"' of regular overdraws of dollars that the state later h...
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4 keys to appealing a rejected insurance claimAug 17, 2014 7:31 am - Keep calm and take notes. Stay true to this principle and you can improve your odds of successfully fighting a health insurer's claim rejection. Experts who help with ...
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State law limiting medical marijuana locationsAug 16, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - As Illinois' new medical marijuana program gets up and running, state restrictions on where the plants may be grown and sold mean large portions of some co...
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Northwest Community CEO joins viral Ice Bucket ChallengeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Northwest Community Hospital CEO Stephen Scogna braced for the countdown Friday morning. "I'm afraid, very afraid," he said. "One! Two! Three!" And then came the splash:...
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'Fort Knox' security for Illinois marijuana tradeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Medical marijuana in Illinois will be encased in vaults, monitored by security guards and protected by fingerprint-recognition biometrics. It will be grown in enclosed, ...
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Parent Class Starts in Skokie, Oct 21Aug 14, 2014 11:00 pm - NAMI Basics for Parents: "Education and Support for You, Your Family, and Your Child with Mental Health Issues," sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness - ...
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'Bloom' bursts on scene at Women's and Children's HospitalAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A large kinetic sculpture that literally bursts with energy has blossomed in the front entrance of Alexian Brothers Women and Children's Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Cal...
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What is Dense Breast Tissue?Aug 13, 2014 11:00 pm - Did you know that breast tissue can differ from person to person? And those differences may hide abnormalities and create the need for additional screenings to ensure yo...