Articles filed under Health
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Estate planning need not be overwhelmingNov 23, 2013 11:47 pm - Seniors can enjoy their elder years with few cares if they simply use common sense, think ahead and clearly communicate their wishes to their family members and advocate...
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State suspends Niles doctor’s licenseNov 22, 2013 3:58 pm - The state of Illinois has temporarily suspended the medical license of a Chicago doctor over accusations he improperly provided someone with prescriptions for 11,000 tab...
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Illinois with Obama on insurance cancellation fixNov 22, 2013 3:57 pm - After a week of consideration, Gov. Pat Quinn’s administration announced Friday that Illinois will allow the one-year extension of existing health insurance plans propos...
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Many exchange health plans exclude top hospitalsNov 20, 2013 4:31 pm - Chicago’s best known hospitals don’t accept many of the health plans sold on the new insurance marketplace that’s part of the nation’s health care law, and consumer advo...
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Hoffman Estates wins Governor’s Hometown Award for sports festivalNov 20, 2013 11:37 am - The village of Hoffman Estates, in partnership with the Alexian Brothers Health System, has been awarded the 2013 Illinois Governor’s Hometown Award for its Alexian Brot...
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DuPage-based Cadence Health preparing to merge with RockfordNov 20, 2013 11:16 am - Less than three years after it was formed, Cadence Health is preparing to expand. Created in March 2011 by merging Central DuPage Health System in Winfield and Delnor Co...
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Advocate Good Shepherd receives 2013 Doyle AwardNov 20, 2013 8:54 am - LAKE BARRINGTON — Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital was recently recognized with the 2013 Richard L. Doyle Award by MCG, formerly Milliman Care Guidelines. The award recog...
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Context 4 Healthcare to partner with DataGenixNov 20, 2013 8:41 am - NAPERVILLE — Health care industry software provider Context 4 Healthcare Inc. announced a partnership with DataGenix Corp., a provider of enterprise-class software syste...
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Illinois regulators looking for health care scamsNov 19, 2013 4:21 pm - Background checks have turned up three felons trying to get certified to help Illinoisans sign up for health insurance, state regulators told a governor’s task force Tue...
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Symbion Healthcare selects Medline as exclusive distributorNov 19, 2013 8:02 am - MUNDELEIN — Symbion Healthcare, a Nashville, Tenn.-based operator of ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals across the nation, has selected Mundelein’s Medlin...