IHA Healthcare News
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What’s driving access improvements? 4 leaders weigh in
To meet rising demand for care and access, hospitals and health systems are considering various approaches as they respond to the needs of patients and workers. Becker's Hospital Review

News Articles
- Mar 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Premier Supply Chain Special Report: Potential Impacts of Tariffs on Healthcare
Today, supply chains are confronting a new potential challenge through significant increases in tariffs, which could include tariffs on healthcare products. Premier Inc.
- Mar 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Re-engineering neuroscience and surgical practice
Carle Illinois College of Medicine’s new director of student research believes that the most powerful medical research discoveries and healthcare innovations start at the same place: at the bedside.
- Mar 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
5 tips to determine how tech can support your physicians
Health systems must make technology work for physicians. Asking the right questions can help organizations evolve their processes. AMA
- Feb 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
'Collaborative' or 'competitive': ASC and hospitals' wary relationship
As healthcare consolidation accelerates, ASCs and hospitals are increasingly finding ways to work together, forming partnerships and joint ventures to drive mutual growth. Becker's Hospital Review
- Feb 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Kambic elected to IHA board
Riverside Healthcare’s President and CEO Phil Kambic has been elected to the board of trustees for the Illinois Health and Hospital Association. Daily Journal
- Feb 03, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Tariffs on medical items should be reinvested in the health care supply chain
For supply chains, natural and manmade disruptive events act like a domino effect, impacting an organization’s operations, bottom line, and the delivery of products and services. Premier
- Jan 06, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Riverside Healthcare’s Heart Failure Program Earns Prestigious Reaccreditation
Riverside Healthcare is pleased to announce the reaccreditation of its Heart Failure Program by the American College of Cardiology. Riverside Healthcare
- Jan 06, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
New healthcare laws go into effect Jan. 1 in Illinois
Illinois will see new laws go into effect Jan. 1 to restrict the state’s health insurance companies from reducing patient care. WIFR
- Jan 06, 2025
- IPC Group Purchasing
Premier Honored as a 2024 Best in Business Award Winner by Modern Healthcare
Premier has been named a 2024 Best in Business Award winner by Modern Healthcare in the Consultants - Healthcare Management category. Premier Inc.