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FEATURED
Click on image to view video message from Maryjane
Welcome to IHA Business Solutions
Maryjane A. Wurth, President
IHA Business Solutions is an Illinois Hospital Association company, offering a suite of member-centered business products, tools and services designed to address the challenges faced by health care organizations today. Members who use our solutions have a powerful voice and vested interest in our collective success. Let us help you shape your operational future today...Hear more | | | |
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G R O U P P U R C H A S I N G |
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 Hospital Joins IHA Group Purchasing,
Reaps Immediate Savings
Saving $95,000 in office supplies was as easy as signing on the dotted line. Edward Hospital & Health Services joined the Illinois Purchasing Collaborative (IPC) in early 2011 and... Continue reading |
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COMPdata Offers New Consulting Service
Recognizing that not every hospital has the same in-house resources, COMPdata, the leader in comparative health care information, now offers COMPdata Insight, a customized consulting service for COMPdata users... Continue reading |
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I N S U R A N C E S O L U T I O N S |
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Manage Your Exposure to Workers' Compensation
Health care moves to #1 in non-fatal occupational injuries
Health care has the highest non-fatal occupational injuries and illnesses in the private industry sector -- surpassing manufacturing, construction and transportation, and warehousing, according to... Continue reading
Medical Alliance Expands Coverage for Emergency Physicians
Medical Alliance Insurance Company (MAIC), an affiliate corporation of the Illinois Hospital Association, has broadened its eligibility requirements and now provides medical professional liability to emergency physicians at Illinois hospitals... Continue reading |
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Bricks & Mortar
The Illinois hospital community is in a building boom. Over the last two years, we have seen 31 hospitals and health systems spend or prepare to spend over $3.6 billion on hospital replacement, modernization and expansion. These organizations are addressing our aging health care infrastructure to serve our aging population. This is an encouraging and healthy sign for hospitals and for Illinois. | | |
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Consolidations
Since the beginning of 2011, we have seen 10 consolidations launched or completed involving 24 Illinois hospitals. More than half of the hospitals in Illinois are now in systems. We expect to see consolidations continue in the coming months as hospitals seek additional capital to help them become care coordinating organizations that deliver better care for less. | | |
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Emergency Care
Illinois hospitals are essentially in the emergency care business today. While Illinois inpatient care and outpatient surgery volumes have been relatively flat since 2007, ED visits are more than twice this volume. And Medicaid covers the lion's share of emergency care. Our emergency care volume is clear evidence that our current health care system is neither preventive nor convenient. Until the medical home and care coordination experiment gets off the ground, managing what is going on in hospital emergency rooms will be an essential feature of successful hospitals. | | | |
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