Community Updates
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IOMC editorial on CVS’s decision to stop selling tobacco products in their stores.
The Institute of Medicine of Chicago (IOMC) congratulates CVS’s decision to end the sale of...
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IOMC provides comments on the Illinois Waiver Proposal
IOMC provides comments on the Illinois Waiver Proposal under the Centers for Medicare and...
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Community Health Workers: The Potential for Enhancing Patient Care, Improving Health and Reducing Costs
On January 24, 2014, the IOMC in conjunction with the Sinai Urban Health Institute convened a...
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Highlights from the IOMC Leadership Breakfast Discussion November 14, 2013
Childhood Obesity in Chicago – Causative Factors and Proposed Solutions PANELISTS: Lisa Laurent, MD –...
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James M. Galloway, MD, FACP, FACC
President and CEO, Admiral Innovations, LLC
Assistant U.S. Surgeon General, (ret.)
Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.)
Professor (adjunct) Prevention and Cardiology, NU Feinberg School of Medicine
IOMC Board of Governors
Dr. Jim Galloway has recently moved to Atlanta and accepted a position at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as Director, Office of Health System Collaboration, Office of the Director for CDC. Dr. Galloway also is a consultant on transforming the health care system as President and CEO of Admiral Innovations.
Partnership
In 1999, IOMC established a partnership with the Portes Foundation, which funds two to three grants each year that target the promotion of health or prevention of disease. To date, more than $765,000 has been distributed.
MISSION AND VISION
The Institute of Medicine of Chicago is an independent organization of distinguished leaders in the health field who collaborate to improve the health of the public. Drawing upon the expertise of a diverse membership and other regional leaders, the IOMC addresses critical health issues through a range of interdisciplinary approaches including education, research, communication of trusted information, and community engagement.
Crain's Chicago Healthcare Daily
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Feds: Illinois' Obamacare enrollment tops 113,000
More than 113,000 Illinois residents had signed up for health insurance via the state's online...
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Drug giant Teva settles false billing claims for nearly $28 million
Teva Pharmaceuticals and a unit will pay about $28 million to settle claims they paid...
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Advocate posts flat operating income, reversing two years of declines
Sherman Hospital, which Advocate acquired in June, earned its highest margins in at least six...
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Nurses strike at Chicago-area psychiatric hospital
(AP) — Nurses at a psychiatric hospital in suburban Chicago are on strike to call...