iBi - March 2012

There is a “secret sauce” that makes healthcare better. It can be applied liberally, at very little cost, and it always makes a difference.

Rarely has there been a social program as politically charged as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010. 

For years, women have been responsible for the majority of buying decisions, with healthcare being no exception.

From a business perspective, administrators and owners protect their companies by planning for the unexpected.

It is projected that by 2018, employment growth within the healthcare industry will increase by more than eight percent.

Companies wishing to offset losses due to depression may be wise to address the problem early and comprehensively.

Healthcare costs continue to increase, and the main drivers of rising costs are preventable diseases.

A new kind of patient experience will emerge at Proctor Hospital in 2012.

OSF HealthCare System is embarking on another first in cutting-edge medicine for central Illinois.

What began as a six sigma project has evolved into a council with a mission: “To build a healthy central Illinois through partnership and action.”