Among those opposed to the state effort was the Illinois State Medical Society, which argued that the bill would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and expand civil liability for doctors.
Among those opposed to the state effort was the Illinois State Medical Society, which argued that the bill would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and expand civil liability for doctors.
It was supported by a coalition of education and public health organizations, including the Illinois Parent Teacher Association, the Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Education Association.
Although the Illinois State Medical Society is not directly in opposition to the practice, the chair of the society's board of trustees stated that the board has "serious questions" about this practice.
In the most recent step down the road to licensed midwifery in Illinois, both direct-entry and certified nurse midwives were able to present their cases before the Citizens Council on Women, as were midwifery consumer representatives (of which I was one) and two doctors and one attorney from the Illinois State Medical Society.
Nasdaq: ATHN), a leading provider of Internet-based business services to physician practices, and the Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS), the state's largest medical physician organization, today announced an agreement to offer athenahealth's centrally-hosted, on-demand practice management services to the over 12,000 ISMS physician members in an effort to drive their member practices' operational and financial outcomes.
The organizations involved in this ground-breaking collaborative are the health plans and pharmacies in Illinois, Midwest Business Group on Health, Chicago Patient Safety Forum, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, Illinois chapter American Academy of Pediatrics, Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, Illinois State Medical Society, Midwest Business Group on Health, Illinois Healthcare and Family Services, Illinois Hospital Association, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
