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Pregnant women dealing with stress
OSF-UIC researchers want to reduce cannabis use among pregnant women
1/23/2023——大麻合法化导致creased use by the general population, in addition to a rise in use by pregnant women. Cannabis is the most used drug during pregnancy in the United States and yet many doctors don’t talk about it with their patients who are pregnant or thinking about conceiving.
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OSF HealthCare and UIC grants fund projects to promote health equity
1/27/2023 - Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) are awarding new grants as part of its Community Health Advocacy (CHA) program to address health and wellness challenges in urban communities.
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Top 10 Innovation-Digital Health Stories of 2022
1/3/23 - As we begin a new year at OSF HealthCare, we're reflecting on some major advancements in the way we care for patients – with significant advancements in 2022 that have allowed us to meet patients where they are physically and where they are in their health care journey.
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Developing an app to alert health care pros to misinformation on social media
12/15/22 - The project builds on misinformation research and past National Science Foundation and Jump ARCHES-funded efforts to identify the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 and other debunked medical research.
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Jump ARCHES grant awards address significant health care challenges
12/15/2022 - Jump ARCHES research and development program awarded nearly $1.8 million in funding across 16 projects to address a variety of medical challenges.
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OSF HealthCare joins Chicago ARC, a leading venture collaborative
12/7/22 - New collaborative aims to create Midwestern hub for medical innovation and training

Innovation Blogs

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Training to identify and treat wounds
1/25/2023 - To improve outcomes and combat the rising costs of providing health care and the penalties for hospital readmissions, Jump Simulation, a part of OSF Innovation, is developing a new way to train clinicians on wound treatment in partnership with a clinical Mission Partner.
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Trailblazer Challenge: Interactive after-visit summary
1/17/2023 - OSF Innovation is developing hospital-based Innovation Hubs where anyone across the Ministry can learn to engage in improvement, creative thinking and executing solutions.
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I-80 Trailblazer Challenge: Discharge team
12/29/22 - Getting discharged from the hospital can be a vulnerable and confusing experience for patients. As long-time nurses, Hope Turigliatti and Katie Burdette have seen it all.
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Jump ARCHES grant awards address significant health care challenges
12/15/2022 - Jump ARCHES research and development program awarded nearly $1.8 million in funding across 16 projects to address a variety of medical challenges.
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Launching a digital hospital
11/8/22——在COVID-19流行的高度,OSF Innovation and OSF OnCall Digital Health rapidly set up a virtual program to treat sick people at home while also reducing stress on hospital capacity and medical providers. The idea grew out of a Trailblazer Challenge, a competition that helps Mission Partners bring their ideas to life.
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From patient to innovation engineer
10/3/22 - By the time Mark Hanley was 14, he had undergone two surgeries to fix multiple heart defects. A year shy of high school, he learned he would need one more. Mark’s mind was put at ease when he saw a 3D model of his heart from Jump Simulation, a part of OSF Innovation, that would be used to plan his surgery.