Illinois

Illinois Leverages PHIG for Innovative Clinical Tools and Predictive Analytics

PHIG funding helped the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) take its cloud-based data infrastructure further. A formal data-sharing agreement between IDPH and the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is improving insights into Medicaid populations. In response to…

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Illinois Upgrades Data Infrastructure to Improve Speed and Integration

With support from PHIG, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) migrated its Master Person Index to the Snowflake cloud platform, improving record-matching speed by up to eight times and enabling the processing of 2 million…

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Chicago Uses PHIG to Upgrade Health Department Onboarding Process

The Chicago Department of Health (CDPH) used PHIG funds to modernize its employee onboarding and training system. CDPH transformed onboarding from a three-hour in-person meeting into a digital, interactive training module that employees can revisit anytime…

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Illinois PHIG Impact Report

Sameer Vohra, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, explains how his team is using the PHIG to impact the state of Illinois.

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Chicago Public Health Boosts Retention with PHIG Support

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has used PHIG funding to maintain key staff positions, achieving an impressive 88% retention rate from July 2023 to November 2024—an accomplishment that has stabilized and strengthened public health…

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