Academy of Medicine of Cleveland Committees Page

April/May/June 2005

06/24/2005 Frist, Clinton, Hope to Pass Health IT Legislation within 18 months
06/24/2005 Annual Meeting of AMA sets policy on pay-for-performance and DOJ's tobacco lawsuit
06/24/2005 JAMA Report Questions Value of QIOs
06/24/2005 Ohio Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Prescription Drug Coverage Notices
06/24/2005 AMA Survey Finds Next Generation of Physicians Plagued by Sleep Deprivation
06/17/2005 Specialty Hospital Moratorium expires; new facilities may open in the next year
06/17/2005 CMS announces plans for transition to NPI in the Fee-for-Service program
06/17/2005 Public comment period opens for the changes made to the 1500 Professional Claim Form 
06/09/2005 Study finds physician supply increases in states with malpractice lawsuit award caps
06/09/2005 HHS announces initiative plans for national electronic health record system
06/09/2005 OHIC Releases first quarter financial results
06/09/2005 GAO reviews progress of HHS in coordinating national health care IT plan
06/09/2005 Leapfrog Group promises CPOE Evaluation Tool
06/09/2005 CMS provides educational material for your patients
06/02/2005 Pennsylvania Study Proves Defensive Medicine Widely Practiced
06/02/2005 Waiting List Established for Adult Vaccines
06/02/2005 CDC Report US Emergency Department Visits at All-Time High; Number of Departments Shrinking 
06/02/2005 Final HIPAA Portability Regulations released
06/02/2005 CMS and SSA to Send Eligibility Notices Through the Mail this Month
05/26/2005 Physicians encouraged to voice support for HR 2356 – the Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005
05/26/2005 New Company to Acquire GE Med Pro
05/26/2005 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces National Provider Identifier (NPI) changes.
05/26/2005 CMS reports increase of denied claims
05/26/2005 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Announces $1.3 billion in funding for bioterrorism preparedness – Ohio and Cleveland to receive funding
05/26/2005 Bill Introduced in Congress to make specialty hospital ban permanent – AMA testifies on the issue
05/26/2005 Workers’ Compensation Chief resigns, as state learns loss of rare coins could go over $12 million
04/28/2005 Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission completes their final report
04/28/2005 Fairview Hospital presents a CME Grand Rounds featuring AMA President, Dr. John C. Nelson and a brief presentation by AMC/NOMA legislative chairman, Dr. John A. Bastulli.
04/06/2005 AMC/NOMA physicians provide proponent testimony on SB 88 – mandatory arbitration legislation
04/06/2005 Medicare Cuts On the Horizon for 2006
04/06/2005 End of Life Decisions – Advanced Directives – Where to obtain information