April 2004

04/232004	Medical liability insurance company execs testify before the Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission
04/16/2004	CCF joins AMC/NOMA as a group member
04/16/2004	Governor Taft signs bill that creates a medical liability fund while urging further reforms
04/16/2004	Fox news to air program on medical liability issues
04/16/2004	First Case of West Nile Virus Identified in Ohio
04/16/2004	Proposition 12 has stabilized insurance premiums in Texas - Ohio seeks similar amendment
04/08/2004	New Surgical Protocol for Ohio could help eliminate medical errors
04/08/2004	Another Medical Malpractice bill fails to pass in the Senate
04/08/2004	Ohio Medical Malpractice Commission to interview medical liability Ohio insurers
04/08/2004	CMS Plans to Focus on e-prescribing
04/08/2004	Ohio Senate Passes Law Requiring Notice for Cancellation, Non-Renewal of Med Mal Insurance
04/08/2004	AMC/NOMA legislative committee issues memorandum and educational piece regarding the antitrust implications of physician work stoppages
04/08/2004	AMC/NOMA encourages physician members to utilize model arbitration form
04/02/2004	AMC/NOMA SEMINAR A HUGE SUCCESS
04/02/2004	OIG Alerts Physicians about added charges for covered services
04/02/2004	Concealed Carry Handgun Act
04/02/2004	2004 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) ~ 1st Update
04/02/2004	Order the Influenza Vaccine Now (OH/WV)
04/02/2004	2004 Election Year
04/02/2004	IOM Calls for Medical School Database
04/02/2004	Web-Based Drug Advertising Regulations on Hold at FDA
04/02/2004	Physician assistants SB 147
04/02/2004	HIPAA Compliant Claims
04/02/2004	Physicians Drop Suit Against Ohio Health
04/02/2004	Healthlines looking for physicians to interview for upcoming programs