April/May/June 2007
  06/29/2007 AMCNO physician leadership participates in Physician Advisory Council meeting with UnitedHealthCare
  06/29/2007 AMCNO president writes to Congress regarding the impending Medicare payment cuts
  06/29/2007 SB 59 – mandatory arbitration legislation – write the committee chairman
  06/29/2007 CMS Delays Dissemination of National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Data
  06/29/2007 AMA House of Delegates Adopts Directives on Retail Clinics
  06/29/2007 Big Insurers To Begin Paying for Care at Retail Clinics
  06/29/2007 The Joint Commission Announces 2008 National Patient Safety Goals
  06/22/2007 AMCNO VP of Legislative Affairs to appear on In The Spotlight program on Time Warner
06/22/2007 2007 PQRI Tool Kit – Five Steps for Success
06/22/2007 Revisions to the final 2007 PQRI Measure Specifications
06/22/2007 MMO To Begin Offering Personal Health Records
06/22/2007 CMS Publishes Data Dissemination Notice – Physicians and staff are encouraged to review the notice and their data
06/15/2007 AMCNO VP of Legislative Affairs to Debate Merits SB 59 at City Club
06/15/2007 AMCNO Hosts Legislative Breakfast at Parma Community Hospital
06/15/2007 Anthem Expands Transparency Initiative
06/15/2007 MMO announces laboratory network change
06/15/2007 There is still time to sign up for CMS informational calls on PQRI
06/15/2007 Important Information About Private Fee For Service (PFFS) Plans
06/15/2007 The Joint Commission’s New Program Urges Patients to ‘Know Your Rights’
06/08/2007 AMCNO applauds the Ohio Hospital Association, the Ohio Podiatric Medical Association and the Ohio Section Council for the American College of OB/GYN for support of SB 59 – mandatory arbitration legislation
06/08/2007 Medical Negligence Arbitration Bill Passes North Carolina House
06/08/2007 Pennsylvania Considering Arbitration of Medical Malpractice Disputes
06/08/2007 Fight against Medicare physician pay cut begins
06/08/2007 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posts final specifications for 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI)
06/08/2007 New Deadline for Required Submission of the Form CMS-1500 (08-05)
06/08/2007 NPI Compliance Deadline has arrived
06/08/2007 CMS to Publish the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) Data Dissemination Notice
05/25/2007 AMCNO Members urged to support SB 59
05/25/2007 AMCNO follow up to amicus brief regarding Anesthesiologist Assistants - Ohio Supreme Court removes medical board rule
05/25/2007 AMCNO Legislative breakfast at Parma Hospital
05/25/2007 AMCNO to link to PHIRE: new electronic emergency information system from CDC
05/25/2007 CMS Announces test code for PQRI readiness
05/25/2007 Federal Health IT Office Moves Forward With National Network
05/25/2007 Tax Incentive legislation for physician EHR adoption reintroduced at federal level
05/25/2007 CMS Planning Release of hospital death rates
05/25/2007 Private Medicare Advantage Fee-for-Service Plans Under Review
05/18/2007 AMCNO to sponsor legislative breakfast at Parma Hospital
05/18/2007 Ohio Insurance Director Announces Launch of “Insure U” for Small Business 
05/18/2007 Ohio Job and Family Services Director Testifies asking Senate to eliminate healthcare cuts in budget
05/18/2007 IRS weighs in on donations of information technology issue
05/18/2007 Florida approves legislation for Non-Binding Arbitration Procedures
05/18/2007 North Carolina legislature to review a bill calling for arbitration of medical negligence claims
05/18/2007 Ohio House Healthcare Access and Affordability Committee hears testimony from insurers
05/11/2007 AMCNO Hosts Legislative Breakfast at Saint Vincent Charity Hospital
05/11/2007 Insurance Department Now Regulating Discount Medical Plans
05/11/2007 Ohio Supreme Court Summary Shows Decline in Tort and Product Liability Filings
05/11/2007 Survey of Hospital CIOs Shows Low Level of Support for Donations
05/11/2007 Prescription drugs to be scrutinized more closely under new legislation
05/11/2007 CDC Requests State Reports on Influenza-Associated Pediatric Mortality
05/11/2007 President Bush Nominates New CMS Administrator
  05/03/2007  AMCNO Inducts 2007-2008 President
  05/03/2007 Ohio Supreme Court Reviews Pain and Suffering Cap
  05/03/2007 CCHIT Certifies 30 More Health Record Systems
04/27/2007 AMCNO partners with Tri-C to offer discounted program for the Professional Medical Coding Curriculum (PMCC)
04/27/2007 Smoking Ban Rules to be implemented beginning May 3rd
04/27/2007 Bipartisan legislation introduced at the Federal level calling for incentives for physicians and EHR
04/27/2007 Medicare Posts New NPI Compliance Notice
04/27/2007 Concern expressed by OTPF over Future of Ohio Tobacco Funding
04/20/2007 AMCNO co-sponsored Webinar on the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
04/20/2007 AMCNO board of directors meets with new medical director of United HealthCare for the Northern Region
04/20/2007 AMCNO board voices support for health insurance legislation
04/20/2007 Palmetto GBA announcement - checks and electronic payments for 4/18/07 delayed
04/20/2007 NPI Deadline draws near
04/20/2007 HHS releases standards report
  04/05/2007 AMCNO Organizes Legislative Breakfast Series at NE Ohio Hospitals
  04/05/2007 AMCNO Speaker’s Bureau Offers Rewarding Outreach Opportunities
  04/05/2007  CMS Extends National Provider Identifier (NPI) Compliance Deadline