January/February/March 2007

  03/30/2007 AMCNO Physicians Testify in Support of SB 59
03/22/2007 Submit Your Member Directory Updates by April 6!
03/22/2007 New Joint Commission Report on Patient Safety and Quality Released
03/22/2007 PalmettoGBA News Roundup for Your Practice
03/15/2007 President Bush Says ‘Frivolous’ Malpractice Lawsuits Drive Up Health Care Costs
03/15/2007 Medicare Savings Proposed in FY 2008 Budget to Come from Provider Payments
03/15/2007 ED Physicians Ask Congress for Help with Uninsured, Overcrowding, Lack of Specialists
03/15/2007 CompManagement Offers AMCNO Members Discount
03/08/2007 Palmetto GBA Offers Claim Resource Lookup Web Page
03/08/2007 MedPAC Criticized for Suggested Changes to Physician Payment System
03/08/2007 Survey: Physicians Skeptical About Pay-for-Performance Quality, Accuracy
03/08/2007 FDA Approves New Drug Treatment for High Blood Pressure
03/08/2007 HHS Contracts Aimed at State, Local RHIOs
03/02/2007 AMA to Congress: Fix the Medicare Payment System!
03/02/2007 Donated EHRs Could Require More Frequent Recertification
03/02/2007 HHS Launches Plan To Report Health Care Cost, Quality at Local Level
03/02/2007 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Compliance Date Fast Approaching
02/23/2007 AMCNO supported mandatory arbitration legislation introduced in the 127th General Assembly – SB 59
02/23/2007 Academy of Medicine Education Foundation (AMEF) Grants Six $5,000.00 Scholarships to Area Medical Students
02/09/2007 President Bush Says ‘Frivolous’ Malpractice Lawsuits Drive Up Health Care Costs
02/09/2007 Medicare Savings Proposed in FY 2008 Budget to Come from Provider Payments
  02/09/2007 ED Physicians Ask Congress for Help with Uninsured, Overcrowding, Lack of Specialists
  02/02/2007 Register Now for Annual CME Seminar!
  02/02/2007  AMCNO Participates in Gov. Strickland Health Conference, Other Legislative Meetings
  02/02/2007 CCHIT Approves 18 New EHR Products
  02/02/2007 Only 110 more days until the National Provider Identifier (NPI) Compliance Date!
  01/18/2007 AMCNO Among Supporters of Limits to Jury Awards
01/18/2007 Noneconomic Damage Cap Reintroduced in Congress
01/18/2007 Health Department Sends Advisory on Smoking Ban
01/18/2007 CompManagement Offers AMCNO Members Discount
01/11/2007 MedPAC Votes on Recommendations for FY 2008
01/11/2007 Medical Liability Market Update
01/11/2007 Joint Commission Changes Name, Requests Input on Quality Measures
01/11/2007 CMS to Post More Online Data on Hospitals