January/February/March 2008
03/25/2008 The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) salutes our members on Doctor’s Day 2008!
03/25/2008 AMCNO Legal Seminar Qualifies for 2 hours of University Hospital Clinical Risk Management Credit
03/25/2008 Ohio Job and Family Services (ODJFS) issues reminder regarding usage of tamper resistant prescription pads 
03/25/2008 House Bill 125 Signed by Governor Strickland
03/25/2008 State Medical Board of Ohio Requires Criminal Background Check for Licensure
03/25/2008 NPI is here – are you ready?
03/25/2008 Ohio Health Information Partnership Advisory Board Holds First Meeting
03/25/2008 Medicare to launch program to save on durable medical equipment
03/25/2008 CVS Caremark Corp., to settle claims, Ohio to recover $1.6 million
03/18/2008 AMCNO Legal Seminar Qualifies for 2 hours of University Hospital Clinical Risk Management Credit
03/18/2008 Senate bill Introduced to stop the 2008 Medicare physician cuts
03/18/2008 Use of Tamper Resistant Prescription Pads Effective April 1, 2008
03/18/2008 House Bill 125 Passes the Senate
03/18/2008 AMCNO Active in Tobacco-Free Youth Initiative
03/18/2008 AMCNO Hosts Legislative Luncheon at Marymount Hospital
03/07/2008 John H. Budd, M.D. past president of the AMCNO and the AMA, Dies
03/07/2008 Bill Adds Oversight for Physician Owned Hospitals
03/07/2008 CMS to conduct On-Site HIPAA compliance reviews
03/07/2008 NY Attorney General Issues More Subpoenas to Insurance Companies
03/07/2008 NPI Update/Reminder
03/07/2008 Legislation Would Place One-Year Moratorium on Medicare Audit Program
02/29/2008 AMCNO members invited to attend Tobacco-Free Coalition Advocacy Day at the Statehouse
02/29/2008 AMCNO Sponsoring Legislative Lunch at Marymount Hospital
02/29/2008 NPI deadline is March 1
02/29/2008 Public Health Preparedness: Mobilizing State by State -A CDC Report 
02/29/2008 Costs Under Private Medicare Advantage Plans Costs Are Higher Than Traditional Medicare 
02/22/2008 AMCNO Physician Leadership Meets with Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding EHR project
02/22/2008 New York Attorney General Investigates Health Insurer Reimbursements
02/22/2008 Kentucky legislation Would Mandate Mediation for Medical liability Claims
02/22/2008 Legislators in Mississippi Looking at Mandatory Mediation for Torts
02/22/2008 Google, Cleveland Clinic Partner on Online PHR Pilot Project
02/22/2008 GAO Reiterates Call for HHS To Create National Health IT Strategy
02/22/2008 Center for Studying Health System Change Issues Report on Physician Ranking
02/15/2008 AMCNO involved in legislative initiative aimed at reducing use of other tobacco products
02/15/2008 New York State Attorney General To Investigate Health Insurers Charges
02/15/2008 Important NPI update for Medicare billing
02/15/2008 United HealthCare To Base Chemotherapy Drug Coverage on NCCN Compendium
02/15/2008 Legislation Introduced to Provide for a Health Care Plan Modeled After Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
02/15/2008

HHS Proposes Rule To Begin Adopting Patient Safety and Quality Act
02/08/2008 AMCNO meets with Ohio Attorney General to Discuss New York State Insurance Agreements
02/08/2008 Legislative proposal designed to increase access to and decrease costs of health care
02/08/2008 Physicians to receive a 3% Medicaid reimbursement increase beginning in July 2008
02/08/2008 Merck & Co. to pay $650 million in lawsuits
02/08/2008 Smoking and Tobacco use Cessation Counseling Billing Codes Updated
02/08/2008 Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs) 9th Scope of Work 
01/31/2008 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Responds to AMCNO Concerns regarding Anthem transition
01/31/2008 Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services March 1st NPI Usage Date Approaching
01/31/2008 Efforts to Reduce Number of Uninsured Hampered by Lack of SCHIP Reauthorization and Economic Issues
01/28/2008 Anthem Partnership Plan Covered Families and Children (CFC) State Contracts Will Not Be Renewed
01/25/2008 AMCNO PQRI Teleconference Provides Information to Practices Statewide
01/25/2008 2008 Medical Records Fees Update Now Available
01/25/2008 Ohio Department of Insurance Releases Closed Claim Data Report – Northeast Ohio Still Leading the State in Claims Filed
01/18/2008 Workers Compensation discounts—are you taking advantage of this member benefit? Deadline to find out is February 28, 2008.
01/18/2008 UnitedHealthcare National Imaging Accreditation Program Extended
01/18/2008 Bush Might Address Medicare Physician Fee Cut, Leavitt Says 
01/11/2008 The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) States that Physicians will be paid correctly
01/11/2008 Kaiser Family Foundation Brief Examines Medicare's Financing and Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
01/11/2008 Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General Report Releases a Report Noting that Physician-Owned Specialty Hospitals are Poorly Equipped To Handle Medical Emergencies
01/11/2008 FDA Clears First Quick Test For Drug-Resistant Staph Infections
01/04/2008 Sign up now for the AMCNO and PalmettoGBA Webinar on the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
01/04/2008 Medicare Participation Decision Deadline Extended
01/04/2008 Ohio Medicaid Eligibility Expansion Restricted
01/04/2008 AMCNO representatives meet with the Ohio Department of Insurance to Review Health Care Models