January February March 2010

  03/30/2010 Congress Fails to Prevent April 1 Cut in Medicare Physician Payments
  03/25/2010 Health Care Reform Update
  03/25/2010  AMCNO Participates in Tobacco Advocacy Day at the Statehouse
  03/11/2010 AMCNO Submits Comments to CMS on Meaningful Use (MU)
  03/12/2010 The Ohio Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Tobacco Group Appeal
  03/12/2010 Medicare Payment Cuts Update

03/12/2010 UnitedHealthCare Administrative Advocacy Committee Convenes

03/12/2010 Learn About Physician Consultation Services from the Medicare Learning Network and PalmettoGBA

03/12/2010 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Changes Web Address for Complaints

03/12/2010 Proposed Rule for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology

03/03/2010 Medicare Cuts Postponed until April 1

02/22/2010 AMCNO Voices Strong Opposition on HB 361

02/22/2010 Contact Ohio’s Senators NOW To Fix the Flawed SGR Medicare Payment System
  02/22/2010 OHIP Receives Funding for Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Regional Extension Center (REC) Projects
  02/22/2010 Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Caps
  02/22/2010 PalmettoGBA Comments on Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
  02/05/2010 The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) Applauds Passage of Legislation to Address Physician Ratings
  02/05/2010 The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Issues Fourth Annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report 
  02/05/2010 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases HIPAA Version 5010 Fact Sheets

02/05/2010 Health Care Organizations Request Relief from FTC Red Flag Rules

01/29/2010 AMCNO Joins Group Asking the Ohio Supreme Court to Block State’s Diversion of $258 million

01/11/2010 There is Still Time to Get a Quote from the AMCNO Workers Compensation Group Rating Plan

01/11/2010 State of Tobacco Control Report Released – Ohio Receives Low Grades in Several Categories

01/11/2010 Appeals Court Approves Transfer of Ohio Anti-Smoking Funds

01/11/2010 Bureau of Workers Compensation Policy Alert 

01/11/2010 Ohio Department of Health Launches Website Comparing Hospital Performance

01/11/2010 Nineteen New Issues Posted on RAC Website

01/04/2010 CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Proposing a Definition of ‘Meaningful Use’ and Setting Standards for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
  01/04/2010 2010 PQRI Updates
  01/04/2010  FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
  01/04/2010 Updated Information Regarding the Holding of Claims for Services Paid Under The 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule