October/November/December 2007
12/28/2007 Ohio Supreme Court Rules Limits on Damage Awards In Product Liability Lawsuits Constitutional
12/28/2007 Medicare participation decision delayed due to delay in Medicare payment cuts 
12/28/2007 SAVE THE DATE - AMCNO and PalmettoGBA to co-sponsor PQRI Webinar
12/21/2007 AMCNO To Participate on Leadership Team for Aligning Forces for Quality Initiative
12/21/2007 AMCNO Attends First Ohio Attorney General Charitable Advisory Council Meeting
12/21/2007 Medicare Payment Cuts Averted For Six Months -SCHIP Funding Extended
12/21/2007 e-Health Initiative Releases Survey of HIE Across the Nation
12/21/2007 The Commonwealth Fund Releases Report Outlining Steps To Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs 
12/14/2007 Medicare Payment Cuts Still Looming
12/14/2007 Process to Resolve Medicaid Disputes Established by State – AMCNO Resources Also Available for Insurance Dispute Resolution 
12/14/2007 Merck Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of PEDVAXHIB® and COMVAX®
12/14/2007 Bush Vetoes SCHIP Legislation for a Second Time
12/14/2007 Insured Ohioans Pay High Health Care Costs
12/14/2007 CMS Announces Deadlines for NPI implementation
12/07/2007 AMCNO Input Included in MedPAC Report Concerning Health Plan Use of Quality Measures
12/07/2007 Medicare Payment Cuts Still Under Debate
12/07/2007 HHS Believes Doctors Should Adopt EHRs To Avoid Payment Cuts
12/07/2007 Update from UnitedHealth Care Regarding Advance Notification Changes
12/07/2007 Leapfrog Unveils New Provider Tools
12/07/2007 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Request Letters
11/30/2007 AMCNO and Tri-C To Offer AAPC Coding Program
11/30/2007 HB 149 Amended to include provision regarding cosmetic contacts
11/30/2007 Doctors Company May Merge
11/30/2007 CMS Planning Web Site Enhancements
11/30/2007 Gov. Strickland Delays Medicaid rate increases
11/30/2007 SCHIP Allotments and Projected Shortfalls
11/30/2007 Revised Hospital Donation Rules Have Limited Effect on EHRs
11/30/2007 2008 Medicare Deductible, Coinsurance & Premium Rates
11/16/2007 Trial Lawyers Provide Opponent Testimony on SB 59 – Mandatory Arbitration
11/16/2007 Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Releases Insurance Rate Data for 2007
11/16/2007 Mandatory Medical Malpractice Mediation Set to Begin in Illinois
11/16/2007 The Ohio Department of Insurance Releases 2006 data on healthcare claim denial reviews.
11/16/2007 PalmettoGBA adds new information to website to assist providers and medical assistants
11/16/2007 AMCNO Practice Management Seminar a Huge Success
11/16/2007 23rd Annual Mini-Internship Program Continues Tradition of Excellence
11/09/2007 AMCNO Physician Leadership and Other Supporting Organizations Meet with Senators Coughlin and Stivers to Discuss SB 59
11/09/2007 Senate Panel Considers Package To Suspend Scheduled Reduction in Medicare Physician Fees
11/09/2007 CCHIT Issues New Publications
11/09/2007 CCHIT announces first inpatient EHR certifications
11/09/2007 Medicare Announces a New "Key" NPI Date
11/09/2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Provisions of the 2008 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
11/02/2007 AMCNO Hosting Vote and Vaccinate Program on Election Day
11/02/2007 Medicare Final Rule Announces 2008 Physician Fees and Reforms
11/02/2007 Lawmakers are Considering Medicare Physician Payment Rate Fix
11/02/2007 New Survey Release Illustrating Continuing Patient Access to Care Crisis
11/02/2007 HHS to pay doctors to use EHRs
11/02/2007 New York Attorney General and CIGNA Ink Agreement Regarding Physician Ranking System
11/02/2007 Center for Health Care System Change Report on health care markets released
10/26/2007 AMCNO Provides Comments on HB 125 to Senate Committee
10/26/2007 Ohio Supreme Court Overturns $30 Million award
10/26/2007 Sen. Grassley Proposes One-Year Halt to Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rate Cuts
10/26/2007 Sen. Grassley to hold roundtable discussion on nonprofit hospitals
10/26/2007 House Committee Unanimously Approves Health IT Legislation
10/26/2007 WellPoint, Zagat To Launch Online Physician Rating Tool
10/26/2007 CDC estimates 94,000 invasive drug-resistant staph infections occurred in the U.S. in 2005 
10/19/2007 Senate Bill 59 – Mandatory Arbitration
10/19/2007 Ohio Mental Health Parity Law Applicable Oct. 1
10/19/2007 Medicare Flu coverage information now available
10/19/2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes
10/19/2007 New Federal law could impact loan repayments for medical student and resident physicians
10/19/2007 Health Information Technology Summit offered by The Health Policy Institute of Ohio
10/12/2007 Ohio House Approves HB 125 with many amendments
  10/12/2007 Palmetto GBA offers new online tools
  10/12/2007 Problems Continue with NPI Implementation
  10/12/2007 AMCNO applauds delay of Medicaid tamper-resistant drug pad mandate
  10/12/2007 Ohio Insurance Department to Host Medicare Check-up Days