October November December 2009
  12/20/2009 Nominations Now Open for AMCNO Awards
12/20/2009 The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) Applauds the Start-Up of the First-Ever County-Wide Health Access Partnership
12/20/2009 Senate reaches compromise on H.R. 3590
12/20/2009 The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Provide Information Regarding the Holding of Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
12/20/2009 CMS Extends Annual Participation Enrollment Program
12/20/2009 Revisions to Consultation Services Payment Policy
12/20/2009 Medicare Survey to be Conducted in Near Future
12/14/2009 AMCNO Plays Key Role in Legislative and Health Care Reform Events Across the Region
  12/14/2009 The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) Joins Statewide Coalition to Fight Childhood Obesity in Ohio
  12/14/2009 Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Information Available on the AMCNO Web site
  12/14/2009 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Provides Information Regarding Changes to Coverage of Prescription Drugs for Members of MCPs
  12/14/2009 Senator Grassley Asks Medical Groups to Disclose Ties to Drug Firms
  12/07/2009 AMCNO Third Party Payor Seminar Provides Valuable Updates
  12/07/2009 Senate debate on H.R. 3590 Continues
  12/07/2009 UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Changes Radiology Notification Program Policy
  12/07/2009 CLIA Certification Number Required
  12/07/2009 HHS Announces Plans to Make $80 Million Available to Support Health IT Workforce
  12/07/2009 Medicare Payment Cuts Still on the Horizon
  12/07/2009 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Program Updates

 

 11/20/2009 AMCNO Hosts Another Event with Northern Ohio Legislators
  11/20/2009 AMCNO Physician Leadership Meets with Mathematica to Review Medicare Value Report Format
  11/20/2009 House passes H.R. 3961—legislation to permanently repeal the SGR
  11/20/2009 Senator Reid Unveils Health System Reform Bill
  11/20/2009 New Data Shows Obesity Costs Will Grow to $344 Billion by 2018
  11/20/2009 The Healthy Choices for Healthy Children Coalition Backs Legislation
  11/20/2009 Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation Proposes Updates
  11/20/2009 Recovery Audit Contractor – Region B – Posts sample demand letter on web site
  11/06/2009

The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) 
Outlines Position on Health Care Reform

 
  11/06/2009 The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) encourages our members to simplify work and gain savings through the multi-payer web portal
11/06/2009 AMCNO Hosts Vote and Vaccinate Program on Election Day
  11/06/2009 Resident Seminar on the Business Aspects of Medicine Provides Key Information to Area Residents
  11/06/2009 GAO Finds Physician Profiling Can Work
  11/06/2009 Red Flag Rules Implementation Delayed Again
  10/29/2009 Senator Patton Provides Sponsor Testimony on SB 98 – Physician ranking legislation
  10/29/2009 AMCNO Participates in Meeting with AMA Representatives
  10/29/2009 25th Annual Mini-Internship Program Continues Tradition of Excellence
  10/29/2009 Join the AMCNO for a Legislative Lunch Event on November 13th at the University Suburban Health Center
  10/29/2009 AMA Provides H1N1 Resources
  10/19/2009 AMCNO Scores A Victory with the Passage of HB 122 in the Ohio House Health Committee
  10/19/2009 Next week on Healthlines
  10/19/2009 AMCNO Urges Members to contact Senators Voinovich and Brown – Repeal the Medicare SGR
  10/19/2009 AMCNO Healthlines Programs on H1N1 Available Now on our Website
  10/19/2009 Other H1N1 Updates
  10/19/2009 AMCNO Supports Multi-Payer Web Portal Initiative for Physician Claims
  10/19/2009 CGI Posts New Issues on their Web site
  10/19/2009 Inspector general's office outlines target areas
  10/08/2009 AMCNO Workers Compensation Group Rating Plan
  10/08/2009 AMCNO Video Testimonial Now Posted on the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) Health Reform Web Site
  10/08/2009 AMCNO Health Care Reform Survey responses sent to Congressional and State Leaders
  10/08/2009 AMCNO SURVEY RESPONSE OVERVIEW
  10/08/2009 Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Ohio Medicaid Preferred Drug List