Week of October 6, 2008

• CMS Names Regional Recovery Audit Contractors

• Call for Nominations: Spirit of Excellence Awards
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Ginnie Vogts
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Mary Jean Botos
• Ohio Supreme Court Holds Hearings in Cases Affecting Hospitals 
• Tobacco Seminar: Helping Patients Stop Smoking
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Tracie Martin
• Limited Radioactive Material Disposal Options
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Judy Miller
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Patricia Piatt
• Ohio Hospital Community Shows Commitment to Being ‘Fit-Friendly’
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Amy Magee
• CDC Documentary Informs Why Flu Vaccination Matters
• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Cheryl Keller

Week of September 29, 2008

• Oct. 3 Deadline for Fluoroscopy Revision Comments

• Mercy Medical Center Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Joann Rinella

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Mary Jean Botos

• Medicaid Managed Care: Finding a System that Manages Care, Not Just Dollars

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Sandi Takach

• Hospitals Need Identity Theft Prevention Plan Under New “Red Flags” Rules

• CMS Issues Final Rates, Area Wage Index Value for 2009 IHPPS

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Charles Wooten, Sr.

• CMS Approves Third Hospital Accreditation Program

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Jo Doster

• Congress Extends J-1 Visa Waiver Program for Physicians

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Kathy Haught

Week of September 22, 2008

• AHA Seeks HAVE Award Applicants

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Valerie Floro

• JCR Launches Flu Vaccination Challenge

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Ryan Young

• New HIPAA Guides Available

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Julie Landoll

• HQA Updates Hospital Compare Data

• ODH Seeks Comments on Mammography, Bone Density Draft Rules

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Christine Duerr

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Tracy Morrison

• Health Care Plays Big Role in Rural Ohio

• Dayton Community Forum on Chronic Disease to be Held Oct. 10

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Cheryl Young

Week of September 15, 2008

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Jeffrey Smith

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Mary Ann Marsal

• CMS Announces Revised Implementation Timeline for RAC Program

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Pam Inbody

• Hand Washing Video Helps Empower Patients

• SmokeFreeOhio Announces Continued Voter Support for Ohio’s Smoking Ban

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Dan Parsons

• ODH to File Proposed Rules with JCARR, Solicits Comments on Tomography Draft Rule

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Sharon Cudney

• Oct. 1 Deadline for HB 197 Quality Measure Reporting

• Ohio Hospitals Encouraged to Participate in Living Wills, Advance Directives Week

• Hospitals' Heartbeat - Donna Custer

• OARF to Sponsor 2008 Standards Update Oct. 24

• National Health Care Quality Week to Highlight Achievements

• Hospitals Lead the Way