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HEALTH e-News Archives

March 2002

Week of March 25, 2002

• HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules (Monday)

• Is Your Hospital ‘Clean and Green’? (Monday)

• Hospital Vendors Targeted by Publication (Tuesday)

• Ohio House Passes Tobacco Allocation Bill (Wednesday)

• House Panel Passes Drug Repository Bill (Thursday)

• Grants Breathe Life Into Hospital Programs; Ongoing Support Needed (Friday)

Week of March 18, 2002

• Ohio Collaborative Working to Improve Cancer Care (Monday)

• House Leaders Mull Hospital Cuts to Fund Drug Benefit (Tuesday)

• Ohio Critical Access Hospitals Receive Grant (Wednesday)

• OHA Peer Review Initiative Clears Senate (Thursday)

• EMS Board Adopts Trauma Rules (Thursday)

• Newborn Hearing Screening Bill Heads to Governor (Friday)

• Cincinnati Organization Awarded for Health Improvement Projects (Friday)

Week of March 11, 2002

• Tobacco Foundation Cessation and Prevention Grants Process Moving Forward (Monday)

• AHA Calls for Response to ‘Code Blue’ (Tuesday)

• Tobacco Bill Passes Senate (Wednesday)

• House Releases Budget Resolution for FFY 2003 (Thursday)

• JCAHO Campaign Encourages Patient Involvement in Health Care (Friday)

Week of March 4, 2002

• Provisional Trauma Status for Hospitals Under Consideration (Monday)

• Health Care Organizations Partner on Workforce Center (Monday)

• Medicare Funding for 2003 Debated (Tuesday)

• Additional Loan Repayment Funds Available for Professionals in Underserved Areas (Wednesday)

• Congressional Leaders Urge HHS to Amend HIPAA Privacy Rules (Thursday)

• Celebrate Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week (Thursday)

• Hospital Testimony Urges Changes in EMTALA (Friday)