Week of October 4, 2004

• Absentee Ballots Important for Hospital Employees, Patients (Monday)
• Consolidation Sought in Billing Lawsuits (Tuesday)
• Report Outlines Bush, Kerry Health Plans (Tuesday)
• Med Mal Insurance Crisis Highlighted in VP Debate (Wednesday)
• Research on Specialty Hospital Impact Continues (Wednesday)
• Flu Vaccine Shortage Requires Hospital Collaboration (Thursday)
• Ohio’s Small Rural Hospitals Get Financial Boost (Thursday)
• Applicants Sought for Health Care Training Grants  (Friday)
• Working Wonders (Friday)
• OHA Center for Education (Friday)

Week of October 11, 2004

• Rolling Billboard Hits the Road (Monday)
• CDC Spreads Updated Info on Flu Vaccine (Tuesday)
• Proof of Immigration Status Not Required (Tuesday)
• First Quarter Quality Data up for Review (Wednesday)
• Hospitals Among First to Receive Flu Vaccine (Wednesday)
• Error Reduction to Take Flight (Wednesday)
• Survey Shows Medical Liability Premiums Increasing (Thursday)
• OIG Says Medical Center Can Subsidize Liability Premiums (Thursday)
• Hospitals a Key Focus in Vaccine Shortage (Thursday)
• HIPAA Pain Minimal in First Year (Friday)
• Licensure Suspensions Listed Online (Friday)
• OHA Center for Education (Friday)

Week of October 18, 2004

• EDs Not Receiving Specialty Assistance Needed (Monday)
• Overtime Rule Amendment Defeated (Tuesday)
• Med Mal Crisis Rally Held in Akron (Wednesday)
• Membership Names New Officers and Board Members; Board Looks to the Future (Thursday)
• ONN Hosts Forum with Ohio Supreme Court Candidates (Thursday)
• Staffing Management Program Kicks Off (Thursday)
• Hospital Employees a Key Slice of the Ohio Voter Pie (Friday)
• Hospital, Medical Community Saddened by Loss (Friday)

Week of October 25, 2004

• Billing Lawsuit Consolidation Denied (Monday)
• Providers Asked to Limit Flu Vaccine (Monday)
• Hospital Response Vital on Flu Shortage (Tuesday)
• Hospital VP Testifies at Med Mal Commission Meeting (Wednesday)
• Hospitals Urged to Review Data Online (Wednesday)
• Ohio Hospitals, ODI Form Patient Assistance Partnership (Thursday)
• Hospitals Invited to Annual HIPAA Roundtable (Thursday)
• Ohio’s on the Move (Friday)
• Back to School: Pollution Prevention 101 (Friday)