Week of Sept. 5, 2005

• Former OONE President Passes Away (Tuesday)

• Healthy Beginnings Event Slated for September (Tuesday)

• OHA, Hospitals Call Taft Medicaid Plan Poor (Wednesday)

• Ohio Continues to Offer Hurricane Relief Efforts (Wednesday)

• Briefings Educate on Medicare Advantage Changes (Wednesday)

• Radiation Patients to Carry Release Cards (Thursday)

• State Boards Seek Single Consolidation (Thursday)

• OHA Steps Up Fight on Recalibration (Friday)

• House Notified of Consumer Reporting Sites (Friday)

• New Site Collects Med Mal Claims Online (Friday)

Week of Sept. 12, 2005

• Ohio Hospitals Join careLearning.com (Monday)

• September ICD-9-CM Classes Cancelled (Monday)

• Plan Ahead…Health Care Decisions Week ‘05 (Tuesday)

• OHA Presents Disaster Preparedness: Lessons Learned (Wednesday)

• CNA Campaign Targets Ohio (Thursday)

• Pharmacy Board Approves Institutional Pharmacy Rules (Thursday)

• Mission to Care: Ohio Hospitals Respond to Hurricane Katrina (Friday)

Week of Sept. 19, 2005

• Supreme Court Rules Against Expanding Hospital Liability (Monday)

• Hospital Compare Site Updates Quality Data (Tuesday)

• BWC Offers 61 Safety & Hygiene Courses (Tuesday)

• Medicare Access Network Gears Up for Kickoff (Wednesday)

• JCAHO Revised Leadership Standards in Field Review (Wednesday)

• Hospitals Prep for Rita, Receive Help for Katrina Efforts (Thursday)

• Smoke-Free Hospitals Leading the Way to a Healthier Ohio (Friday)

• JCAHO Issues Emergency Planning Guide (Friday)

Week of Sept. 26, 2005

• 2005 HCAP Final Model Now Available (Monday)

• Report Details Disaster Readiness of U.S. Hospitals (Tuesday)

• CDC Urges Flu Vaccine for High-Priority Groups (Tuesday)

• Codman Award Applications Available (Wednesday)

• Med/Mal Insurance Crisis Continues, Sees Slight Improvement (Thursday)

• OHA Offers Vital Programming (Thursday)

• Hospitals Challenge Cuts for Care to Injured Workers; Judge Suggests Hearing (Friday)

• NCQHC Seeks 2006 Quality Award Winner (Friday)