OHA - HEALTH e-NEWS

Week of December 5, 2005

Hospital, EMA Partnership Helps Drive Disaster Preparedness in Southeast Ohio (Monday)
OHA Issues Final Call for Presentations (Monday)
JCAHO Increases Fees, Proposes New Patient Safety Goals (Tuesday)
Report Challenges Nation to Improve Emergency Response Ability (Tuesday)
Changes Affect Hospital Drug, Alcohol Treatment (Wednesday)
JCR Names Ohio’s John Leech Chairman of Board (Wednesday)
AEP Acquires Mon Power in Southeast Ohio (Thursday)
Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Joyce Eberle, RN, OCN (Thursday)

Hospitals Win Suit Challenging BWC Cuts (Friday)

Medicare, Medicaid Add Coverage for Tobacco Cessation (Friday)

OHA Seeks Contractor to Gather, Analyze Data (Friday)

Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Donna Palmer RN, CDE (Friday)

Week of December 12, 2005

Surgical Care Improvement Project Seeks to Improve Patient Care (Monday)
New Guide Outlines Creation of ‘Surge Hospitals’ (Tuesday)
Transparency Bill Substituted with OHA Proposal (Wednesday)
Natural Gas Prices Remain High (Wednesday)
OHA Fights Legal Ruling That Could Raise Med Mal Insurance Premiums (Thursday)
Comment Period Extended for Rule on Electronic Claims Attachments (Thursday)
Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Charlotte Sheneman, RN, TNCC (Thursday)

Board Hears Year-End Reports, Nominates REF Trustees (Friday)

Hospitals Lead the Way (Friday)

Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Angela J. Lemley (Friday)

Week of December 19, 2005

Bipartisan Bill Would Increase Medicaid Reimbursement (Monday)
JCAHO Offers Field Review on Changes to Human Resources Standards (Tuesday)
TUPCF Seeks Volunteers to Aid Smoking Cessation Programs (Wednesday)
The Growing Cost to Hospitals, Patients of On-Call Physicians (Thursday)
Happy Holidays from OHA! (Friday)
Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Carol Bischof, RN, BSN

Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Cathy Warner, RN

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