Week of May 1, 2006

• Bush Lauds Hospital Leadership at AHA Meeting (Monday)
• AHA Outlines Steps for Greater Health Care Pricing Transparency (Tuesday)
• OHA Invites Hospital Associates to 2006 Annual Meeting (Wednesday)
• CMS Offers Forum on Inpatient Proposed Rule (Wednesday)
• OHA to Honor Dynamic Health Care Leaders (Thursday)
• OHA Teams Up with SmokeFree Ohio for Round Two of Signature Collection (Thursday)
• ODH Committee Recommends C. diff Reporting Changes (Friday)

Week of May 8, 2006

• Hospitals Win Injunction in Suit Challenging BWC Cuts (Monday)

• Hospitals Lead the Way (Monday)

• Feds Block Med Mal Reform (Tuesday)

• Hospital Reps Testify on Circulating Nurse, Transparency Bills (Wednesday)

• CMS Releases Medicare Enrollment Applications (Thursday)

• Two OHA Corporate Partners Rank Among America’s Top Companies (Thursday)

• Ohio Hospitals Continue Leading the Way (Thursday)

• Distinguished Keynoters to Speak at OHA Annual Meeting (Friday)

Week of May 15, 2006

• OHA Solutions Partners with ShiftWise to Bring Staffing Software to Ohio (Monday)

• Amendment to Vehicular Homicide Bill Makes Hospital Tests Admissible (Tuesday)

• NQF Proposes Revisions to Consensus Standards, Seeks Comments (Wednesday)

• 2006 OHA Annual Meeting Focuses on Top Hospital Issues (Wednesday)

• OHA-Supported Transparency Bill Nears Final Approval (Thursday)

• Board Moves Ahead on Community Benefit Report (Thursday)

• Hospital, Community Collaboration Provides Early Remedy for Pan Flu (Friday)

• ACHE Offers Strategic Repositioning Seminar (Friday)

Week of May 22, 2006

• Hospitals Commended for Superior Safety Programs (Monday)

• CMS Posts Proposed Quality Reporting Criteria for Annual Payment Update (Monday)

• Study Shows Groundless Med Mal Claims Costly (Tuesday)

• Infection Reducers No Longer Considered a Fire Hazard (Wednesday)

• Joint Commission Invites Input for Certification of Organ Transplant Centers (Wednesday)

• Legislature Enacts Hospital Transparency Bill (Thursday)

• U.S. House Passes Budget Resolution Without Medicaid, Medicare Cuts (Friday)

• TEL Language No Longer Includes Limits to Local Government Funds (Friday)

Week of May 29, 2006

• OHA Seeks Volunteers for Health Care Decisions Day ’06 (Tuesday)

• Legislature Makes Final Moves Before Summer Recess (Wednesday)

• Hospitals Urged to Obtain National Provider Identifiers Now (Wednesday)

• BWC Proposes Medicare Plus 15% Reimbursement Formula (Thursday)

• OHA Highlights Annual Meeting Logistics (Thursday)

• Feds Publicly Release Medicare Price Info (Friday)

• Advisory Opposes FDA Hospital Bed Dimension Guidance (Friday)