• Supreme Court Decision Could Increase Medical Liability Claims, Loss Exposure (Monday)

• Events Recognize, Improve Services for Crime Victims (Tuesday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Fisher-Titus Medical Center (Tuesday)
• CMS Announces NPI Contingency Plan (Wednesday)
• OHA Offers Management of Pharmaceutical Waste Training (Thursday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (Thursday)
• Voter Registration Deadline Approaching (Friday)
• Ohio Association of Rehab Facilities Offers Medicaid Managed Care Seminar (Friday)

Week of April 9, 2007

• OHA Offers Testimony on ODH Health Care Service Rules (Monday)

• Hospital Reps Invited to Free Training on Infection Prevention, Control (Monday)
• Joint Commission Solicits Nominations for Codman Individual Award (Tuesday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Ashtabula County Medical Center (Tuesday)
• CMS to Host Roundtable on NPI Contingency Guidance (Wednesday)
• HPIO Luncheon to Examine Ohio Health Care Spending, Insurance Coverage (Wednesday)
• CMS Opens Second Comment Period on Medicare Discharge Notices (Thursday)
• Medicare Issues Proposed Revisions to Coverage Policy for Clinical Trials (Thursday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Fairfield Medical Center (Thursday)
• Hospital Reps Testify on Proposed State Budget (Friday)

Week of April 16, 2007

• National Hospital Week Planning Materials Available (Monday)

• OHA Solutions Site Gets Makeover (Tuesday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - The Cleveland Clinic (Tuesday)
• FDA Approves New H5N1 Influenza Vaccine (Wednesday)
• CMS Revises Guidelines for Hospital Informed-Consent Policies (Wednesday)
• Hospital Reps Testify in Support of 24/7 ED Bill (Thursday)
• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - The MetroHealth System (Thursday)
• Every Day is Earth Day for Ohio Hospitals (Friday)
• Policy Matters Ohio Invites Health Policy Stakeholders to Lunchtime Discussion (Friday)

Week of April 23, 2007

• Hospital Input Needed on Providing Health Care to Immigrant, Refugee Women (Monday)

• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Clinton Memorial Hospital (Monday)

• CMS Issues Memorandum on Corridor Door Gaps (Tuesday)

• Shaken Baby Legislation a Common Sense Approach (Wednesday)

• BWC Budget Clears Committee, Includes Hospital Safe Lifting Proposal (Wednesday)

• In the Business of Caring: Why Hospital Challenges Yield Higher Prices (Thursday)

• Bill Would Provide Free Medical Records to Support Disability Claims (Thursday)

• HHS Launches New HIPAA Web Site (Friday)

• Recognizing Hospital Excellence Inside and Out (Friday)

• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT - Knox Community Hospital (Friday)

Week of April 30, 2007

• Register Now for the Super-sized 2007 OHA Annual Meeting (Monday)

• Ohio EPA Proposing Mercury Best Management Practices (Tuesday)

• Hand Washing Reminder Signs NOT Required (Tuesday)

• Ohio House Completes Budget Discussions (Wednesday)

• Commitment to Communities SPOTLIGHT (Wednesday)

• Smoking Ban Rules Adopted (Thursday)

• Supreme Court Hears Liability, Intermittent Worker Cases (Thursday)

• ODH Seeks Comments on Amended DNR Rules (Friday)

• Westat to Survey Ohio Providers This Summer (Friday)