Week of June 4, 2007

• With Supervision, Anesthesiologist Assistants Can Perform Spinal Procedures (Monday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Karis Glassco (Monday)

• OHA’s Foundation Awards $100,000 to Help Hospitals Partner for Better Health (Tuesday)

• Ohio Supreme Court Affirms Real Property Tax Exemption for a Nonprofit Charitable Organization (Wednesday)

• Sign Up Now for Special Offerings at OHA Annual Meeting (Thursday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Susan Marie Ciarlariello, MBA, RRT-NPS, RCP (Thursday)

• BWC Files Public Rule on Outpatient Hospital Payments (Friday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Betty Scott-Williams, RN, OCN (Friday)

Week of June 11, 2007

• OHA Comments on Proposed Changes to Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (Monday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Elizabeth Smith, RN, BSN (Monday)

• Interim Action on Review of ED Medication Orders Suspended (Tuesday)

• ODH Announces Draft Changes to Communicable Disease Reporting Rules (Tuesday)

• ODH Seeks Suggestions Regarding Its Maternal and Child Health Programs (Wednesday)

• Ohio Grantmakers Forum Requests Ohio Philanthropy Award Nominations (Thursday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Diane Simon, RN, CEN (Thursday)

• IRS Releases Draft of Revised Form 990 for Public Comment (Friday)

• Preliminary HCAP Model Now Available (Friday)

Week of June 18, 2007

• Strickland Speaks to Hospital Execs at OHA Advocacy Luncheon (Monday)

• Electric Utility Legal Guidance Available (Monday)

• Health Care Worker of the Year Announced (Tuesday)

• Conference Committee Makes Final Decisions on State Budget (Wednesday)

• Hospital Honored for Rural Health Promotion (Wednesday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Shawn R. Thomas, LPT (Wednesday)

• Hospital Rep Testifies on Physician Credentialing, Managed Care Contracting Bill (Thursday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Ann Erdani Coughlin, RN (Thursday)

• Court Rules Hospital Can Include HCAP Days in DSH Calculations (Friday)

• National Health Care Quality Reports Released (Friday)

Week of June 25, 2007

• Hospital Compare Web Site Adds Mortality Rate Information (Monday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Maurisa Baker, PT (Monday)

• Hospitals Lead the Way (Tuesday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Marilyn Gesing (Tuesday)

• Senate, House Continue Gathering Info on Ohio Health Care Challenges (Wednesday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Deana Damron-Kehres, RN, MSN, AOCN (Wednesday)

• U.S. Senate Rejects Employee Free Choice Act (Thursday)

• Hospital Hero Lends Helping Hand (Thursday)

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Patricia Ringholz, LPT (Thursday)

• Board Updated on HCAP, Legislative Issues (Friday)