Week of December 3, 2007

• Funding Awarded to Boost Health Technology in Rural Ohio

• OHA Challenges Appeals Court Ruling on Negligent Credentialing

• Hospital Transplant Recertification Deadline Dec. 26

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Thomas Connelly, RN

• Hospitals, ODH Team up to Help Prevent Birth Defects

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - David Lee Worrell, MLT (ASCP)

• Medicare Contractor Provider Satisfaction Survey Underway

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Samirah F. Brown, RN, BSN, CCTC

• Hospitals Lead the Way

Week of December 10, 2007

• Quality Reporting Deadlines Creep Up

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Judith Beeler, MSN, RN

• EMTALA Waiver Clarified for Emergencies

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Ethel Grzelak, RN

• OHA Seeking Award Nominations

• Clock Ticking on Chemical Reporting Deadline

• Call to Action: Share the Impact of Medicaid Freeze

• ODH Electronic Reporting of Lab Results

Week of December 17, 2007

• Ohio Energy Update

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Lennon May

• Physician-Owned Hospitals Must Meet Disclosure Requirements

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Carolyn Kesler, RN

• OHA Seeking Award Nominations

• Legislation Looks Beyond a Safe Holiday, Protects Ohio Kids Year-round

• Hospitals’ Heartbeat - Suzie O’Brien, RN