Week of February 4, 2008

• President’s Budget a Step in the Wrong Direction

• Resources Help Hospitals Prepare for Patient Safety Week

• 2008 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released

• Hospital Rep Urges Passage of Energy Bill

• Strickland to Focus on Jobs, Education

• Flu Activity on the Rise in Ohio

• State Health Care Reform Bill Receives First Hearing

• OHA-Backed Nurse Staffing Bill Receives Unanimous Committee Approval

• Awards Deadline MONDAY

• New OHA Service Can Help Hospitals Simplify Revenue Cycles

Week of February 11, 2008

• Early Voting Now Underway

• Effective Management Audio Conference Series

• Hospitals Reminded to Register with ODH by March 1

• Executive Order Could Improve Regulatory Challenges Faced by Hospitals

• EMS Board Seeks Hospital Comments on Changes to Geriatric Triage Rules

• OHA, OCHA Join to Testify Against Medicaid Freeze

• Hospital Reporting Obligations Under Ohio Statutes and Regulations

Week of February 18, 2008

• HHS Releases Proposed Rule on Patient Safety Reporting Program

• House Passes Maternity Licensure Bill

• Senate Committee Passes Health Care Simplification Act

• OHA Foundation Offers “Hospitals for Healthier Workforces” Grants

• Honor Your Hospital’s Health Care Hero

• Hospitals Should Report Suspicious Videotaping

• Board Endorses Community Benefit Report, Booster Seat Bills

Week of February 25, 2008

• Nominations Open Soon for Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award

• New Funding to Help Employers Upgrade Skills of Current Employees

• Cincinnati Area Hospitals Share Performance Data with Consumers Online

• Different Hospitals, Different Doorways, Constant Care
  Patients Stepped Through Ohio Hospital Doors 34 Million Times in 2006

• Joint Commission Proposed Standard Revisions Posted for Review

• BWC Sends Notices to Hospitals Affected by OHA Lawsuit

• OHA Bulletin: New Law Extends FMLA Leave to Military Family Members