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Health Care Reform
AMCNO Spearheads Introduction of Physician Ranking Legislation in Ohio House and Senate in 2009		AMCNO Membership Soars To Over 5,000 members
	07/15/2010		Federal Officials Release the Final Rule on Meaningful Use
	07/15/2010		AMCNO Meets with Region V CMS Medical Director
August 9th  AMEF Golf Outing 2010 click here	07/01/2010		CMS to review PECOS enrollment process
	06/28/2010		Medicare Temporary Payment Fix is Not Enough – Tell Your Medicare Patients Their Choice of Physician Could be At Risk
	06/28/2010		2.2 Percent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update for June 1, 2010, Through November 30, 2010
	06/28/2010		The AMCNO Board of Directors Endorses the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Conduct for Health Insurers
	06/28/2010		State of Ohio Selects Medical Mutual of Ohio to Operate Temporary High Risk Pool Program
	06/25/2010		The President Signs the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
	06/21/2010		Senate Passes Six-Month SGR Fix
	06/21/2010		Update from PalmettoGBA regarding the Medicare Claim Payment Issue and the 2010 Physician Fee Schedule
	06/21/2010		ATTENTION AMCNO MEMBERS: Only One More Day Left to Fill in and Return the OHIP Survey Regarding the EHR Financial Incentive Program – final deadline for filling out the survey is June 22, 2010
	06/21/2010		PECOS Enrollment Due Before July 2010
	06/14/2010		ATTENTION AMCNO MEMBERS: OHIP Releases Survey Regarding EHR Financial Incentive Program
	06/14/2010		The 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
	06/01/2010		Congress Recessed Until June 7th - No Final Vote on the Medicare Payment Cut Issue
	06/01/2010		The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Postpones the Red Flags Rule Again
	06/01/2010		School Groups Continue Opposition of Nutrition Bill
	05/21/2010		Contact Congressional Leaders and Tell Them to Stop the Medicare Payment Cuts Now
	05/21/2010		AMCNO Reminder – Red Flags Rule Implementation Deadline is June 1st
	05/21/2010		AMCNO Applauds Passage of the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children (HCHC) Legislation in the Ohio Senat
	05/06/2010		AMCNO Applauds Ohio Supreme Court Decision in Jacques v. Manton
	04/27/2010		AMCNO to Host UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Physician Office Educational Seminar
	04/27/2010		Medicare Takes Action Against Aetna Insurance
	04/27/2010		Medicare Providers: What You Need to Know About Signatures & Documentation
	04/16/2010		Medicare Cuts Delayed Again – COBRA Subsidies Continued
	04/16/2010		CWRU School of Medicine Chosen as a Ohio Health Information Partnership Regional Extension Center (REC) Partner – AMCNO to work as a Stakeholder on the Project
	04/16/2010		AMCNO/AMEF Sponsored Legal Issues Seminars a Huge Success
	04/09/2010		AMCNO Medical Records Fact Sheet Revised Due to Ohio Department of Health Calculation Error
	04/09/2010		AMCNO Supports Multi-Payer Web Portal Initiative for Physician Claims
	04/09/2010		HHS Awards $144 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Institutions of Higher Education and Research to Address Critical Needs for the Widespread Adoption and Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology – Tri-C Receives Award for Health Information Training
	03/30/2010		Congress Fails to Prevent April 1 Cut in Medicare Physician Payments
	03/25/2010		Health Care Reform Update
	03/25/2010		AMCNO Participates in Tobacco Advocacy Day at the Statehouse
	03/11/2010		AMCNO Submits Comments to CMS on Meaningful Use (MU)
	03/12/2010		The Ohio Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Tobacco Group Appeal
	03/12/2010		Medicare Payment Cuts Update
	03/12/2010		UnitedHealthCare Administrative Advocacy Committee Convenes
	03/12/2010		Learn About Physician Consultation Services from the Medicare Learning Network and PalmettoGBA
	03/12/2010		Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Changes Web Address for Complaints
	03/12/2010		Proposed Rule for the Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology
	03/03/2010		Medicare Cuts Postponed until April 1
	02/22/2010		AMCNO Voices Strong Opposition on HB 361
	02/22/2010		Contact Ohio’s Senators NOW To Fix the Flawed SGR Medicare Payment System
	02/22/2010		OHIP Receives Funding for Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Regional Extension Center (REC) Projects
	02/22/2010		Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Caps
	02/22/2010		PalmettoGBA Comments on Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT)
	02/05/2010		The Academy of Medicine of Cleveland & Northern Ohio (AMCNO) Applauds Passage of Legislation to Address Physician Ratings
	02/05/2010		The Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Issues Fourth Annual Ohio Medical Professional Liability Closed Claim Report
	02/05/2010		Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases HIPAA Version 5010 Fact Sheets
	02/05/2010		Health Care Organizations Request Relief from FTC Red Flag Rules
	01/29/2010		AMCNO Joins Group Asking the Ohio Supreme Court to Block State’s Diversion of $258 million
	01/11/2010		There is Still Time to Get a Quote from the AMCNO Workers Compensation Group Rating Plan
	01/11/2010		State of Tobacco Control Report Released – Ohio Receives Low Grades in Several Categories
	01/11/2010		Appeals Court Approves Transfer of Ohio Anti-Smoking Funds
	01/11/2010		Bureau of Workers Compensation Policy Alert
	01/11/2010		Ohio Department of Health Launches Website Comparing Hospital Performance
	01/11/2010		Nineteen New Issues Posted on RAC Website
	01/04/2010		CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Proposing a Definition of ‘Meaningful Use’ and Setting Standards for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
	01/04/2010		2010 PQRI Updates
	01/04/2010		FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
	01/04/2010		Updated Information Regarding the Holding of Claims for Services Paid Under The 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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