On September 17, 2002., Dr.
John A. Bastulli, AMC/NOMA Vice President provided testimony to the members of the Select
Committee on Quality Health Care chaired by Representative Jolivette. The Committee came to Cleveland to hear testimony
and debate on the issue of medical liability and the need for medical liability reform. Dr. Bastulli provided the committee with data and
information regarding how the liability crisis is affecting physicians across the
Northeastern Ohio region. Dr. Bastulli
stressed that there is an urgent need for medical liability reform in Ohio. Also testifying before the committee was Dr. John
Clough from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and several other physicians from other
societies around the state. The AMC/NOMA will
continue to keep the medical liability reform issue in front of the media and the
legislature.