Issues: May 16, 2017

Tomorrow’s Wellness Wednesday Topic: Time Management Strategies for Busy Docs; Space Still Available

Join us tomorrow, May 17, as we explore ways to self-manage the most important aspects of your life and improve your mental and physical health at work and at home. Participants will learn techniques to gain control of their schedules so that stress is reduced and personal fulfillment increases. Read More

House Eliminates Ohio Comprehensive Primary Care Program in State Budget

The House-passed state budget bill abolishes the Ohio Comprehensive Primary Care program. Send a message via the AAFP’s Speak Out system letting your state senator know that you want funding for Ohio’s CPC program reinstated in the state budget bill. Read More

Announcing Tobacco Cessation Resources for Physicians and Consumers

Paid Advertisement by Ohio Department of Health Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center The Ohio Smoke Free Families website provides smoking and smoking cessation resources for physicians and other health care professionals and consumers. Read More

ODH Updates Allowable Charges for Copying Medical Records for 2017

The Ohio Department of Health has released updated amounts that physicians and other health care professionals can charge for copying medical records in 2017. Read More

Residents and Students: National Congress Delegate Applications Due Friday

The OAFP is seeking two resident and two student members to serve as delegates and alternate delegates representing Ohio to the 2017 AAFP National Resident and Student Congress. The deadline to submit an application has been extended to May 19. Read More

Price Transparency Language Back in State Budget

The governor’s version of the state budget removed the current law regarding health care price transparency. But in the House-passed version the original price transparency language reappeared at the request of the language’s original sponsor, Representative Jim Butler (R-Oakwood, OH). Read More