03/06/2023

The OSMA Business Credit Card: Helping Members Achieve & Maintain Financial Success

March 6, 2023 – As part of its commitment to supporting the financial success of its members, OSMA has partnered with Mercantile Technologies to create the OSMA Business Credit Card, a credit card built specifically for OSMA members.

03/04/2023

Lessons in Preventing Button Battery Injuries

March 4, 2023 – According to a study published in Pediatrics, it is estimated that between 2010 and 2019, more than 70,000 emergency department (ED) visits in the United States were battery related among children under 18 years old.

03/01/2023

Summary of New ODM Initiatives Launched February 1

March 1, 2023 – One month ago Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) launched the Next Generation managed care plans, new Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), and Fiscal Intermediary (FI). These initiatives provide an enhanced and personalized healthcare experience for ODM members with more transparency and visibility of care and services for providers. Here are some reminders...

02/20/2023

Public Health Emergency Expiration—Reminders

February 20, 2023 – It has been announced that the PHE will be extended through May 11, at which point it will permanently expire, marking the end of PHE extensions. Because the PHE has been in place for nearly three years, it can be difficult to remember which rules existed before then, and which have been temporary. Here are a few highlights of what is expected to change.

02/16/2023

Ohio’s New Telehealth Rules Effective Feb. 28—What to Know

February 16, 2023 – Physicians across Ohio have continued to embrace remote healthcare services. After a lengthy rule promulgation process, including our member feedback and input from OSMA, the Board has finalized new telehealth rules, which will become effective this month.

02/09/2023

Interstate Licensure for Telehealth Can Fuel Practice Growth

February 9, 2023 – When using telehealth to treat patients out of state, most healthcare professionals are mindful about licensure issues. But some are not aware that practicing without a license in a given state is not just malpractice, it is a criminal offense.

02/02/2023

Healthcare Staffing Shortages: Decrease Practice Risks

February 2, 2023 – With increasing regularity, staffing shortages have adversely impacted the delivery of healthcare and the availability of diagnostic and therapeutic resources. The ongoing scarcity of employees negatively influences the quality and depth of many primary and support roles at every level throughout the healthcare workforce—including physicians, dentists, advanced practice clinicians, allied health professionals, practice assistants, and front- and back-office specialists.

01/11/2023

Familiarize with OSMA's Strategic Plan (2023-2025)

January 11, 2023 – The OSMA Council (Board of Directors) met in the summer and again in the fall to update the organization’s three-year strategic plan. Leadership approved five main issues areas to guide the organization’s work the next three years.

01/11/2023

Flu, RSV, or COVID-19? Convergence of Three Viruses Creates Risk of Diagnostic Errors

January 11, 2023 – Understanding the differences between the flu, RSV, and COVID-19 will help prevent misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis when patients present with respiratory symptoms. Learn more from TDC's latest article.

12/18/2022

Reminder: 2022 MIPS Extreme & Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception Applications

December 18, 2022 – The American Medical Association (AMA) sent OSMA the following communication to remind members about an important MIPS deadline and advocacy efforts to extend opportunities for filing.

09/07/2022

COVID-19 bivalent mRNA boosters Information and Shipment Information from ODH

September 7, 2022 – New bivalent mRNA COVID-19 boosters created to strengthen protection against the original COVID-19 strain and the currently circulating Omicron variant can be administered to Ohioans age 12 years and older as soon as practical after vaccine shipments arrive.

08/18/2022

As Telemedicine Best Practices Emerge, Assess Your Practice

Aug 17, 2022 – Many specialties, facing the pandemic’s imperative to improvise, formed discussion groups, which are now disseminating their findings via peer-reviewed medical journals or formulating best practices with their medical professional societies.

08/01/2022

National Immunization Awareness: Hear from Ohio Pediatricians

August 1, 2022 – August is National Immunization Awareness Month, so we spoke with three Ohio pediatricians to get their thoughts on childhood vaccines and answers to some of the most common vaccine questions.

08/01/2022

Your Well-being Checkup And Referral Engagement Service

August 1, 2022 – The need for well-being support has never been higher, and the OSMA Foundation is supporting Ohio's healthcare workforce with a way to measure factors like personal anxiety, depression and burnout and connect with credible resources who can help.

06/23/2022

Well-Being CARE Service is Helping Healthcare Workers Across Ohio

June 23, 2022 – One month after its official launch, the Well-Being CARE Service is quickly becoming known and used by healthcare workers across Ohio—providing assessment and referrals to critical mental health services.

06/23/2022

AMA Celebrates 175 Years

June 22, 2022 – Our national partner contributing to OSMA's success, the American Medical Association (AMA), marked their 175th anniversary of its founding in May 2022.

06/13/2022

Amicus Brief Filed on Federal PREP Act

June 13, 2022 – OSMA, along with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Medical Association (AMA), is participating in an amicus brief in the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on the question of whether the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (the PREP Act) provides immunity from liability in a wrongful death claim against an assisted living facility for failing to take appropriate countermeasures during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

06/02/2022

COVID-19 Treatments & Testing: What to Know

June 2, 2022 – A variety of resources and education are available at the state and federal level to help assess the current science, understand the availability and access to testing and treatments, and learn how to better educate patients.

06/02/2022

OSMA Joins National Coalition to Develop Characteristics of a Rational Medicare Physician Payment System

June 2, 2022 – More than 120 other medical organizations have also endorsed a framework for Medicare payment reform. This is an early step in the efforts to develop consensus on policy recommendations that will reshape the payment system to work better for patients and physicians—and hopefully end the annual advocacy exercise of stopping impending payment cuts.

05/23/2022

Ohio’s Practice Transformation Initiative: Impact Highlights!

May 23, 2022 – Physician well-being is a key priority for OSMA, and we have been proud to administer the AMA Practice Transformation Initiative since 2020 with two of our member practices. We recently connected with Dr. Maria Courser from Mount Carmel Medical Group, and Dr. Chloe Sidley from Emergency Services, Inc., who shared their experiences and how being part of this program is impacting their organization.

05/18/2022

Statewide CARE Service Announced to Support Mental & Emotional Well-Being of Ohio’s Healthcare Workforce

May 18, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE: Ohio State Medical Association announces free, anonymous tool available to all Ohio healthcare workers.

04/21/2022

OSMA Gives Annual Awards

April 21, 2022 – The following individuals were honored at this year’s OSMA Annual Meeting for being the OSMA Physician Advocate of the Year, OSMAPAC Donor of the Year, and Voice of Medicine.

04/13/2022

Last Chance to File Your Provider Relief Report

April 12, 2022 – The OSMA received the following communication from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. If you received provider relief payments from HHS during the pandemic and have yet to submit the required reports, please review and take action now. The final deadline is April 22.

04/05/2022

Physician Guide for Keeping Your Practice Open

April 5, 2022 – The American Medical Association (AMA) is excited to announce the release of one of our most valuable private practice resources, the revised Physician Guide for Keeping Your Practice Open, which includes updated information to help physicians implement policies around staff and patient vaccines, as well as advice to address staff burnout and workforce shortages.

04/05/2022

COVID-19 Vaccine Booster: Communications Toolkit Now Available from ODH

April 5, 2022 – The CDC announced that certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial booster dose at least 4 months ago are now eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health has created a COVID-19 vaccine booster communications tool kit for physician uses.

02/16/2022

Member Q&A with John A. Bastulli, MD

February 16, 2022

01/24/2022

Council Q&A with Shannon C. Trotter, DO

January 24, 2022

12/20/2021

Member Q&A with Jeffrey R. Leipzig, MD

December 20, 2021

11/22/2021

Council Q&A with John R. Corker, MD, FACEP

November 22, 2021

10/14/2021

Council Q&A with Gregory Surfield, MD, FACS

October 13, 2021

09/07/2021

Council Q&A with Michelle Knopp, MD

September 7, 2021

08/24/2021

Council Q&A with Mary LaPlante, MD, FACOG

August 24, 2021