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March Madness is a community event co-sponsored by the OSU College of Nursing to engage the Near East Side neighborhood to address health disparities in their community.  The event was held on March 5 at the Eldon and Elsie Ward Family YMCA.  The event was a health expo that provided screenings for hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, ... [continue reading]

Opioid prescribing in Ohio continued to decline in 2015, according to a report from the State Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS).    In 2015, the total doses of opioids dispensed to Ohio patients decreased to 701 million from a high of 793 million in 2012, a drop of 11.6 percent.  The number of ... [continue reading]

The deadline to apply for the Ohio Dentist Loan Repayment Program is May 2. The ODLRP was created in 2003 and is fully funded by Ohio dentists. It provides loan repayment for dentists who practice in designated shortage areas, treat Medicaid patients and provide care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. Eligible candidates ... [continue reading]

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of National Coordinator (ONC) recently released new guidance regarding patient access to medical information. The regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) protect the privacy and security of individuals’ identifiable health information and ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Dental Association has received a number calls recently from dental practices asking about the appropriate use of the adult prophylaxis (D1110), child prophylaxis (D1120) and periodontal maintenance (D4910) codes. In a nutshell, the answer to the questions is the dental practice must utilize the code that most accurately reflects the ... [continue reading]

We love order and predictability in life. People spend years working on predictions. Better predictions, better results. To achieve success, business gurus urge us to “skate where the puck is going to be.” We study what has happened in the past and work to understand the patterns. From these, we create models that are designed to ... [continue reading]

About once a month I make trips to Cincinnati. Every time I return home on I-75, a specific beggar seems to be a fixture at the end of the exit ramp that I take, and I’m not certain he’s legit. Sometimes I give him money, but most times I don’t make eye contact and keep moving. That’s the key to begging success ... ... [continue reading]

Day at the Statehouse, the Ohio Dental Association’s most important grassroots advocacy event, will be April 13 at the Athletic Club of Columbus. ODA Day at the Statehouse gives dentists, dental residents and dental students an opportunity to speak with their legislators about issues important to dentistry and to advocate for issues that ... [continue reading]

Dave Weber, a motivational speaker and leadership training expert, interacts with Dr. Michael Halasz, ODA Speaker of the House, during Weber's presentation on "Leadership Redefined: The 12 X's of Success for Today's Leader" at Leadership Institute. The 2016 Leadership Institute provided attendees an opportunity to build their leadership skills ... [continue reading]

Dr. Melanie Satterfield's office provides fluoridated water to Amish families. When her office began providing free care to these families, they discovered that the families do not have access to fluoridated water. Dr. Melanie Satterfield had always provided free care to children in need through the Give Kids A Smile program. A few years ago, she ... [continue reading]