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FEATURES
| 7 | Editorial “It is essential to our Association that we engage as many physicians as possible, on an ongoing basis, to inform the decision-making process and ensure that we can develop and implement the most effective, practical solutions on behalf of our members and the people of Ontario.” |
| 14 | Agreement Update: OHIP Schedule of Benefits Changes Effective April 1, 2008 The OMA Economics Department has summarized recent OHIP Schedule of Benefits changes, effective April 1, 2008, that are identified in the 2007 Reassessment Agreement. |
| 18 | The Revised Medical Audit Process  The Education and Prevention Committee describes how the revised medical audit process deals with concerns where a claim submitted may not be the appropriate claim for the service provided, and the process or path that a billing concern may take once identified by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. |
| 28 | Ontario’s Aging at Home Strategy The provincial government has introduced the Aging at Home Strategy, a community-based initiative designed to enhance support services that will allow seniors dealing with age-related health conditions or disabilities to live at home longer. |
| 30 | Sport Med 2008 Symposium Sport injury prevention in the community, exercise in the heat and at altitude, and the pre-participation physical exam were among the topics featured at the 37th annual OMA-sponsored Sport Med Symposium. |
| 36 | Give a Day to World AIDS: Physician-led Campaign Raises $1 Million to Fight HIV/AIDS An Ontario physician’s proposal to donate one-day’s pay annually toward HIV/AIDS relief has blossomed into a successful national campaign to battle disease in Africa. |
| 49 | Doctor’s Business: 2008 Federal Budget Report — Tax Measures of Interest to Physicians The recent federal budget contained some new and enhanced tax measures that may be of interest to physicians, including the introduction of health spending accounts, changes to the rules governing dividend taxation, registered education savings plans, and registered disability savings plans, as well as enhancements to the medical expense tax credit, and health and research spending. |
| 52 | WebWatch: Recommended Browsers for Viewing and Interacting with OMA WebLink The OMA WebLink site is designed to be as compatible as possible across the various computer platforms commonly used for web surfing (i.e. Apple, Windows, and Linux). As well, there are numerous Windows and/or Macintosh-compatible web browsers that have been confirmed to function accurately for viewing the OMA site, including Firefox, Netscape, Safari, and Internet Explorer. |
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| 8 | OMA Committee Chairs |
| 11 | Readers' Views Midwifery compensation. |
| 42 | OMA Outreach to Women Physicians Committee Seeks Additional Member |
| 44 | PSI Foundation Grants:
2008 First-Quarter Report
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| 46 | OMA Board of Directors Report:
March 26-27, 2008
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| 48 | Health Policy Report Out-of-Hospital Procedures Using Local Anesthetic; HPRAC Consultation Discussion on Interprofessional Collaboration. |
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