Health Plan Week, formerly Managed Care Week, provides business, financial and regulatory news of the health insurance industry. Each week, this newsletter covers new benefit designs and underwriting practices, new products and marketing strategies, mergers and alliances and more. Annual subscriptions include access to free quarterly data - Key Financial Indicators for Leading Health Plans.

AAHAM is the premier association for patient accounting and administrative management professionals. AAHAM offers certification, education, networking and government relations to over 2500 members and 38 chapters. AAHAM is renowned for its certification programs; the Certified Patient Account Manager (CPAM), The Certified Clinic Account Manager (CCAM), The Certified Patient Account Technician (CPAT) and The Certified Clinic Account Technician (CCAT). Visit our website at www.aaham.org or call 703/281-4043 for additional information.

The Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners HealthCare in Boston, develops innovative and effective solutions for delivering quality patient care outside of the traditional medical setting. The Center engages in pioneering research in a wide range of connected health-related areas and works to advance the field through its convening and publishing activities. Our programs use a combination of remote-monitoring, online communications and intelligence, and technology applications to improve patient adherence, engagement and clinical outcomes. www.connected-health.org

The Executive Report on Managed Care provides twice-monthly news and information on issues affecting the managed care industry, legislation and regulations, real-life examples of how managed care organizations are benefiting from innovative programs and cost saving initiatives.

Every business day, FierceHealthcare briefs healthcare executives and hospital administrators on healthcare organizations & providers, Medicare/Medicaid/CMS, policies & regulations, healthcare reform, and more. Beyond the news of the day, our editors produce in-depth features on the state of the industry and conduct exclusive interviews with those at the forefront of the U.S. healthcare system. As a member of our community, you will receive an exclusive invitation to each of our webinars and gain full access to our entire whitepaper and eBook library. Advance your career by attending our networking parties and taking full advantage of our job board. Join today! www.FierceHealthcare.com

FierceHealthIT updates healthcare executives, CIOs and IT managers on the latest market trends and developments concerning CPOE, EMRs, HIE, e-prescribing, and other health IT industry news. Our editors supplement the news of the day with in-depth features on industry-shaping technologies. In addition to our free, weekly email newsletter, you can keep track of market trends through our exclusive webinars and benefit from our vast whitepaper and eBook library. As a FierceHealthIT subscriber, you will have full access to our job boards and networking parties. Join the FierceHealthIT community today! www.FierceHealthIT.com

The Health e-Technologies Initiative (HETI) is a National Program Office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation housed at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Our activities seek to advance the science of eHealth and promote the use of evidence-base eHealth tools to improve health care quality and engage consumers. Our Web site, www.hetinitiative.org, houses a Resource and Communications Center that features a comprehensive eHealth literature library, links to published grantee research and an interactive Collaboration Community with nearly 500 members.

The Managed Care Information Center (MCIC) gathers, compiles, analyzes, studies and distributes business information on the managed care industry. The MCIC delivers this strategic business information to its clients via executive newsletters, yearbooks, leading industry databases and directories, management reports, and client research studies. The information is available in print, on CD-ROM and via the Internet at www.themcic.com.

The National Alliance for Health Information Technology is a senior leadership organization dedicated to leveraging the power of health information technology to dramatically improve the U.S. health care system. Drawing on the talents and experience of top executives from all sectors of health care, NAHIT identifies and develops strategies and best practices that empower hospitals, health systems and clinicians to effectively invest in and use electronic health records and other information technology. We accelerate progress by forging consensus among key decision-makers across health care that resolves critical issues impeding the widespread adoption of health information technology. www.nahit.org

PharmaVOICE magazine provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary about the challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry in a multiple-perspective format through articles covering a range of issues from molecule through market. PharmaVOICE's more than 29,000 BPA-qualified subscribers are also kept abreast of the latest trends and information through additional media resources, including WebLinx Interactive WebSeminars, Podcasts, Videocasts, White Papers, E-Surveys and e-Alerts.

Physician's EHR, LLC, advises physicians on planning for consumer driven health care, patient communication strategies, electronic medical records, electronic health records and personal health records, along with Privacy and Security implementation strategies. Physicians are turning to us again and again for advice on strategic and layered adoption of electronic health records. Our opinions and survey results are sought by national HIT and compliance organizations as well as numerous medical societies. Physicians EHR is the content developer, team leader and co-author of more than 10 books, video courses and booklets for the American Medical Association's line of HIPAA books and co-authored the HIPAA Security Kit for the American Dental Association. www.physiciansehr.com

Population Health Management provides comprehensive, authoritative strategies for improving the systems and policies that affect health care quality, access, and outcomes, ultimately improving the health of an entire population. The Journal delivers essential research on a broad range of topics including the impact of social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors on health care systems and practices.

Population Health Management coverage includes:

• Clinical case reports and studies on managing major public health conditions
• Compliance programs
• Health economics
• Outcomes assessment
• Provider incentives
• Health care reform
• Resource management
• Return on investment (ROI)
• Health care quality
• Care coordination

The Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (SHCA) is a not-for-profit healthcare organization dedicated to individuals interested in advocacy as well as patient representatives, guest relations professionals, physicians, nurses, social workers and others currently employed in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, home health agencies, long-term care facilities and other health-related organizations.

As a dynamic and growing organization, the SHCA provides a voice for advocacy for patient's rights, ethics, patient satisfaction/measurement, and customer service in today's healthcare facilities and hospitals. We are the heart of the hospitals, advocating in the name of the patient. www.shca-aha.org

TeleHealth World is the new magazine serving the rapidly expanding fields of telehealth, telemedicine, and connected healthcare. It is a comprehensive news and analysis resource for healthcare providers and technology providers who are leading today's revolution in remotely monitored and administered healthcare, medical treatment and fitness/wellness enhancement. To learn more and to subscribe visit: www.telehealthworld.com

Telemedicine and e-Health is the leading international peer-reviewed publication covering the full spectrum of advances and clinical applications of telemedicine and management of electronic health records. It places special emphasis on the outcome and impact of telemedicine on the quality, cost effectiveness, and access to healthcare. Telemedicine applications play an increasingly important role in health care. They offer indispensable tools for home healthcare, remote patient monitoring, and disease management, not only for rural health and battlefield care, but also for nursing home, assisted living facilities, and maritime and aviation settings.

Telemedicine and e-Health offers timely coverage of the advances in technology that offer practitioners, medical centers, and hospitals new and innovative options for managing patient care, electronic records, and medical billing.

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