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Founded in 1990, the Case Management Society of America (CMSA) has grown to be the leading non-profit association dedicated to the support and development of the profession of case management. It is based in Little Rock, AR, and serves more than 11,000 members, 20,000 subscribers, and 70+ chapters through educational forums, networking opportunities, legislative advocacy and establishing standards to advance the profession.

Its leadership programs, educational forums, and breadth of tools and resources enable case management professionals to ensure more positive outcomes for individual patients' healthcare needs. Case management professionals help patients get healthier, faster; and help curtail the exorbitant costs that too often afflict the nation's health care system. To further the professional knowledge and career opportunities of its members, CMSA also offers a number of education programs. www.cmsa.org

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.

The Next Generation of Disease Management: 2009 and Beyond is a new book from AIS that provides directional insight on: planning for successful DM implementation, deciding whether to build or buy programs, integrating care coordination, targeting specific groups, and many more hot button topics. Visit www.aishealth.com/Products/bdmEBWC2.html to learn more.

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.

Since 2000, Bariatric Support Centers International has provided quality educational and support resources for surgical weight loss patients and the professionals who serve them. We assist people who struggle with the effects of the disease of obesity as they seek to improve their health and enhance the quality of their lives. Our programs, services and products are designed to meet the ever changing needs of bariatric patients. We provide support and educational resources for new, veteran, and struggling weight-loss surgery patients through live and telephonic classes, online support and educational resources, and through our national network of bariatric support groups.

We assist bariatric professionals as they seek to improve the quality and consistency of their bariatric support and educational programs. Our professional training programs and resources are designed to support the people who support the patients. We provide valuable insight into the long-term needs of bariatric patients and provide the resources necessary to meet those needs.

Home of the "Success Habits of Weight Loss Surgery Patients," The International Bariatric Support Group Registry, and the BSCI DreamTeam, BSCI is leading the bariatric support community; assuring optimal outcomes. www.bsciresourcecenter.com

Behavioral Health Central is the most comprehensive, independent daily news site geared to all tiers within the medical community — behavioral health clinicians, business leaders, case managers, payors, primary care providers, employers, caregivers and patients. Our multi-media news portal is second-to-none when it comes to daily behavioral health news content covering research, legislative updates, industry trends, advocacy, technology, dual diagnosis, clinical news, pharmacotherapy, events and so much more. We are pleased to be a media partner with the World Congress. If your organization has evidence-based news or case studies — and the experts that make the news — then we invite you to submit copy for publishing consideration. And, we invite and encourage you to sign up for a free subscription to the Daily Update industry news eletter. Simply send your email address to robinjay@BHCJournal.com. Or, go to www.behavioralhealthcentral.com and look for the Daily Update sign up tool.

The Only Business Magazine Serving Consumer-Directed Health Care: CDHC Solutions magazine, enewsletter, and www.cdhcsolutionsmag.com cover consumer-directed health care innovation and solutions for more than 46,000 employers, TPAs, benefit brokers and health plans. CDHC Solutions is the first and only magazine exclusively focusing on the changing landscape of health care benefits. CDHCS advertisers benefit from the focus on employers, brokers, TPAs, health plans and the compatibility of the editorial environment for their advertising.

Drug Benefit Trends, published by Cliggott Publishing Group, a division of CMP Medica, is a monthly journal that reaches more than 28,000 drug benefit decision makers, primarily medical directors and pharmacy directors of managed care organizations, who control or direct the pharmacy service, administer the drug benefit, and have an impact on formulary decisions. The circulation also includes major employers and PBMs.

Drug Benefit Trends presents research findings and other information and analyses to guide readers in making best possible decisions affecting patient health using the tools of managed care. Articles are peer-reviewed for accuracy, objectivity, and sound methodology. Regular features include “Trend of the Month,” a graphic and descriptive analysis of a major trend affecting the drug benefit, and regular columns authored by well regarded managed care experts on drug benefit management, specialty pharmacy, and behavioral health issues.

Drug Benefit Trends also publishes a variety of issue-oriented single-sponsored supplements and multi-sponsored supplements focusing on specific disease categories.

Eli Research is a research and information company with more than 120 print and on-line publications, teleconferences and audio learning products for our core markets of healthcare, law and litigation, financial services, education, travel, human services, sales and customer service, technology and the internet. www.elihealthcare.com/hc_publications.htm

Introducing www.Employersweb.com , the industry's only web portal and companion magazine dedicated to providing real health care, benefits, compensation, work-life, recognition, and career development solutions.

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.

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.

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., recognized as a Certified Woman-Owned Business, is a privately held, fully integrated media company known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in new and promising areas of science and biomedical research. Its biotechnology trade magazine, Genetic Engineering News (GEN), was the first in its field and is today the industry's most widely read publication worldwide. A complete list of the firm's over sixty journals, books, and newsletters is available at www.liebertpub.com.

The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) is a National nonprofit charity dedicated to helping those affected by obesity. The OAC produces a wide variety of educational resources on obesity and its treatments and related conditions and also conducts a wide variety of advocacy efforts on behalf of those affected. As a membership organization, the OAC brings together individuals affected and encourages them to get actively involved in advocacy initiatives on both the state and federal level. To learn more about the OAC, visit www.obesityaction.org

Obesity and Weight Management (www.liebertpub.com/owm), the official publication of CORE, is the only authoritative journal providing physicians, dietitians, and other healthcare providers with effective management strategies, patient education materials, and scientific advances. Each issue delivers action-oriented content focusing on strategies for prevention, new initiatives, advice from the experts, patient education materials, practice-oriented information from collaborating organizations and key government agencies, and innovative obesity programs, news, and literature reviews. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishes authoritative peer-reviewed journals in promising areas of science and biomedical research. A complete list of our over 60 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available at www.liebertpub.com

PharmaVOICE is the executive forum that allows business leaders to engage in a candid dialogue on the myriad challenges and trends impacting the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE reaches more than 17,000 U.S.-based executives who influence business strategies and affect change. Published monthly, PharmaVOICE provides readers with insightful and thought-provoking commentary in a multiple-perspective format through its forums, topics, and articles that cover a range of issues from molecule through market. To Raise Your VOICE, contact feedback@pharmavoice.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

The Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance is a collaboration of consumer, provider, government, labor, business, health insurers and quality-of-care organizations united to drive innovative and practical strategies that combat obesity. The Alliance receives funding from founding sponsor, sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC, and supporting sponsors, Allergan, Inc. and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. www.stopobesityalliance.org

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The WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Site seeks and promotes health care innovations that can reduce the cost of quality care. Visit the site to learn how the share your innovation.