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 American Medical Group Association (AMGA) represents multispecialty medical groups and other organized systems of care, including some of the nation's largest, most prestigious integrated healthcare delivery systems. The members of AMGA deliver health care to 80 million patients in 43 states, including 15 million capitated lives. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, AMGA is the strategic partner for medical groups providing a comprehensive package of benefits, including political advocacy, educational and networking programs, publications, benchmarking data services, and financial and operations assistance. Please visit www.amga.org for more information.

BioSpectrum Asia is an integrated B2B media platform for the life sciences industry. Updated daily, BioSpectrumAsia.com is a one stop resource for readers from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology industries. Through online and print media including BioNews, the daily newsletter, www.BioSpectrumAsia.com, the website, www.BioSpectrumAsia.com/digimag, the digital magazine and BioSpectrum Asia, the print magazine, all deliver news, features and analysis to readers globally with senior business and research management people making up 55 % of readership. BioSpectrum Asia is available in three formats: bi-monthly print magazine, fortnightly digital magazine and a daily newsletter.

COCIR is the voice of the European Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry. COCIR is a non-profit trade association, founded in 1959. COCIR's members play a driving role in developing the future of healthcare in Europe and worldwide. COCIR is committed to supporting its members and communicating with its partners in Europe and beyond on issues which affect the medical technology sector and the health of European citizens.

As well as communicating with EU policymakers and European Governments on economic, regulatory and technical issues related to healthcare, COCIR works with various organisations promoting harmonised standards and fair regulatory control across the world.

Continua Health Alliance is a non-profit, open industry coalition of the finest healthcare and technology companies joining together in collaboration to improve the quality of personal healthcare. With more than 225 member companies around the world, Continua is dedicated to establishing a system of interoperable personal health solutions with the knowledge that extending those solutions into the home fosters independence, empowers individuals and provides the opportunity for truly personalized health and wellness management. www.continuaalliance.org

Digital Healthcare & Productivity is the premier source of news on technology for healthcare. Published weekly, Digital Healthcare & Productivity, and its accompanying web site, www.DigitalHCP.com delivers authoritative information on the adoption of digital technology in healthcare and how digital technologies can boost productivity.

eHealth SmartBrief is the industry's go-to source for the most important news and information 3 times a week. Read by more than 16,000 HIT/HIM professionals, eHealth SmartBrief hand-selects the news from hundreds of global publications, summarizes the articles for you, and presents them in an easy to read format to save you time and keep you smart. eHealth SmartBrief is an official SmartBrief Branded publication, assuring you the highest quality standards. Subscriptions are FREE at www.smartbrief.com/ehealth

eHealthNews.EU Portal (www.ehealthnews.eu) seeks to advance the European eHealth Industrial and Research sectors, promote awareness of the latest trends, achievements and technology in the field.

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

The European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) was conceived at a meeting, assisted by the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Copenhagen in September 1976. The representatives of national Health / Medical Informatics societies from ten European countries signed a declaration of intent stating: "The Federation shall be constituted as a nonprofit organisation concerned with the theory and practice of Information Science and Technology within Health and Health Science in a European context. We declare that the ten delegates here today from the ten national societies shall constitute the preliminary Council of the Federation which thus hereby exists." Copenhagen, 11 September 1976.

The European Health Telematics Association ("EHTEL"), provides to its members a platform for information lobbying, representation, networking and co-operation in support of the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in health and social care in Europe.
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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.

Get a FREE subscription to the Federal Telemedicine News: Stay on top of government activities and grants in telemedicine, telehealth, and health IT. Every few weeks, you'll receive an email alert with the latest news and information from a variety of federal agencies and Capitol Hill. Your email address will never be sold or rented - and you can cancel anytime. Sign up free at www.FederalTelemedicine.com.

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! http://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! http://www.FierceHealthIT.com

Future Healthcare magazine provides an invaluable service to physicians and health care professionals, by evaluating new and emerging technologies , whilst examining how these innovations will impact the end-users who are committed to increasing levels of patient care. The tri-annual magazine combines leading medical associations and world-class editorial from key opinion leaders who are shaping the future of the medical industry, to deliver an informed and concise guide on purchasing choices to the healthcare decision-maker. www.futurehealthcareus.com

Government Health IT is the definitive source for news and information that highlights how government - as the world's largest IT customer - is driving the adoption of information technology in healthcare. It distinctively integrates coverage of government, technology and healthcare issues to help decision makers improve the way healthcare is managed and delivered. Government Health IT offers government executives original industry news and other content in print and online, as well as through mobile and social media platforms. News coverage includes military health, privacy and security, HIEs, telehealth, cloud computing, population health, as well as vendor and provider news. Government Health IT is read on all media platforms by executive management and command, agency management, IT and information management, and technical management at the DOD, VA, state, local and federal governments, in addition to other highly respected government agencies. www.GovHealthIT.com

Health Affairs, published monthly, is ranked as one of the top-cited, peer-reviewed journals in health care policy and health care sciences. For 30 years, Health Affairs has provided timely nonpartisan health policy research, analysis and commentary to inform and guide policy makers, healthcare executives, industry leaders, academics, opinion leaders, and the public. Its policy impact reaches around the globe as Health Affairs articles are cited by US administration officials and ministry of health leaders. Health Affairs content is available through multiple channels including the Journal in print and online, Web First articles, Health Affairs Blog, Health Policy Briefs, Issue and Media Briefings, Event Videos, and Podcasts. Individual and institutional subscriptions are available at www.healthaffairs.org.

Health Information Network Europe (HINE - www.hineurope.com) is a new style of market information service. HINE research services provide practical market information to the IT industry and helps shape how eHealth is dealt with in Europe.

For effective implementation of eHealth, buyers and sellers of ICT products and services require access to definitive and reliable market information on which to base critical investment decisions. HINE's mission is therefore to assist its subscribers in fostering eHealth roll-out in Europe by means of one stop access to key eHealth information (present day situation, evolutions, future needs & demands of all relevant actors) based on a yearly programme of activities.

The HINE objectives are therefore to:

• create the first comprehensive and neutral source of market information on healthcare ICT available on a consistent basis across all major European markets;
• establish a world class information service, offering subscribers unique insights into evolving European healthcare ICT market trends;
• disseminate general information on the latest market trends that will help healthcare industry leaders to improve European performance and competitiveness

No other publication knows HIPAA and patient data issues better than Health Information Privacy/Security Alert. With more than a decade of coverage under its belt, this concise monthly provides healthcare executives with the information they need to adapt to the shifting health data landscape. This "must read" newsletter" goes well beyond HIPAA, providing timely coverage of the broad range of state and federal confidentiality issues, including EHR systems, access to government data and employee relations. And its free HIPAA Enforcement Statistics Service is a requirement for anyone in the field. For a free trial subscription, send an email to [email protected]

Health On the Net Foundation is the leading organization promoting and guiding the deployment of useful and reliable online medical and health information, and its appropriate and efficient use. Created in 1995, HON is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, accredited to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. www.hon.ch

Stony Hill Publishing offers the home care industry's only technology newsletter, Home Care Automation Report, at no charge to anyone interested in keeping up with developments in home care and hospice technology. HCAR is distributed weekly as a one-page email news briefing. HCAR is written by home care's recognized technology experts, Tom Williams and Tim Rowan, with occasional guest articles by well-known IT leaders from within the home care and hospice industry and related fields. www.homecareautomationreport.com

Hospitalmanagement.net, in conjunction with its sister publications Medical Imaging Technology and Practical Patient Care, enables easy and thorough communication between buyers and sellers through multiple, fully optimised channels.

Our online service brings together a global community of industry professionals and a wealth of market knowledge based around extensive experience.

Medical Imaging Technology has been developed to satisfy the huge demand for information on medical imaging, a demand made not only by radiologists but also by cardiologists, physicians and senior healthcare managers.

Practical Patient Care is published specifically to provide medical practitioners and senior managers with the information they need to formulate and deliver successful wound management and infection control strategies, strategies that will allow them to achieve their objective of improving patient care at a reduced cost.

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The International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) is a non-profit organization fostering the creation and innovation, dissemination and application of medical, clinical and biological engineering knowledge and the management of technology for improved health and quality of life. Its activities include participation in the formulation of public policy and the dissemination of information through publications and forums.

The IFMBE as the only international organization covering the full range of biomedical and clinical engineering, healthcare, health technologies and management, is representing through its 58 national and international constituent societies some 130.000 professionals involved in the issues of health technologies and health care delivery, a unique pool of expertise on healthcare innovation and technology. The Federation as an NGO in official relations with the World Health Organization is closely cooperating with WHO in the areas of health technologies, specifically policy and planning, quality and safety, norms and standards, technology assessment and management, ethics, education and capacity building. Together with WHO and within the broad context of improving health service delivery and health systems performance, the Federation supports countries in the area of health technology policy, planning and management, education and capacity building. www.ifmbe.org

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.

MarketResearch.com opens the door to the world's largest collection of market research. Our industry specialists save you time and give you unbiased, expert insights so that you can be confident you're getting the right research in your market. Not only do we help you identify the most valuable and reliable research, we deliver it. To search our collection, visit www.MarketResearch.com, or call one of our industry specialists at 1.800.298.5699.

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 Massachusetts Health Data Consortium is a non-profit organization that creates, promotes, and supports collaborative efforts to improve healthcare using data and health information technology. The Consortium is the oldest organization of its kind in the country. Founded in 1978, the Consortium is a trusted, neutral, content-knowledge leader that serves as a convener, catalyst, and incubator of multi-stakeholder initiatives that improve the quality and cost effectiveness of healthcare. The Consortium provides data and customizable reports, promotes electronic standards, and educates through information exchange events. We gather healthcare experts together-from a diverse array of stakeholders-to work for the greater good. www.mahealthdata.org

Published in seven editions with a unique, contemporary voice, style, and look that are in sync with the technology-driven evolution of medicine itself, MDNG explores technology, computers, and the Internet, from the very practical to the most sophisticated, and the impact they have on the professional and personal life of the physician. Connecting more than 200,000 physicians and specialists to current and emerging healthcare technology trends, hundreds of online resources, and the latest breakthroughs affecting their medical practice, the MDNG series of publications and custom products have continually profiled the best online content for physicians, patients, and their caregivers.

MDNG.com leverages medical publishing, education, and research channels to create a content-rich, dynamic online presence that will continually attract, engage, retain, analyze, and adapt to the interests and expertise of a critical mass of healthcare professionals.

Medical Technology Business Europe is an online publication covering developments in electronic medical technology, medical imaging and related technologies. MTB Europe was the first publication to focus on electronic medical technology from a European perspective.
Our coverage includes the latest clinical applications and platform developments, new research, changes in industry and policy at all levels. Our wide readership includes clinicians, medical physicists, biomedical engineers, healthcare professionals, procurement managers, policy makers, manufacturers, the financial community and the general public. Companies can take full advantage of our wide audience through our online Directory. See www.mtbeurope.info for details.

Pay for Performance Reporter is a monthly management briefing covering the news and key developments in P4P. It will provide you with answers to questions you may have, with facts, news, insight and emerging P4P developments. Discover how early adopters achieved physician "buy in," the importance of leverage, how to choose your performance incentive measures wisely and choose measures that are defensible, and why provider feedback is so important. Every month you'll receive an objective, balanced report with current news and findings surrounding P4P.

When you subscribe today, save $50 and receive FREE our special bonus report "New Initiatives, Trends, and Results in Provider Pay-for-Performance," valued at $99.

For more information, visit: www.healthresourcesonline.com/managed_care/p4p.htm

Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Insight is internationally recognised as providing essential information for anyone doing business in, or with, the pharmaceuticals & healthcare industries. The publication provides subscribers with analysis, forecasts and company profiles on a country-by-country basis, covering the key trends impacting on global pharmaceuticals & healthcare markets.

Published by Business Monitor International, the emerging market specialists, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Insight is broken down into five regional publications, Asia, Western Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Africa and the Americas. The Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Insight website www.pharmaceuticalsinsight.com includes ALL the content from the publications and gives the added flexibility of exploring that content by country, topic or keyword.

Our publications are subscribed to by over 50% of the Global Fortune 500 companies. Why not take the time to find out why? Click here to visit www.pharmaceuticalsinsight.com for a FREE trial.

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 [email protected].

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

SI is a not-for-profit association that supports collaboration and networking among leading healthcare organizations regarding IT strategy, deployment, adoption, and benefits realization.

We feature the important role of business and clinical process owners of IT investments and the related process redesign and culture changes. Benefits of membership include sharing successes and lessons learned via teleconferences, conferences, monthly executive summaries, collaborative projects and virtual collaboration support.

More information can be found at www.scottsdaleinstitute.org.

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to stimulate the understanding, adoption, use and widespread application of smart card technology. Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. and Latin America. For more information please visit www.smartcardalliance.org.

Technology Review, the oldest technology magazine in the world, is published by Technology Review, Inc., an independent media company owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Founded in 1899, Technology Review describes emerging technologies and analyzes their commercial, economic, social, and political impact for an audience of senior executives, entrepreneurs, financiers, and policymakers, as well as the MIT Alumni. Occupying a unique position at the intersection of business and technology, Technology Review, Inc. also produces live events such as the Emerging Technologies Conference and a website, TechnologyReview.com, which offers daily news analysis and opinion on the groundbreaking technologies of tomorrow.

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