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Managed Healthcare Executive (MHE) is the number 1 read business journal serving senior-level decision makers (non-clinical and clinical) in health plan, payor, provider, employer groups, and government organizations who make purchasing and policy decisions about products, services and technologies for large member/patient populations. Specifically, MHE’s 41,000+ targeted readers include; CEO, COO, CFO, VPs, Medical Directors, and Pharmacy Directors.
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AIS’s Inside Consumer — Directed Care provides timely news and insightful analysis on how the trend toward consumer-directed health plans will affect utilization of medical services, insurance premiums, and your bottom line. Get reliable intelligence on what’s working and what’s not and why. 24 issues annually. For more information call AIS at 800-521-4323 or visit the web site at www.AISHealth.com.

AIS’s MANAGED CARE WEEK, hard-hitting business and financial news of the managed care industry. Includes data on HMOs, PPOs, POS plans, new managed care products and markets, and government initiatives that are changing the face of managed care. Written by insightful managed care writer/analyst Jill Brown. 45 issues annually, print copy, e-mail delivery and regular e-mail news alerts. For more information call AIS at 800-521-4323 or visit the web site at http://www.aishealth.com/Products/NewsMCW.html

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.

Founded in 1949, the American Association of Healthcare Consultants is the professional membership society for leading healthcare consultants and consulting firms. The Mission of the AAHC is to serve as the preeminent credentialing, professional, and practice development organization for the healthcare consulting profession; to advance the knowledge, quality, and standards of practice for consulting to management in the healthcare industry; and to enhance the understanding and image of the healthcare consulting profession and Member Firms among its various publics. Visit us online at www.aahc.net.

FieldMedia, LLC, publishers of 'CDHC Solutions' and 'Benefits and Compensation Solutions' 200 South Main Street, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004, Tel: (770) 475-9770

'Benefits and Compensation Solutions' and 'CDHC Solutions' magazines are leading business magazines serving more than 46,000 Benefit Brokers and 'Benefits and Compensation' decision makers at companies with 500 or more employees.

'CDHC Solutions' is the industry's first magazine about consumer-driven health care. Benefits and Compensation Solutions' magazine is one of the leading resources for CFO's, COO's, HR and Benefits VP's, Benefits Directors, Compensation Managers and Consultants, who work to create successful B&C; solutions. Visit our Web site, www.bcsolutionsmag.com.

Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about technology’s impact on business and consumers. For more than 23 years, Forrester has been a thought leader and trusted advisor, helping global clients lead in their markets through its research, consulting, and peer-to-peer executive programs. Forrester’s healthcare research delivers market insights, technology assessments, best-practice benchmarks, analysis of trends, Web site usability reviews, and an examination of the role of new IT applications.
For more information, visit www.forrester.com.

In a quick-access, Q&A; format, the Health Savings Account Answer Book covers HSAs comprehensively and in depth, cutting through the hype and current confusion surrounding HSAs; helps you accurately weigh all their pros and cons; and gives you the facts you need to make sound decisions...avoid pitfalls...answer employee challenges...and deal effectively with healthcare vendors. It answers well over 400 key questions on all aspects of HSA establishment, administration, and compliance-including rules and penalties, medical coverage, contributions and deductions, distributions, rollovers and transfers, fiduciaries, filing requirements, and more.
For more information or to order a 30-day RISK-FREE copy, call 1-800-638-8437 or visit www.aspenpublishers.com.

Four pillars underpin the movement to improve the health care system: Affordability, Quality, Usability and Access. Chief executives and corporate benefits purchasers, consultants/brokers, physicians and other health care professionals all play critical roles in making this transformation a reality. hub magazine's mission is to bring these audiences together and provide readers with a forum to share best practices and effective solutions that will help drive this change to our nation's health care system. hub is published three times a year and is the exclusive magazine of UnitedHealth Group. It can be accessed at www.hubmagazine.net.

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.
Call 800-516-4343 or Fax 888-329-6242 or visit our online bookstore: www.healthresourcesonline.com

MarketResearch.com contains the largest collection of market research intelligence. Featuring reports from leading industry publishers worldwide MarketResearch.com’s industry specialists provide complimentary assistance in answering your report questions. Visit www.marketresearch.com to search our report collection, or call 1-800-298-5699 to speak with a research specialist in your industry.

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.

Keep on top of the latest strategic moves of managed care organizations, proposed and pending legislation, and what other organizations are doing to successfully trim healthcare costs with The Executive Report on Managed Care. With things changing so rapidly in the managed care industry you need this twice-a-month briefing to find out what?s happening in Washington, D.C., and within the insurance industry. You?ll get concise and timely details on the most pressing issues affecting managed care so that you can plan efficient strategies to bring your healthcare costs under control. Sign up for a free no-risk trial subscription today. Call The Managed Care Information Center (888) 843-6242 or visit: www.healthresourcesonline.com/managed_care/14nlnr.htm

Wellness Junction has been tracking trends in the wellness and health promotion industry since the mid-1980s. That expertise has been translated into books, special reports and management guides for wellness and health promotion professionals, as well as the respected monthly newsletter service Wellness Program Management Advisor and our well-received industry conference "Making the Most of Wellness." Wellness Junction marks the marriage of our professional expertise with focused information for consumers.
For more details about our other informational services -- including resources on employee assistance and work/family programs -- visit our company Web site at www.healthresourcesonline.com.

Published since 1996, this monthly newsletter serves the management information needs of professionals in the growing workplace wellness and health promotion field. Each issue includes: case studies of successful wellness programs; statistics to show how wellness programs are controlling healthcare costs and impacting positively on a company’s bottom line; and strategic program and management tips to help overcome some of the barriers to success, including cost issues, lack of management support and low employee participation.
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Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a multinational publisher and information services company with key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill. For more information, visit: www.wolterskluwer.com