Official Publication

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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Financial Publication

FORTUNE examines the changing world of business and how it works, providing the insider perspective and profiling the leaders behind today's most powerful companies.

Public Relations Partner

Edelman is the only communications firm of scale, reach and experience that has remained independent, allowing the firm to proactively invest in the art and science of public relations. Thinking differently than the competitors has enabled Edelman to remain true to its entrepreneurial heritage and lead the way in redefining, expanding and elevating the role PR plays in the health industry. Its 250+ health industry professionals are dedicated to helping clients vibrantly build relationships and business. Edelman has four global health specialty practices: Rx Health, Consumer Health, Life Sciences and Health Policy and Public Affairs, as well as the medical education and publishing firm BioScience Communications.

Edelman is privileged to work with a wide range of clients in the health industry. Highlights from the client list include Abbott, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Cerus, Eyetech, GlaxoSmithKline, Hospital for Special Surgery, International Longevity Center, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer, Schering-Plough, Serono, Takeda, US Oncology and Wyeth.

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 - this industry-leading newsletter is packed with weekly news, data and strategic information on business and regulatory issues affecting health plans. It includes data on HMOs, PPOs, POS plans new managed care products and markets, and government initiatives. 45 issues annually, print copy and e-mail delivery. For more information call AIS at 800-521-4323 or visit www.AISHealth.com/Products/NewsMCW.html

The American Journal of Medical Quality is focused on keeping readers informed of the resources, processes, and perspectives contributing to health care services. This peer-reviewed journal presents a forum for the exchange of ideas, strategies, and methods in the delivery and management of health care.

American Pharmaceutical Review is the leading review of business and technology for the pharmaceutical industry throughout North America. Each issue offers our readers unbiased editorial on the following topics: research and development, analytical development and control, equipment and facility manufacturing, information technology/compliance, and regulatory affairs. To read online, visit www.americanpharmaceuticalreview.com.

BenefitsLink is the Web's most reliable free source for online compliance developments and tools for employee benefit plans. Use our Buzz page to learn about new government rulings and to click on links to hand-picked online articles by leading practitioners. And our award-winning Benefits Jobs section helps you find qualified benefits personnel fast! (www.BenefitsLink.com)

CenterWatch is a Boston-based publishing company that focuses on the clinical trials industry. We provide a variety of information services used by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, CROs, SMOs and investigative sites involved in the management and conduct of clinical trials. CenterWatch also provides educational materials for clinical research professionals, health professionals and for health consumers. We provide market research market intelligence services that many major companies have retained to help develop new business strategies, to guide the implementation of new clinical research related initiatives and to assist in due diligence activities. Pleas visit CenterWatch online: www.centerwatch.com

Compensation & Benefits Review provides the most thorough and up-to-date information available on issues, trends, and what is working in the marketplace for senior executives who develop and update compensation and benefits policies. This journal supports human resources and compensation and benefits specialists who design cutting-edge programs that will not only attract and retain a superior workforce, but also motivate them to beat the competition.

Consumer Driven Healthcare is the monthly newsletter designed to help healthcare organizations respond effectively to the shift in market power, become consumer-centric, and position themselves to become market leaders in the new consumer-driven market. You'll find the key marketing, planning, business development, contracting, and operations strategies that will ensure long-term success in this rapidly evolving market. For more information go to www.hcmarketplace.com or to request a free sample call 800/650-6787.

Disease Management News is the twice-monthly newsletter that's devoted exclusively to competitive business intelligence on the entire disease management field. It provides instant, in-depth coverage of DM startups, shutdowns, acquisitions, partnerships, contracting, clinical and cost outcomes, new disease and geographic markets, technology, names/number of contacts. For more information go to www.hcmarketplace.com or to request a free sample call 800-650-6787

eHealth Insider - the newsletter for people who know that a judicious investment in information can pay a many-fold return - is a complete intelligence service that offers tough talk about real contenders, mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, new ventures, and cockeyed business plans in the ever-evolving eHealth industry and the world of managed care IT. And the exciting news is that we just relaunched eHealth Insider to offer the inside scoop on the technological advances health plans are forging to speed up the EDI highway, as well as case studies on how businesses have implemented business process applications to increase efficiencies. With weekly email updates and monthly printed newsletters, EHI also keeps you informed on new cutting-edge technologies relating to consumer driven healthcare. eHealth Insider is the solution to all your health information technology needs - to keep you in front of the competition. To subscribe: www.corporateresearchgroup.com/pub/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.

Evaluation & the Health Professions examines the immediate and potential applications of evaluation in health care programs and interventions. The journal brings the reader original research that defines health care programs and shapes practice and policy.For nearly 30 years, the journal has provided a multidisciplinary forum for researchers, planners, and policymakers to examine the many applications of evaluation in health care programs and interventions.

Executive Healthcare Management (EHM) is the industry's leading source for healthcare professionals and physicians for evaluating and achieving their business goals. By combining unbiased industry news with thought leadership from the most respected executives in healthcare, EHM encourages a platform for strategy and learning. In addition to the print distribution, Executive Healthcare Management also serves an online business community of 76,000, allowing contributors and solution providers alike, even wider access to the information they need, when they need it.

Future Healthcare provides an invaluable service to the physicians and healthcare professionals by evaluating the new and emerging technologies and therapies, whilst examining how these innovations will impact the end-users who are committed to increasing levels of patient care.

The quarterly journal combines the resources of Analysts in Media , with the leading medical associations, and world-class editorial from the 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. Future Healthcare is essential reading for its 35,000 physicians, senior executives, hospitals, and clinics throughout the US, that are at the forefront of purchasing decisions in healthcare. www.futurehealthcareus.com

Published by 1105 Government Information Group, Government Health IT is the definitive source for news and information on the public-private health care convergence. Our print, online, event, custom media and research products distinctively integrate coverage of government, technology and health care issues to help health IT decision-makers improve the way health care is managed and delivered. We serve the information needs of members of the entire health IT buying team, across public and private health systems and industry. www.GovHealthIT.com

The flagship publication of the American Medical Group Association, the Group Practice Journal offers dynamic business solutions to physician leaders and administrators at medical groups around the world. Penned by health care professionals, articles give a view from the trenches of modern medicine on a wide variety of topics, from contracting strategies and compensation issues to regulatory compliance, groundbreaking technology, and innovative disease management. For more than 50 years, the Group Practice Journal has been helping medical groups become financially successful while delivering the highest quality health care to their communities.

H&HN;'s Most Wired MagazineTM mines the exclusive database of Hospitals & Health Networks annual Most WiredTM survey and benchmarking study of hospitals and health systems to identify the best information technology (IT) practices. The quarterly magazine uses case studies to identify how actual IT practices help solve strategic hospital and health system problems. Each issue probes how hospitals and health systems use the internet, intranet and information technologies to further business goals. It is a vehicle where senior managers share the details of what they did and how they did it to help their peers achieve the significant returns on investment promised by IT. www.hhnmostwired.com

The Harvard Health Policy Review is a non-partisan, semiannual journal published in affiliation with Harvard University's Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy. The Harvard Health Policy Review takes an interdisciplinary approach to health policy, regularly publishing the works of recognized health policy experts whose disciplinary backgrounds range from the economic to the medical to the anthropological. Past authors for the journal have included Paul Farmer, MD, Founding Director of Partners in Health, and past interviewees have included Marc B. McClellan, MD, PhD, the former FDA Commissioner. These differing perspectives have animated dialogues on the health policy implications of such diverse topics as such diverse topics as war, mental health, and nursing. The publication is accessible to and educational for a variety of audiences. It is distributed to hundreds of individuals and institutions, and our regular readership includes not only health policy specialists but also medical professionals and government officials.

For over 25 years, Health Affairs has been providing business and healthcare executives, government leaders, researchers, students and academia with insightful, thought-provoking analysis on health policy. Written by authorities in the field, Health Affairs publishes only original, peer-reviewed papers, giving readers the most up-to-date, in-depth understanding of healthcare industry trends. Ranked as one of the top cited journals in health policy and health sciences. Published bimonthly, with weekly online-only articles -- individual and institutional subscriptions offered - visit www.healthaffairs.org.

Health Education & Behavior is an essential resource for health educators, social and behavioral scientists, community organizers, public health and community planners, and other health care professionals interested in social and behavioral changes and how they affect health status and quality of life. The journal examines the process of planning, implementing, managing, and assessing health education programs and social-behavioral interventions. It presents empirical research, case studies, program evaluations, literature reviews, and discussions of theories of health behavior and health status, as well as strategies to improve social and behavioral health.

Health Promotion Practice focuses on critical and strategic information for professionals engaged in developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs. The journal publishes authoritative articles on the practical applications of health promotion/public health intervention programs and best practice strategies in a variety of settings, including community, health care, worksite, educational, and international. It also examines practice-related issues, including program descriptions, teaching methods, needs assessment tools and methodologies, and intervention strategies in health promotion and evaluation.

CQ HealthBeat from Congressional Quarterly is a comprehensive source for health care-related legislation, events and news. You'll have easy access to twice-daily briefings that give you an insider's look at the health care policy landscape, notices of upcoming hearings and markups and e-mail alerts that notify you when there is action on the bills you track. CQ HealthBeat puts you inside key health policy developments on Capitol Hill. With CQ HealthBeat, you'll never miss a critical detail on the health care issues that matter to you.

Get a fast, reliable overview of healthcare M&A;, IPOs, venture capital and private placements news and trends with Healthcare Corporate Finance News. In just 20 minutes a month you can stay completely abreast of every important health care company transaction in biotech, hospitals, medical devices, managed care and more. You get objective research to help you identify trends, make projections, stay ahead of the latest dealmaking, compare and contrast what's happening in your segment of the business, and much more. A one-year subscription includes 12 monthly issues plus 12 mid-month e-lerts to the latest venture capital deals. Visit www.hcfnews.com.

Healthcare Technology is a thought leadership initiative that examines and promotes the huge range of technology solutions now available to the healthcare industry. The current volume highlights the industry's migration to a more patient-centric system in which our electronic health records (EHRs) are shared universally. The project, produced in association with Accenture and published by Montgomery Research, provides thought-provoking information directed at top-level management. Healthcare Technology consists of a boardroom-quality book and a dynamic Web portal. Utilized as a decision-support tool, this project uncovers issues and trends so that senior executives can evaluate technology to make informed choices. www.hctproject.com

HealthLeaders Media is an integrated healthcare media and business information company comprised of HealthLeaders magazine and multiple daily and weekly electronic publications, including HealthLeaders Daily News. HealthLeaders magazine is written for and read by "C-Suite" executives at hospitals, health systems, health plans, and physician organizations. Our Website receives over 1 million page views per month from over 80,000 registered users, the largest group of unique healthcare business executives anywhere on the Web.

SPG's Healthcare portfolio is dedicated to improving the standard of healthcare throughout the world. Our print portfolio - The International Review of Patient Care, Hospital Management International and The International Review of Modern Surgery - makes clinical, surgical and management professionals aware of the new technologies and treatments that will allow them to provide a higher standard of healthcare.

From our online portal, professionals can access a wealth of content including news, technical studies, past articles and - more importantly - the suppliers capable of providing the services facilities need to improve the standard of healthcare they provide.

Annually, our titles reach a combined audience of over 350,000 healthcare professionals each year - an audience no other healthcare publisher can match. More details can be found at www.hospitalmanagement.net

Hospitals & Health Networks is published by Health Forum, an American Hospital Association company. It is the leading industry management journal, according to a national tracking survey of 3,800 health care executives. H&HN; enjoys high readership among the senior executives in the 4,600-plus AHA member hospitals and health systems, and in the thousands of provider and payer organizations that collaborate with them. www.hhnmag.com

HSA Market News promises to get behind the press releases to provide you with real data on HSA adoption, plan design, membership growth and pricing. We will keep you in the loop on the latest partnerships and competitive threats. We will also address critical customer service and technology issues – all in one easy-to-access format. With weekly email updates and monthly printed newsletters, HSA Market News offers exclusive coverage that quickly alerts you on: the enrollment of HSAs and HRAs, its adoption trends, product launches and competitive efforts among health plans, interest rates and fees among banks and financial institutions, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions and employer views and initiatives around HSAs, HRAs and HDHPs. HSA Market News provides you with a first-hand take on marketplace developments.
To subscribe: www.corporateresearchgroup.com/hsa.html

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.

Managed Care Report is a hard-hitting package that will set you on the course to a more profitable future in managed care for less than a third of the cost of competing publications. Health plans, health care providers, policy makers, consultants, and attorneys turn to our editorial team for insight and analysis in the fast-changing world of managed care. Each issue of Managed Care Report is filled with must read information on federal and state regulatory updates, cutting edge business strategies, legal-roundups of managed care legislation, and earnings reports as well as analysis of the managed care market.

Managed Healthcare Market Report is the only newsletter in America to focus exclusively on the competitive and financial aspects of managed care and the economic interplay between the providers of managed care organizations and the Fortune 500 purchasers. With weekly e-mail updates and bi-monthly newsletters, Managed Healthcare Market Report exclusive features quickly alert you to: industry trends and current news, recent mergers and acquisitions, new products and services from specialty companies, regional roundups that may presage national trends, employer/purchaser initiatives and policy innovations and highlights of related national industry conferences.

To subscribe: www.corporateresearchgroup.com/pub/healthcare/

Need-to-know pharmaceutical business information
For almost 25 years, the editors of Med Ad News have provided busy pharmaceutical executives with need-to-know business information. Each issue contains incisive analysis and insight into trends and events affecting pharmaceutical business, marketing, and sales. Readers will find special reports and features covering topics that include the top biotechnology companies, top pharmaceutical companies, best-selling brands, direct-to-consumer advertising, and new drug approvals. These reports, found exclusively in Med Ad News, contain vital statistical information as well as extensive company profiles and rankings.

Physicians belonging to medical societies traditionally met on Tuesday evenings to discuss current health care issues. Our research indicates that more than 90 percent of all medical societies met at this time - a time during the week that most physicians were free. Over the last two decades, however, physician practices have changed dramatically. Medical society meetings on Tuesdays, as well as their monthly magazines and bulletins, have become less frequent and in many instances have disappeared. Medical Tuesday brings the latest private practice issues to a network of physicians and health care professionals on alternate Tuesdays via electronic mail. To learn more, go to www.MedicalTuesday.net where you too may subscribe.

Medicare Legislation and Regulation is your one-stop shop for the latest news and analysis on where it's at and where things are heading in the complicated world of Medicare policy making. From new bills on Capitol Hill to CMS program directives that could change the way you do business, our editors will give you the straight scoop on the latest Medicare developments - 45 times a year.

For more than 50 years, health care leaders and executives have turned to Medicine & Health for insight and analysis on the world of health care policy. These are turbulent times for health policy, with budgets tight at the federal, state and local levels. Health insurance costs are rising, medical errors are in the spotlight, and an aging baby boom generation is destined to strain, and ultimately transform, the health care system in this country. As policymakers wrangle with these long-simmering crises, they must also confront bioterrorism response plans and the dangerously withering public health infrastructure.

Modern Healthcare is the industry's only healthcare business news weekly, providing healthcare executives the most reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive business news and information. We also provide news online at www.modernhealthcare.com and via our daily e-newsletter, the Daily Dose. With this three-tiered approach, our award-winning editorial staff delivers information that enables healthcare leaders to take constructive action and improve performance.

Modern Healthcare is the industry's leading source of healthcare business news. In addition to our weekly magazine, we provide executives with the most up-to-date and valuable information through two websites, modernhealthcare.com and modernphysician.com; two daily e-newsletters, Daily Dose and Health IT Strategist; breaking news email service, Modern Healthcare Alert; and monthly e-zine, Modern Physician.

We examine the most pressing healthcare issues and provide readers with the type of information they need to make the most informed business decisions and to lead their organizations to success. It's for this reason that Modern Healthcare is ranked number one in readership among healthcare executives* and deemed a "must-read publication" by the who's who in healthcare.

To subscribe, please call Modern Healthcare at 888-446-1422 or email us at [email protected].

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Performance Improvement Advisor is a must-have monthly tool guaranteed to help healthcare organizations like yours boost performance and enhance quality. Each month you'll uncover real-life case studies, data gathering and analysis strategies, physician profiling and performance enhancement methods, and specific critical paths, care plans, clinical algorithms, performance benchmarks, and other QI tools that you can adapt and use in your organization immediately. Simply put, our experts provide a detailed roadmap leading you toward higher quality and a healthier balance sheet. To request a free trial, order online at www.nhionline.net/products/pia.htm or call 800-597-6300. 12 monthly issues, 12 pages each: $399

Pharma and Healthcare Insight provides subscribers with analysis, forecasts and company profiles on a country-by-country basis, covering the key trends impacting on global pharma and healthcare markets. The service includes online access to the very latest analysis and data, a searchable archive, and PDF access to the monthly regional Insight reports. Click our logo for a free trial or visit our website at www.pharmaceuticalsinsight.com.

Pharmaceutical Law & Litigation Report does more than just cover what's happening in the pharmaceutical law field. Our experts analyze recent court decisions from across the nation, highlighting successful trial strategies and appellate arguments and pointing out potential pitfalls. This monthly publication also keeps you abreast of settlements, Food and Drug Administration actions and policy changes that impact the pharmaceutical industry.

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].

strategy+business is a management magazine for senior executives and the people who influence them. Its mission is to provide commentary, research, and ideas that bridge the gap between theory and practice in contemporary global business. s+b is published by the leading global management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and reaches more than 100,000 readers worldwide and hundreds of thousands more through its Web site, www.strategy-business.com.

Amy Wilder
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