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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.

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.

AMDIS, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, is the premier non profit physician membership organization dedicated to advance the field of applied medical informatics and improve the practice of medicine by the direct physician use of information technology. AMDIS is the home for the "connected" CMIO. Over 1200 AMDIS physician members and 100 non physician associate members participate in the many AMDIS sponsored programs throughout the year. For information visit www.amdis.org or email [email protected].

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 [email protected]. Or, go to www.behavioralhealthcentral.com and look for the Daily Update sign up tool.

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

CMIO magazine supports physician executives to provide better patient care, integrate patient information, evaluate cost-effective treatments, prevent medical mistakes and drive cost-saving efficiencies by leveraging clinical information systems and IT. CMIO.net

Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (www.liebertpub.com/dia) is the only peer-reviewed journal to focus on the use of new devices, drug delivery systems, and software for managing diabetes. Diabetes management is rapidly evolving and the journal provides the most up-to-date information on emerging applications of bioengineering tools and technologies. Topics include alternate insulin delivery methods, CGM, artificial pancreas, and computerized case management. Each issue highlights the latest developments in pharmacologic therapy, device development, and analysis commentaries on brand-name products. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. publishes authoritative peer-reviewed journals in promising areas of science and biomedical research. View our complete publication list at www.liebertpub.com.

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

EMRjobs.com is the premier online job search web site focused on providing the most up-to-date healthcare career opportunities, specifically those within the electronic medical record (EMR) industry. Employers and recruiters turn to EMRjobs.com for assistance in finding the ideal candidate for their openings in EMR implementation, training, support, software development, sales and marketing, product management and consulting. Because the best positions call for the top applicants, qualified job seekers continue to utilize emrjobs.com the moment their search for a new career begins. Find your focus now at EMRjobs.com.

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

FierceHealthFinance is a weekly healthcare finance update for health executives, IT managers, and financial managers. Join fellow industry insiders who get FierceHealthFinance via email for their must know healthcare finance news. Sign up today! www.fiercehealthfinance.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

Government Technology is the award-winning national magazine covering information technology's role in state and local governments. Through in-depth coverage of IT case studies, emerging technologies, and the implications of digital technology on the policies and management of public sector organizations, Government Technology chronicles the dynamics of governing in the information age. Managers, elected officials, CIOs and technology staff at all levels of government gain IT news and event information from Government Technology magazine.

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.

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 Management Technology provides multimedia connections to the healthcare IT industry, including hospitals, managed career, clinics, and third-party administrators. Established in 1980, HMT was the first publication to explore emerging technologies in healthcare and now celebrates more than 30 years of service to C-suite, directors, and IT management through its magazine, website, digital edition, e-newsletters, and annual resource guide. We invite members of the World Health Care Congress to receive a year-long complimentary subscription to HMT. Please visit www.healthmgttech.com and click on the "Subscribe" tab.

Healthcare Trends Quarterly magazine evaluates emerging technologies while examining their impact on the industry. HTQ features exclusive articles with key industry leaders, bringing in newsworthy trends coupled with the technologies that will shape them. HTQ is essential reading for those who are at the forefront of purchasing decisions in healthcare. www.htquarterly.com

HealthEconomics.Com is the premier website for health economics and outcomes research resources as well as jobs on the Internet. Continuously updated by experienced health economists, HealthEconomics.Com is organized by user-friendly categories such as Associations, Consulting Companies, Conferences, Databases, Education, Employment, Government, Humor, Journals, Libraries, News, Pharma/Biotech companies, Pharmacy, and Questionnaires/Performance Assessment. This easy-to-navigate web site is searchable by key word and provides visitors the ability to recommend new sites of potential interest. Scientific forums provide an opportunity for idea exchange. The Employment Center is the place to find a new employee or look for a new position in the field. Visit www.healtheconomics.com soon.

HealthNEWS.Direct! is a global Healthcare Information Technology (Health IT) portal providing research, news, and business intelligence services. The portal publishes several market research and strategic industry reports with key information for top management and decision makers in the healthcare technology industry. HealthNEWS.Direct! is used by professionals from leading healthcare technology companies, hospitals, medical insurance companies, and healthcare media houses from all over the world. www.healthnewsdirect.com

HealthTrio LLC offers secure administrative and health management solutions enabling health plans to reduce costs and improve the quality of care. HealthTrio's connect™, Personal Health Record (PHR), HealthTrio MyMedicalHome and Total EHR™ solutions enable health plans, members and providers to work together with vital information at point of care and beyond. www.healthtrio.com

The Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) is the leading organization committed to bringing together private and public sector leaders fostering the growth and meaningful use of technology across the healthcare industry. Through collaborative efforts the Institute provides programs that drive innovation, educate, and provide a critical understanding of how technology applications, solutions and devices can improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare.

Medical science is rapidly incorporating advances in science and technology which combine to produce more accurate diagnoses, more effective treatments with fewer side effects, and improved ability to prevent disease and provide superior quality healthcare. One field central to this endeavour is biomedical engineering and technology, a multi-disciplinary synthesis of physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational sciences combined with engineering principles to enhance R&D; in biology, medicine, behaviour, and health. IJBET aims to establish an effective channel of communication between researchers and practitioners, government agencies, academic/research institutions and persons concerned with the complex roles of biomedical engineering and technology. Quarterly.

IJCIH is a fully-refereed international quarterly journal publishing original articles concerning the theory and application of the computer to biomedicine and healthcare, with emphasis on novel approaches of wide healthcare significance. Its main aim is to provide an international forum for exchanging results of original research ideas and concepts in both computer science and artificial intelligence techniques in biomedicine and healthcare. It focuses on articles that report novel approaches of wide healthcare significance in the areas of decision support systems, medical diagnosis, data mining, e-health, knowledge management, information retrieval and text mining. Due for publication in 2010.

IJEH, published quarterly, is an authoritative, fully-refereed international journal which presents current practice and research in the area of e-healthcare. It is dedicated to design, development, management, implementation, technology, and application issues in e-healthcare.

High-throughput sequencing and molecular imaging technologies marked the beginning of a new era for modern translational medicine and personalised healthcare. IJFIPM, in partnership with the International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine, touches tomorrow's bioinformatics and personalised medicine through today's efforts in promoting the research, education and awareness of this upcoming inter/multidisciplinary field. Quarterly.

IJHTM, published bi-monthly, is part of a series emerging from the International Journal of Technology Management. It provides an international forum and refereed, authoritative source of information in the fields of management, economics and the management of technology in healthcare. It aims are to establish channels of communication and disseminate knowledge between policy-makers, professionals and providers working in the healthcare and related industries; and to further the knowledge, research, theory and practice in the fields of management, economics and the management of technology in healthcare.

In today's information economy, trust is the necessary foundation for secure interoperability, and central to the successful realization of what's possible on the Web. From the user perspective as well as that of the deploying organization, it's an issue of who is trusted with what… and that requires policy, business and technology understanding and infrastructure. Thus the Liberty Alliance emerged: a first-of-its-kind standards organization with a global membership that provides a holistic approach to identity. www.projectliberty.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.

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

MobiHealthNews chronicles the healthcare sector's adoption of mobile technology: A convergence of two industries that is shaping the future of how healthcare is delivered to the patient on-the-go, at home and at their place of care.

MobiHealthNews offers a combination of breaking news, exclusive interviews, live event coverage and industry commentary to its growing readership of hospital administrators, healthcare service providers, physicians, nurses and the industry players designing, developing and deploying the wireless services that are transforming healthcare today. Healthcare executives rely on daily reports from MobiHealthNews to track innovations and to define sustainable business models for this emerging wireless health industry.

MobiHealthNews is both a daily, online news portal and free, weekly newsletter. Subscribe Today!

As health care leaders explore how best to draw upon billions in new federal dollars for health information technology, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) will release a white paper identifying the capabilities and functionalities of eHealth applications that experts consider crucial to support the patient centered medical home (PCMH).

Meaningful Connections: A resource guide for using health IT to support the patient centered medical home will be released at the PCPCC's April 28 Stakeholder's Working Meeting in Washington, DC. www.pcpcc.net/content/meaningful-connections-it-resource-guide

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

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

Since 1976, PRTM has created a competitive advantage for its clients by changing the way companies operate. PRTM's management consultants work with senior executives to develop and implement innovative operational strategies that deliver breakthrough results. The firm is a leader in operational strategy, supply chain, product development, and customer value management. PRTM has 19 offices worldwide and serves major industry and global public sectors. www.prtm.com

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.

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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