American HomePatient Unveiled as Third-Time Winner of Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence.BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- American HomePatient (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : AHOM), an industry leader in home respiratory services and durable medical equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act: In 2005, American HomePatient brought home an APEX award of excellence in the special purpose category of video and electronic publication. In 2004, the company received two APEX awards of excellence for its website, www.ahom.com, and its 2004 products and services calendar. Every year, Communications Concepts sponsors the APEX awards competition, turning its attention to today's outstanding publications for professional communicators. APEX award winners are recognized for excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness and excellence. "What's most special about this year's award is that it almost didn't happen," admits Lee Weinreb, director of Marketing with American HomePatient. "We had to scrap the first version of the project completely and start from scratch to start (again) from the very beginning; also, to start without resources. - Thackeray. See also: Scratch on an incredibly tight deadline." Weinreb concluded, "I have to give credit to our fantastic marketing team, and especially to our Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Jim Reichmann. Jim was right there with us, providing the encouragement and support we needed to create such a spectacular piece." About the APEX awards: APEX 2006 -- the 18th Annual Awards for Publication Excellence -- is an international competition that recognizes outstanding publications for writers, editors, publications staff, and business and nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. communicators. It is sponsored by Communications Concepts, Inc., publishers of business communication reports, including Writing That Works, a monthly subscription for professional communicators, and special reports on topics such as Writing for the WEB. About American HomePatient: American HomePatient, Inc. is one of the nation's largest diversified home health care providers. Founded in 1983, the Company supplies home medical products and services through more than 270 centers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Its extensive offerings include respiratory therapies respiratory therapy Medical profession concerned with assisting the respiratory function of individuals who have severe lung disorders. Practices include suctioning to clear secretions from the airway, use of aerosol mists (sometimes medicated) or gases to ease breathing, ; enteral enteral /en·ter·al/ (en´ter'l) enteric. en·ter·al adj. 1. Within or by way of the intestine, as distinguished from parenteral. 2. Enteric. and parenteral parenteral /pa·ren·ter·al/ (pah-ren´ter-al) not through the alimentary canal, but rather by injection through some other route, as subcutaneous, intramuscular, etc. par·en·ter·al adj. 1. nutritional services; mobility equipment and related medical supplies; infusion services; respiratory diagnostic equipment; and disease intervention programs for patients in the home environment. American HomePatient's common stock is currently traded over the counter under the symbol AHOM. |
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