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American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors Names HealthLeaders its `Magazine of the Year'.


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Award acknowledges HealthLeaders' proactive approach to searching

for, obtaining and presenting quality editorial content

HealthLeaders Inc. today announced that HealthLeaders magazine has been named "Magazine of the Year" by ASHPE, the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

This is the second such award that HealthLeaders has received this summer, having received the American Society of Business Publications' "Magazine of the Year" award in June.

The ASHPE competition is targeted at recognizing outstanding editorial excellence and achievement in healthcare publications. Recognition is based on competition among only healthcare-specific publications including magazines, newsletters and online.

"This award marks a very significant milestone for HealthLeaders," said Scott McQuigg, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of HealthLeaders Inc. "We strive to provide the healthcare industry's best editorial content, and with this award, ASHPE validates that we're doing just that."

McQuigg continued, "We believe that HealthLeaders' monthly content, when combined with the daily news at healthleaders.com and the analytics provided by HealthLeaders Research, is the right mix for today's busy healthcare executive."

Each month, HealthLeaders magazine looks at the issues and trends that are shaping the business of healthcare in 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.  today. The magazine focuses on market strategy, finance, technology, policy, culture and innovation. One of the most popular monthly features is the HealthLeaders Roundtable, a freewheeling free·wheel·ing  
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a. Free of restraints or rules in organization, methods, or procedure.

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 discussion among healthcare industry experts around topics such as the future of hospitals, new directions in employer-sponsored healthcare, the future of managed care, and reinventing healthcare benefits.

In addition to the "Magazine of the Year" award, ASHPE awarded HealthLeaders with seven other awards, more than any other publication in the competition's history. These awards include five Gold Awards and two Silver Awards. Silver awards include one for Best Feature Article, January/February 2001, "First Do No Harm," and one for Best Legislative/Government article, October 2001, "Quaking quake  
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Gold awards include: Best Legislative/Government article, March 2001, "Laying Down the Law"; Best Regular Appearing Department--Technology; Best Publication Redesign re·de·sign  
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re
, September 2001; Best Complete Article Layout, September 2001, "Off the High Wire"; and Best Original Web commentary, "Nursing Woes."

L. Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year.  Movalson, editorial director at HealthLeaders, said, "We're very proud to receive these individual awards along with the `Magazine of the Year' distinction." She added, "All economic and political signs indicate that the healthcare industry is going to face more financial, regulatory and management challenges in the years to come, and HealthLeaders is the magazine best positioned to help executives manage those opportunities."

In recognizing HealthLeaders as "Magazine of the Year," Richard Green Richard Green may refer to:
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, ASHPE's executive director, stressed that "...the publication editorial staff repeatedly demonstrated a thorough understanding of the market they serve while presenting knowledgeable and useful information to the readership read·er·ship  
n.
1. The readers of a publication considered as a group.

2. Chiefly British The office of a reader at a university.
. The editors and staff demonstrated a proactive approach to searching for, obtaining and presenting the editorial product in issue after issue."

Green added, "In our opinion HealthLeaders demonstrated a consistently credible, quality product--editorially and through graphic presentation--that clearly marked it as outstanding."

About HealthLeaders

HealthLeaders is a leading multi-platform media company dedicated to meeting the business information needs of healthcare executives and professionals. As an integrated media company, HealthLeaders includes HealthLeaders Magazine, HealthLeaders.com for daily news and information, and HealthLeaders Research for market insight and analysis.
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