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NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ — The New England Journal of medicine and American Family Physician rank as top online medical journals by U.S. primary care physician visitation, according to the just released ePharma Physician(R) v8.0 study by pharmaceutical and healthcare market research company Manhattan Research. Comparing the top online journals of 2007 to this year’s batch, the Annals of Internal medicine and American Family Physician have been two of the most successful publications in increasing online physician readership.
Reading online journals has been one of the fastest growing professional activities for physicians, growing at a double-digit rate over the past three years. The ePharma Physician(R) v8.0 survey found that physicians expect to increase their use of the Internet as a source of clinical news and information, making it critical for publications like the American College of Physicians Observer, the Cleveland Clinic, the Journal of General Internal medicine and others to maintain engaging online versions of their journals.
Top Online Journals Among Physicians in 2008
Ranked by Number of U.S. Primary Care Physician Visitors

Position Publication

1. New England Journal of Medicine
2. American Family Physician
3. Annals of Internal Medicine
4. The Lancet
5. American Academy of Family Physicians
6. Journal of the American Medical Association
7. Family Practice Management
8. Cleveland Clinic
9. ACP (American College of Physicians) Observer
10. Journal of General Internal Medicine

Source: ePharma Physician(R) v8.0 (2008)

About ePharma Physician(R) v8.0

ePharma Physician(R) v8.0 was conducted via online survey methodology in Q2 2008 among 1,681 online practicing U.S. physicians. The study and advisory service product has determined the leading online physician destinations based on the number of physician visitors as well as the content satisfaction of those who visit and provides in-depth analysis of top product and corporate pharmaceutical websites, health portals, online journal sites, specialty-specific sites, newsletters and society sites.
Marketers interested in learning more about the latest digital sales and professional marketing trends from ePharma Physician(R) v8.0 are invited to attend a webcast from Manhattan Research on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., EDT (for qualified business accounts only). Register at .
Other Manhattan Research Products and Services
Manhattan Research conducts annual research studies among physicians and consumers, including Taking the Pulse(R), Taking the Pulse(R) Europe, Taking the Pulse(R) Asia, Cybercitizen(R) Health, Cybercitizen(R) Health Europe and ePharma Consumer(R). Each study serves a unique purpose and focuses on different aspects of information technology adoption. Broad consumer and physician research is complemented by targeted analysis among more than 80 consumer therapeutic segments and 25 physician specialist segments.
Manhattan Research, a Decision Resources, Inc. company, is a leading market research and advisory firm for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. For more information, visit , email or call 1.888.680.0800.
For more information, contact:
Maureen Malloy
Manhattan Research
212-255-7799

Manhattan Research

WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS), publisher of industry-leading health compliance information, and Strategic Management Systems, Inc. (SMSInc.), a top national health care compliance consulting firm, are pleased to announce the launch of High-Risk Areas in Medicare Billing: Compliance and Auditing Tools for Hospitals and health Systems.
This powerful new Web-based subscription service is designed to help hospitals and health systems avoid potentially enormous overpayments, delayed payments, rejected claims and other high-risk billing issues. For more information, or to demo this exciting Web service, go to .
This user-friendly Web site is packed with valuable tools that can be downloaded, adapted and incorporated into a hospital’s compliance programs. It identifies — and provides practical tools to help hospitals with the most serious Medicare billing risks they face, in these and numerous other areas:
— Observation and admissions
— Length-of-stay issues
— Present-on-admission indicators
— Medical necessity and documentation
— Drugs, biologicals and medical devices
— Transfers and discharges
— Medicare secondary payer

In addition to the comprehensive Web site, subscribers to High-Risk Areas in Medicare Billing also receive e-mail alerts when major news breaks and a monthly Current Developments newsletter — also archived on the Web site — that tracks CMS transmittals, related payer alerts and other government fraud alerts.
Go to for a demo of this powerful new compliance tool.
About the Authors
High-Risk Areas in Medicare Billing is written by Strategic Management Systems, Inc. (SMSInc), one of the nation’s most experienced health care compliance consulting firms, and managed by Atlantic Information Services, Inc. (AIS), which has been publishing news and strategies for hospital compliance officers for more than 15 years, led by Nina Youngstrom’s award-winning weekly Report on Medicare Compliance.
CONTACT:
Francie Fernald
Managing Editor
Atlantic Information Services
1100 17th St., NW Ste 300
Washington, DC 20036
202-775-9008 ext. 3055

Atlantic Information Services, Inc.

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire/ — Wolters Kluwer Health, a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry, announced today the appointment of Susan Driscoll as Executive Vice President & General Manager of the Books division of its Professional & Education business unit.
Driscoll brings to Wolters Kluwer health more than 25 years of experience in academic, trade and online publishing. Prior to Wolters Kluwer Health, Driscoll held the positions of Vice President, Strategy for Author Solutions, Inc., and President & CEO of iUniverse, Inc., the world’s leader in online publishing. She successfully built the model for authors to find their customers utilizing state of the art publishing systems coupled with the marketing power of the internet.
“The appointment of Susan Driscoll brings us extensive electronic publishing experience as well as the C-level skills and business proficiency to take our leading books’ and journals’ content into the next era of new media,” said Gordon Macomber, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer Health, Professional & Education. “We could not be more thrilled to have Susan join our leadership team.”
Driscoll gained extensive e-business experience while she served as Chief Operating Officer of Bedford, Freeman & Worth, guiding operations for the college text book publisher. She also held senior management roles at HarperCollins and Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
Jeff McCaulley, President & CEO of Wolters Kluwer health continues: “I am excited about the leadership team within our Wolters Kluwer health Professional & Education business unit, and our potential to accelerate growth and competitiveness as we strive to drive medical excellence via the transformation of healthcare through information.”
Driscoll, who will be based in Philadelphia, PA, is a graduate of University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
About Wolters Kluwer Health
Wolters Kluwer health (Conshohocken, PA), a division of Wolters Kluwer, is a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Facts & Comparisons(R); electronic information providers, such as Ovid, Medi-Span(R) and ProVation(R); and pharmaceutical information providers such as Adis International and Source(R). Wolters Kluwer health has annual revenues (2007) of $1,044 million (euro 761 million) and employs approximately 2,700 employees globally. For more information, visit .
About Wolters Kluwer
Wolters Kluwer is a leading global information services and publishing company. The company provides products and services globally for professionals in the health, tax, accounting, corporate, financial services, legal, and regulatory sectors. Wolters Kluwer has annual revenues (2007) of euro 3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), maintains operations in over 33 countries across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific and employs approximately 19,500 people worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Visit for information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.
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