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AIS Editorial
Staff
JILL BROWN (jbrown@aispub.com)
Executive Editor
Jill brings unique skills and energy to AIS, along with an intelligent perspective on the forces reshaping the health care industry. She holds a graduate degree in health finance and management, and was formerly a consultant with Arthur Andersen, where she worked with managed care plans, hospitals and medical groups on the financial issues impacting their operations.
SUSAN NAMOVICZ-PEAT (snpeat@aispub.com)
Director, Directories and Databases Division
Susan has been compiling databases on health care organizations
since the 1980s and now supervises the research and reporting on a number
of AIS's primary source databases, including AIS's DIRECTORY OF HEALTH
PLANS, and the PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGEMENT DATABASE.
FRANCIE FERNALD (ffernald@aispub.com)
Managing Editor
Francie is managing editor of AIS's diverse line of looseleaf
services, including GUIDE TO COMPLYING WITH STARK PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL
RULES and HIGH-RISK AREAS IN MEDICARE BILLING.
NINA YOUNGSTROM (nyoungstrom@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, REPORT ON MEDICARE COMPLIANCE
Nina has been writing AIS's Medicare compliance newsletter since 1992
and has a reputation for being one of the most knowledgeable journalists
and incisive writers in the field. With excellent contacts at the IG's
office and at CMS, and strong relationships among industry experts and
line compliance officers, every week Nina's REPORT ON MEDICARE COMPLIANCE has inside news you won't read anywhere else. She won a 2007 Specialized
Information Publishers Foundation award for "Best Spot News Story."
STEVE DAVIS (sdavis@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, HEALTH PLAN WEEK
Steve's journalism career includes more than a decade of health care
reporting. In 2007, he won first place in the "Instructional Reporting"
category of the Specialized Information Publishers Foundation awards
and in 2006 won for both "Best Single-Topic Publication" and
for "Best Analytical or Interpretive Coverage." His deep knowledge
of the health care industry makes HEALTH PLAN WEEK "must"
reading for health care executives.
BARBRA GOLUB, JD (bgolub@aispub.com)
Editor, MEDICARE PART D NEWS
Barbra joined AIS in 2004 and uses her background as an attorney
to provide incisive coverage on key health care compliance topics. She
previously wrote on complex taxation and employee benefits subjects.
Prior to that, she practiced negligence law in New York State.
JAMES H. GUTMAN (jgutman@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NEWS
Jim has 30 years of experience in business journalism, and has managed MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NEWS for the last eight years. He also edits and helps develop other publications for AIS. Jim joined AIS in 2001 after a 10-year career as president and publisher of Business Information Services, Inc., which published six managed care newsletters along with ancillary products. His background also includes managing corporate publications for Johnson & Johnson.
BJ TAYLOR, II (bjtaylor@aispub.com)
Manager, Web and e-Newsletter Content and Associate Editor, MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE NEWS and HEALTH PLAN WEEK
Since joining AIS in 1999, BJ has managed AIS's growing line
of e-mail newsletters, including GOVERNMENT NEWS OF THE WEEK
and AIS'S HEALTH BUSINESS DAILY. He's also in charge of e-mail
news alerts to AIS's rapidly growing number of electronic newsletter
readers, as well as all editorial content on AIS's Web site. BJ also
manages AIS's partnerships with third-party content providers.
THERESA DEFINO (editor@reportonresearchcompliance.com)
Editor, REPORT ON RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
Theresa is well-versed in the ethical and compliance issues facing researchers
and institutions, having worked for an academic medical center affiliated
with a major midwestern university and having written hundreds of articles
based on research studies. A veteran health care journalist and writer,
Theresa has been based in Washington, D.C, since 1989.
EVE COLLINS (ecollins@aispub.com)
Editor, THE HCCA-AIS MEDICAID COMPLIANCE NEWS
Eve has several years of experience covering compliance issues at AIS, including serving as editor of REPORT ON PATIENT PRIVACY. She also contributes to AIS’s other health care business and compliance publications.
RENEE FROJO (rfrojo@aispub.com)
Editor, DRUG BENEFIT NEWS
Renee joined AIS in 2009 to cover the pharmacy benefit management business, a subject she also reported on for her prior employer, and assists on a variety of e-newsletter and Web site work.
LIANA HEITIN (lheitin@aispub.com)
Editor, THE AIS REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS and REPORT ON PATIENT PRIVACY
Liana joined AIS in 2009, and covers Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans as well as privacy issues. She also assists in the management of AIS's Web and e-mail news content. |
