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Or call 1-800-521-4323 or write to:
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AIS Editorial
Staff
JAMES H. GUTMAN (jgutman@aispub.com)
Vice President and Executive Editor
Jim has been editing and managing health care publications
for about 15 years, about half of the time he's been involved in business
journalism. Before joining AIS in 2001, he served for more than 10 years
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.
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 Pharmacy Benefits Management Database.
FRANCIE FERNALD (ffernald@aispub.com)
Managing Editor
Francie is managing editor of AIS's diverse line of looseleaf
services, which include GUIDE TO AUDITING HEALTH CARE BILLING PRACTICES,
HIPAA PATIENT PRIVACY COMPLIANCE GUIDE and GUIDE TO COMPLYING WITH STARK PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL
RULES
JILL BROWN (jbrown@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, HEALTH PLAN WEEK and THE AIS REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS
Jill brings unique skills and energy to HEALTH PLAN
WEEK and THE AIS REPORT ON
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS, 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. Her business background and super editorial skills
help make HEALTH PLAN WEEK (formerly called
MANAGED CARE WEEK) the leading publication in the field.
NINA YOUNGSTROM (nyoungstrom@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, REPORT ON MEDICARE COMPLIANCE and Contributing Editor,
THE HCCA-AIS MEDICAID COMPLIANCE NEWS
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, INSIDE CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE and 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 INSIDE CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE
and HEALTH PLAN WEEK "must" reading for health care
executives.
ANGELA MAAS (amaas@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, SPECIALTY PHARMACY NEWS. Angela has more
than 10 years of editing, reporting and writing experience in both trade
and consumer publications. Most recently, she was Managing Editor of
an industry-leading employee benefits periodical, where she wrote and
edited articles on health care and other issues impacting benefits directors.
Aside from writing and directing SPECIALTY PHARMACY NEWS, Angela
oversees several other publications.
BARBRA GOLUB, JD (bgolub@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, MEDICARE PART D COMPLIANCE NEWS, THE HCCA-AIS
MEDICAID COMPLIANCE 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.
NEAL LEARNER (nlearner@aispub.com)
Managing Editor, DRUG BENEFIT NEWS
Neal serves as Managing Editor of DRUG BENEFIT NEWS and manages
other products. He has more than 10 years of experience as a reporter
and editor working for national newspapers, magazines and newsletters.
Before joining AIS, he covered the pharmaceutical industry and the FDA
for another business and regulatory news publication, where he had a
front-row seat to some of the hottest Rx business developments in recent
years, including Medicare drug benefit legislation, generic drug reforms
and drug safety scandals.
BRUCE GOLDFARB (bgoldfarb@aispub.com)
Editor, INSIDE CONSUMER-DIRECTED CARE and Contributing Editor, THE AIS
REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS
Bruce has been writing health publications for more than 20 years.
He joined AIS after editing subscription newsletters on such subjects
as health care costs and data, PPOs, capitation and genomics, as well
as a magazine on diabetes care. His abilities were recognized by, among
other things, three first-place awards from the Society of Professional
Journalists.
JUDY PACKER-TURSMAN (tursman@comcast.net)
Editor, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NEWS
Judy is a seasoned health care business reporter with nearly
20 years of extensive experience in health care business issues, including
issues impacting managed Medicare and Medicaid. Judy's super contacts,
knowledge of the field and knack for getting inside information on the
critical management and financing issues facing managed Medicare and
Medicaid program executives makes MEDICARE ADVANTAGE NEWS
a unique and highly useful resource for health plans, providers and
state agencies.
BJ TAYLOR, II (bjtaylor@aispub.com)
Manager, Web and e-Newsletter Content and Associate Editor MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE NEWS
BJ edits, writes and coordinates AIS's 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.
CHRIS MEEHAN (cmeehan@aispub.com)
Editor, THE AIS REPORT ON BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD PLANS
Chris has been with AIS since January 2004 and has written for several
AIS publications related to managed care. He has covered Blues plans
for more than two years.
EVE COLLINS (ecollins@aispub.com)
Associate Editor
Eve serves as Editor of REPORT ON PATIENT PRIVACY
and reports on health care for three other AIS newsletters.
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