Archive: October 2000

Competitive pressure to lower prices threatens the ability of academic health centers to provide highly technical specialized services, the Commonwealth Fund Task Force on Academic Health Centers reports. Because of their social and academic missions,… Continued

Healthcare executives received less compensation for 1999 than for 1998, according to the Irving Levin Associates’ Annual Salary Survey of top healthcare executives. The survey shows that 1999 was a bad year for healthcare, with… Continued

Although there are no research results available yet that provide best practices for developing community-based women’s health centers, academic providers have a strong track record in this area. Since 1996 HHS’s Office of Women’s Health… Continued

While women’s health centers and programs are in high demand, most hospitals are at a loss in determining how to best develop them. Government-sponsored academic and community- focused women’s health efforts are expected to provide… Continued

While working with teen volunteers can be both an enjoyable and enriching marketing experience, adults should be prepared for rejection and several reality checks. Here are a few teen marketing dos and don’ts to consider… Continued

BBK Communications seeks Publicist Leading healthcare communications agency is seeking a public relations practitioner with 2-3 years of public relations experience, preferably with knowledge of the health and medical industries. Strong media relations abilities and… Continued

Health Management Technology Ronald E. Keener, previously editor, is now a senior contributing editor conducting roundtable interviews about a variety of topics within the healthcare field. Robin Blair replaces him as editor. Blair is responsible… Continued

CoolMD.com 433 Gleason Pkwy. Cape Coral, Fla. 33914 CoolMD.com is not your usual health Web site. From screen colors that vibrate to tidbits like how many parents own vibrators, the site aims to give young… Continued

Healthcare public relations professionals may spend unnecessary time worrying about what tools should be used to communicate key corporate messages to internal audiences. Some frequent questions: What do our clients want to say to employees?… Continued

Go to any mall and you will see that kids and teens still smoke. But how effective have anti-tobacco campaigns been since the landmark $206 billion tobacco settlement went into effect in 1998? In 1999,… Continued