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Advertising Abstract: The Clock Ticks for a Physician Practice with 15-minute Policy

October 30th, 1997 by

Marketing the University of Nebraska’s relatively unknown physician group practice, University Medical Associates, as the time-conscious choice for primary care service in the Omaha market meant setting a 15-minute no-wait goal and backing it up… Continued

Industry CEOs Are Getting Paid!

October 30th, 1997 by

Healthcare CEO compensation jumped 25%, according to a Jenks Healthcare Business Report survey, an Atlanta-based newsletter. The recently released survey found: 70 major hospital, pharmaceutical and managed care companies averaged $1.95 million in 1996, up… Continued

Doc-Turned-Blues Singer Takes Healthcare Tunes On The Road

October 30th, 1997 by

Instead of complaining about managed care, Dr. Sam Bierstock of Boca Raton, Fla., and his Managed Care Blues Band decided to sing about it. Humorous tunes like "You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me… Continued

New Intranet Service Integrates Patient Care, Education

October 30th, 1997 by

A national health science publisher and subsidiary of The Times Mirror Company, debuted its new "Mosby’s Patient CareLink" online program to support point-of-care provider initiatives, last week at the American Medical Informatics Association convention in… Continued

New Report Gives 13 HMOs Honor Roll Status

October 30th, 1997 by

The Sachs Group, a healthcare information provider based in Evanston, Ill., has identified 13 health plans that make the grade for member satisfaction through its Sachs HMO Honor Roll analysis report. Choicecare Health Plans, Inc… Continued

Blue Cross Launches System to Detect Medicare Fraud

October 30th, 1997 by

Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin is taking on Medicare fraud with a new computerized detection system. The Fraud and Abuse Management System (FAMS) allows the insurance giant to identify patterns of fraudulent… Continued

New Franchiser Offers Turn-Key Homecare Marketing Opportunity

October 30th, 1997 by

Hospitals that have already tested the waters of the $15 billion home healthcare industry or are looking to expand into this industry’s for-profit potential are being targeted by Homecare America, a new healthcare products "superstore"… Continued

Employee Morale is Key as Cos. Hire More Workers

October 27th, 1997 by

As a communications executive, it’s a near guarantee that you’ll be handling more employee communications in the future. A study released Oct. 22 by the American Management Association shows that 73 percent of 1,168 firms… Continued

Without Grassroots PR in Place, Dateline NBC Story Might Have Zapped Co.

October 27th, 1997 by

Don’t count on your media-relations efforts with high-profile media outlets as your only PR salvation, because when you invite national press coverage, you also welcome press scrutiny. But to mitigate any damage, it’s important to… Continued

Calendar

October 27th, 1997 by

Nov. 4: Business Marketing Association, "Luncheon Meeting with Al Dunlap, CEO of Sunbeam," New York, 914/793-3013. Nov. 6-7: Kensington Group, Inc., "Annual Public Analyst/Consultant Relations Workshop," Boston, Contact Norma LaRosa, 415/924-0468. Nov. 6 &7: Issue… Continued