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Best PR Campaign: Physician Organization Uses HMO Crisis to Push Patient Coverage Issue

April 13th, 2000 by

When a New Jersey health plan became insolvent after owing millions of dollars in unpaid claims, its members were forced to learn a painful lesson about the need for a safety net the state lacked… Continued

Men Don’t Discuss Incontinence

April 13th, 2000 by

Despite the problems incontinence causes men in their personal lives, emotional health and ability to travel, men avoid discussing it with their physicians, according to a study by the University of Louisville and the Veterans… Continued

Sexual Issues Considered Taboo Subject for Menopausal Women

April 13th, 2000 by

Physicians assume that menopausal women are uncomfortable discussing sexual concerns with them, according to a survey by the menopause support group, PRIME PLUS/Red Hot Mamas. The report found that because of this lack of discussion,… Continued

Your Career: Employers Are Scaling Back Benefits

April 13th, 2000 by

If you thought that employers were responding to the tight labor market by increasing the number of benefits they offer, think again. In fact, they’re cutting back, according to a survey by the Society for… Continued

Lax Attitudes Challenge Men’s Health Programs

April 13th, 2000 by

Where health is concerned, men lack the take-charge attitude that women have. A recent report by The Commonwealth Fund in New York shows how passive and out of touch men are with the healthcare system.… Continued

Media Moves

April 13th, 2000 by

The information in Media Moves is provided by the health research department of Press Access, which provides contact informaton for more than 1,000 journalists at more than 1,000 consumer and business publications. Industry Recognition Business… Continued

Media Insight

April 13th, 2000 by

CancerEducation.com 30 W. 21st Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10010 There are few healthcare topics cloaked in confusion the way cancer is. Overstated or misleading claims often make finding credible information about this complex… Continued

Mark Your Calendar

April 13th, 2000 by

April 13-14 Public Relations Society of America’s Health Academy Conference: Improved Health Care at What Cost. Washington, D.C. http://www.prsa.org. **April 16-18*** The Forum for Healthcare Strategists’ Customer Based Marketing Strategies 2000 conference. The HPRMN awards… Continued

Bookstore Opens on PR & Marketing Network

April 10th, 2000 by

PR NEWS has launched an online bookstore at http://www.PRandMarketing.com/store that includes more than 50 books in PR and marketing selected by our editors. We’ve also rolled out an online “Best Practices” library with 15 strategic… Continued

Cracking the Glass Ceiling

April 10th, 2000 by

Eighty-four percent of Fortune 500 companies have at least one woman on their board, versus 62% of Fortune 501-1000 companies, according to the 1999 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the Fortune 1000 study.… Continued