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Award recognition

Received in » 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003

American Medical News is the recipient of the following awards for editorial and graphic achievements.

2010

Awards for achievements in 2009

Gold Award, Best Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by professional issues reporter Kevin O'Reilly looked at the ethical fall-out from the "octomom" experience.
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Silver Award, Best Legislative/Government Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by then professional issues reporter Amy Lynn Sorrel explored a new FTC requirement that impacts physicians.
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How to spot a Ponzi scheme

Bronze Award, Best How-to-Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by Bob Cook, editor of the Business section, laid out a clear, six-point checklist physicians can use to determine if an investment is legitimate or is indeed a Ponzi scheme.
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Bronze Award, Best Regular Department -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"Professional Issues" section (Damon Adams, editor; Kevin O'Reilly, Amy Lynn Sorrel, and Susan Landers reporters)
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Peter Lisagor Award, Specialty/Trade Editorial. Editorial by David Glendinning, government editor.


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2009

Awards for achievements in 2008

Magazine of the Year Honorable Mention -- The American Society of Business Publication Editors, for the second year in a row, named American Medical News one of the country's top 10 large-circulation business-to-business publications.

Gold Award, Overall Headline Writing -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, National.
(Pam Wood, chief copy editor; George Kruto, Katherine Schied, Sher Watts, copy editors)

Gold Award, Feature Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by then health reporter Victoria Stagg Elliot described a high-tech rehabilitation center for the most severely injured soldiers.
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Gold Award, Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This legislative/government article by David Glendinning discussed what physicians call the heavy-handed methods of Medicare's "bounty hunters," in a program Congress and the White House are expanding.
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Gold Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"Professional Issues" section (Damon Adams, editor; Kevin O'Reilly and Amy Lynn Sorrel, reporters)
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Beyond the baby blues

Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread Computer -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration for "Beyond the Baby Blues" by Daniel Krall, art direction by Annemarie Neff.
The illustration complemented a feature on diagnosing and treating postpartum disorder.
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Oregon still stands alone

Gold Award, Feature Article -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
An article by Kevin O'Reilly discussed the first decade of Oregon’s unique law and the focus it’s put on end-of-life care.
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Silver Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, National.
"Professional Issues" section (Tanya Albert Henry, editor; Damon Adams, Myrle Croasdale, Kevin O'Reilly and Amy Lynn Sorrel, reporters)
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Silver Award, Regular Column: Staff-Written -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"In the Courts" column by Amy Lynn Sorrel examines medicolegal issues.
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Silver Award, Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by business reporter Emily Berry discussed health insurers’ survival strategy.
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Silver Award, Opening Page/Spread Computer -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration for "Sweetener scrutiny" by Callie Lipkin, art direction by Annemarie Neff.

The illustration complemented a feature story about the role artificial sweetners have in weight control.
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Silver Award, Technical Article -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
This article by then health reporter Victoria Staff Elliott explored the process of developing and distributing vaccines.
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Bronze Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
"Health & Science" section (Stephanie Stapleton, editor; Victoria Stagg Elliott and Susan Landers, reporters)
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Bronze Award, Opening Page/Spread: Illustration -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration by Jon Krause, art direction by Annemarie Neff.

The illustration complemented a feature story describing how neuroscience is uncovering techniques to prevent cognitive decline.
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2008

Awards for achievements in 2007.

Publication of the Year: Magazine -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

Magazine of the Year Honorable Mention -- American Society of Business Press Editors. Judges’ comments: "Very impressive for a weekly publication; does in a week what many publications do in a month."

Special section Gold Award, Special Report/Section -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
Coverage of the AMA House of Delegates annual meeting (June 23-27, 2007).
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Peter Lisagor Award, Non-daily Editorial. Editorial by Stephanie Stapleton, health editor.
Judges’ comments: "After the buzz about the Atlanta lawyer with TB on a plane died down, the story of what to do about the national problem of infectious diseases appeared to disappear also. This editorial brings the problem in a much larger context back to the table for discussion and notes what needs to change if we don’t want to see this sort of thing on a regular basis."
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The elusive patient Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread Computer -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration for "The Elusive Patient" by Jashar Awan, art direction by Casey Braun.

The illustration complemented a feature by health and science reporter Victoria Stagg Elliott exploring how young adults share many health risks with adolescents but have less access to care.
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Gold Award, Feature Article -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
An article by then professional issues reporter Damon Adams on concerns that laws requiring physicians to report issues such as underage sex or poor driving may keep patients from seeking care.
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Gold Award, Editorial/Editor’s Letter -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
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Gold Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"Professional Issues" section (Tanya Albert Henry, editor; Damon Adams, Myrle Croasdale, Kevin O'Reilly and Amy Lynn Sorrel, reporters)
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Silver Award, Regular Column: Contributed -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"In the Courts" column by Bonnie Booth. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
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Silver Award, Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
This article by professional issues reporter Myrle Croasdale showed how black physicians find workplace silence to be as demoralizing as open racism.
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Silver Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
"Professional Issues" section (Tanya Albert Henry, editor; Damon Adams, Myrle Croasdale, Kevin O'Reilly and Amy Lynn Sorrel, reporters)
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Silver Award, How-to Article -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
An article by government reporter David Glendinning on the start of Medicare's quality reporting program and what physicians need to know now to get ready for it.
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Silver Award, Individual/ Organization Profile -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
A feature by technology reporter Tyler Chin on the short history of the rapid growth of medical blogging as seen through the progression of Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD, who decided in 2003 to collect the best of medical blogs into a weekly digest.
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Silver Award, Overall Headline Writing -- American Society of Business Press Editors, National. Two consecutive issues. (Pam Wood, chief copy editor; George Kruto, Katherine Schied, Sher Watts, copy editors)
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A Swarm of Trouble Bronze Award, Opening Page/Spread: Illustration -- American Society of Business Press Editors, National.
Illustration for "A Swarm of Trouble" by Chang Park, art direction by Casey Braun.

The illustration complemented a feature by health and science reporter Susan J. Landers. Consistent outbreaks of West Nile virus indicate that it's here to stay, it noted; experts caution that other mosquito-borne diseases lurk just offshore.
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Bronze Award, Special Section -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Coverage of the AMA House of Delegates annual meeting (June 23-27, 2007).
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Bronze Award, News Section -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"Government and Medicine" section (Geri Aston, editor; David Glendinning, David Hansen and Doug Trapp, reporters)
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2007

Awards for achievements in 2006.

Peter Lisagor Award, non-daily newspaper, magazine, newspaper magazine section or newsletter editorial. Editorials by Tanya Albert Henry, deputy editor.
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Age of Angst Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread, Illustration -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration for "Age of Angst" by David M. Beck, art direction by Jef Capaldi.

The illustration complemented an excerpt from "False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear," a book that examines how disproportionate attention focused on some diseases creates a culture of fear, with an exclusive interview with author Marc Siegel, MD.
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Toxic Employee Gold Award, Opening Page/Spread, Computer Generated -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Illustration for "Handling the Toxic Employee" by Michael Slack, art direction by Casey Braun.

The illustration complemented a feature on how to make sure a noxious worker doesn't sicken your practice.
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The illustration was also accepted in the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Illustration West competition.

Gold Award, Regular Column, Contributed -- American Society of Business Press Editors, National. "In the Courts" column by Bonnie Booth. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
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Gold Award, Best Regular Department -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
"Health and Science" section (Stephanie Stapleton, editor; Victoria Stagg Elliott and Susan Landers, reporters)
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Gold Award, Case History -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by professional issues reporter Kevin B. O'Reilly on a hospital where patient safety was built into the building design itself.
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Gold Award, Legislative/Government Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by government reporter David Glendinning on physicians who are encountering problems with Medicare drug plans.
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Gold Award, Regular Column: contributed -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. "In the Courts" column by Bonnie Booth. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
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Silver Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. "Health and Science" section (Stephanie Stapleton, editor; Victoria Stagg Elliott and Susan Landers, reporters)
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Bronze Award, Overall Headline Writing -- American Society of Business Press Editors, National. Two consecutive issues. (Pam Wood, chief copy editor; George Kruto, Katherine Schied, Sher Watts, copy editors)
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Bronze Award, Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by professional issues reporter Kevin B. O'Reilly
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Bronze Award, Regular Department -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
"Professional Issues" section (Tanya Albert Henry, editor; Damon Adams, Myrle Croasdale, Kevin O'Reilly and Amy Lynn Sorrel, reporters)
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Media Brand of the Year
Media Brand of the Year   Medical Marketing & Media, an influential business publication covering heath care marketing, named American Medical News its Media Brand of the Year. The honor was announced in MM&M's annual All-Stars issue. Every year MM&M picks the companies, teams and brands demonstrating the most prowess, resilience and savvy going into the new year. American Medical News was recognized for its overall persistence and impressive financial gains for 2006.

"The only way to become an All-Star is to have an impressive year," wrote MM&M in its January 2007 issue. "And while financial performance always counts among the criteria, this year’s editorial picks shone as much for their resilience, courage, fresh thinking and ability to beat the odds."

The April 2007 issue noted that of the top five medical/surgical journals (ranked by dollars) only American Medical News showed an increase in ad pages in 2006.


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2006

Awards for achievements in 2005.

Gold Award, Best Regular Column, Staff-Written -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. "In the Courts" columns by Tanya Albert, legal affairs reporter. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
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Gold Award, Best Regular Department -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. American Medical News Professional Issues section. Award presented to Professional Issues staff. The section covers health care litigation, medical education, ethics, and professional regulation.
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Silver Award, Best Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by professional issues reporter Myrle Croasdale.
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Journalism Award of Excellence, Outstanding coverage of an emergency medicine issue -- American College of Emergency Physicians. An article by government reporter David Glendinning.
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Bronze Award, Best Feature Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by business reporter Mike Norbut.
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2005

Awards for achievements in 2004.

Silver Award, Best Regular Column, Staff-Written -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
Bronze Award, Best Regular Column, Staff-Written -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors, Midwest-South Region. "In the Courts" columns by Tanya Albert, legal affairs reporter. These two entries won awards in both the regional and ASHPE national competition.
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2004

Awards for achievements in 2003.

Highly Commended -- Second Annual Roche International Award for Obesity Journalism. This article by health reporter Victoria Stagg Elliott was the first of a three-part series on the growing obesity epidemic.
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2003

Awards for achievements in 2002.

Life Anatomy
Silver Award, Best Special Supplement -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
Silver Award, Special Section -- American Society of Business Publication Editors, Midwest Region. "Life Anatomy," edited by Bonnie Booth. This special section appeared in our Oct. 28, 2002, issue and was the culmination of a year-long project that involved nearly the entire staff. "Life Anatomy" presented the dramatic personal stories of a diverse group of physicians -- including one who gave birth, one who went to prison and another who was brutally attacked in her office -- and explored how those events changed each doctor's outlook on life and medicine.
A special presentation of Life Anatomy in words and images appeared on this site for a year after print publication. The remains available. Read the stories:

Gold Award, Best Regular Column, Staff-Written -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. "In the Courts" columns by Tanya Albert, legal affairs reporter. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
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Silver Award, Best Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors This article by professional issues reporters Tanya Albert and Damon Adams was an early and comprehensive warning of the looming medical liability crisis.
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Now Hear This

Illustration   "Now hear this" by artist Dushan Milic, art direction by Annemarie Neff. This work from the Nov. 4, 2002, issue was selected by a national jury of art directors to appear in American Illustration 22 (2003), a showcase of the best artwork in American newspapers and magazines. The illustration complemented a feature story about screening elderly patients for hearing loss.

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