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Award recognition

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

2008  -  2007  -  2006  -  2005  -  2004  -  2003

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."

Gold Award, Special Report/Section -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
Coverage of the AMA House of Delegates annual meeting (June 23-27, 2007).
View the special section:
  AMA House of Delegates - July 16, 2007

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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  TB on a Plane - June 25, 2007

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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  The elusive patient: Getting twentysomethings into the health care system - May 14, 2007

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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  When practicing becomes policing: Physicians balance patient privacy with society's right to know - March 26, 2007

Gold Award, Editorial/Editor’s Letter -- American Society of Business Press Editors, Midwest-South Region.
Read the editorials:
  UnitedHealth Group-Sierra merger a bad deal - April 16, 2007
  Fighting back against frivolous lawsuits - June 18, 2007

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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  Professional Issues

Silver Award, Regular Column: Contributed -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.
"In the Courts" column by Bonnie Booth. The monthly column examines medicolegal issues.
Read the column:
  In the Courts 2007

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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  Racial fatigue: Minority doctors feeling the pressure - July 23/30, 2007

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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  Professional Issues

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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  Medicare pay-for-reporting: How to get your 1.5% - June 4, 2007

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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  Bloggers' Grand Rounds: The evolution of medicine's netroots - Jan. 15, 2007

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)
Browse the issues:
  March 4, 2007
  March 11, 2007

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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  A swarm of trouble: Mosquito season is new-disease season - May 21, 2007

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).
View the special section:
  AMA House of Delegates - July 16, 2007

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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  Government and Medicine

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.
Read the editorials:
  Only the best science belongs in court: Limits on witness testimony needed - June 19, 2006
  Freedom from SLAPP suits: The right to speak up for patients - Aug. 21, 2006
  Hospital standards worth your attention - Dec. 18, 2006

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.
Read the story:
  Age of angst - Feb. 27, 2006

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.
Read the story:
  Handling the Toxic Employee - July 24/31, 2006

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.
Read the columns:
  Legal risks for giving free medical advice - March 13, 2006
  Scope-of-practice tiff tries to limit physical therapy (the words, not the deed) - Nov. 13, 2006

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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  Health and Science

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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  Safety by Design: Starting from the ground up - March 27, 2006

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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  Physicians complain Medicare Part D decisions threaten patient care - June 5, 2006

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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  In the Courts 2006

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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  Health and Science

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)
Browse the issues:
  Nov. 13, 2006
  Nov. 16, 2006

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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  To heal, or to enhance? Medicine grapples with 'cosmetic neurology' - Aug. 28, 2006

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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  Professional Issues

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.

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.
Read the columns:
  Doctor wins claim that lawsuit was frivolous - Sept. 12, 2005
  Doctor says search of office too intrusive - Aug. 8, 2005

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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  Professional Issues

Silver Award, Best Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by professional issues reporter Myrle Croasdale.
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  Abortion training: Hard to get? - Oct. 24/31, 2005

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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  Medicare payment cuts threaten more strain on overloaded EDs - June 20, 2005

Bronze Award, Best Feature Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by business reporter Mike Norbut.
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  Diversity in practice: Doctors who look more like their patients - Dec. 5, 2005

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.
Read the columns:
  Illinois: No corporate certificate, no pay - Sept. 13, 2004
  Judge: Mega-verdict spawned by passion - Oct. 11, 2004

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.
Read the series:
  The weight of obesity: Linking large people to care - Oct. 6, 2003.

2003 - awards for achievements in 2002

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.
Read the stories:
  A special presentation of Life Anatomy in words and images appeared on this site for a year after print publication. The text version remains available.

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.
Read the columns:
  Fired rather than break ethics code, doctor fights back - May 13, 2002
  Laws clash over privacy, reporting abuse - Nov. 11, 2002

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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  Professional liability insurance rates go up, up; doctors go away - Jan. 7, 2002

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.