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AMNews Award Recognition

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

2007  -  2006  -  2005  -  2004  -  2003

2007 - awards for achievements in 2006

Peter Lisagor Award, non-daily newspaper, magazine, newspaper magazine section or newsletter editorial. Editorials by Tanya Albert Henry, AMNews deputy editor.
Read the editorials:
*  Only the best science belongs in court: Limits on witness testimony needed - March 27, 2006
*  Freedom from SLAPP suits: The right to speak up for patients - Aug. 21, 2006
*  Hospital standards worth your attention - Dec. 18, 2006

Age of AngstGold 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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*  Age of angst - Feb. 27, 2006

Toxic EmployeeGold 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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*  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 AMNews professional issues reporter Kevin B. O'Reilly on a hospital where patient safety was built into the building design itself.
Read the story:
*  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 AMNews 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)
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*  Nov. 13, 2006
*  Nov. 16, 2006

Bronze Award, Single News Article -- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. An article by AMNews 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
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. AMNews 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, AMNews 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. AMNews 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 AMNews 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 AMNews 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 AMNews 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, AMNews 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 AMNews 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

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.
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, AMNews 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 AMNews 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

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.