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Modern Healthcare Named Publication Of The Year – ASHPE’s Most Prestigious Award

Modern Healthcare Named Publication Of The Year – ASHPE’s Most Prestigious Award

Modern Healthcare has been named Publication of the Year by ASHPE (American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors) for overall editorial excellence. Modern HealthcareÂ’s website, modernhealthcare. com was also named Best Overall Web Publication.

(PRWEB) May 19, 2004

Modern Healthcare has been named Publication of the Year by ASHPE (American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors) for overall editorial excellence. Modern HealthcareÂ’s website, modernhealthcare. com was also named Best Overall Web Publication.

The ASHPE Awards program was established to recognize outstanding editorial excellence and achievements in healthcare publications. It offers editors the opportunity to measure their publicationÂ’s efforts against their peers and competitors. According to ASHPE, more than 200 magazines submitted entries for this yearÂ’s competition.

In addition to top honors for publication and website, Modern Healthcare won three gold awards, two silver awards and one bronze award for the following:

Gold Awards

-Best Regular Department: “Medical Advances” (February 10, 2003)

-Best News Section: “News Section” (June 23, 2003)

-Best Single News Article: “Killer Credentials” (December 22/29, 2003)

Silver Awards

-Best Special Supplement: “By The Numbers” (December 22, 2003)

-Best Online News Section: Modern Healthcare Online News

Bronze Award

-Best Signed Editorial: “Bad Medicine” (June 23, 2003)

“The awards confirm what our readers tell us – Modern Healthcare is the best healthcare business and policy publication in the industry,” says David Burda, Editor.

Feedback from the judging committee echoed that sentiment, with one judge stating, “This is an outstanding publication both in terms of the job accomplished to meet a weekly frequency and the comprehensive nature of the information provided. The efforts of the entire editorial staff are to be commended.”

Modern Healthcare is the industryÂ’s only healthcare business news weekly, providing top healthcare executives with the most reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive business news and information. Modern Healthcare also keeps readers informed on a daily basis via its daily e-newsletter, the Daily Dose, and its website, modernhealthcare. com. For more information, visit our website at www. modernhealthcare. com or call Brenda Stewart at 312.649.5499.