Physicians Practice dominates healthcare publishing awards

Baltimore, Maryland — July 03, 2007 — Physicians Practice has dominated the healthcare and business publishing awards for 2007, making it the must-read publication for the medical and business industries.

Physicians Practice captured two gold awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for the Best Single Issue and Best Regular, Staff-written Column, “The Bigger Picture.” The Society also granted Physicians Practice four other awards in the categories of Original Research, Best Cover Illustration, Best Case History, and Best Overall Graphics.

“The Bigger Picture” is also a finalist for national honors from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), and Physicians Practice is a finalist for regional honors in several other categories, including Best Original Research, How-to Article, Opening Spread — Illustration, and Company Profile.

The Trade, Association and Business Publications International bestowed a Silver Award on “The Bigger Picture,” a Bronze Award for Best Regular Department  on “Noteworthy,” and honorable mentions for Best Single Best Issue (June 2006) and for Best Feature Article for ”The Straight-A Patient,” which appeared in April 2006.

The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) awarded “Do Your Payers Measure Up?”, also from the June issue, second place in its trade publications category.

“The staff here really knows how to reach physicians, editorially and through graphic presentation,” says publisher Ken Karpay. “Other magazines might have been around longer, but this year’s award season shows that Physicians Practice is the one to watch. We excel at our mission of helping physicians build better practices and the publishing community recognizes our efforts. The market for physician minds and eyes is in flux, and we are positioning to lead the way to a new, more emotive, more solutions-based, more in-tune response to market needs.”

Physicians Practice was also named Publication of the Year by ASHPE in 2006.

About Physicians Practice
For more than 15 years, healthcare executives have turned to Physicians Practice to help them cultivate physician relationships. The Physicians Practice journal maintains approximately 60 hospital partnerships and is distributed to nearly 300,000 practicing physicians. We create award-winning content and multimedia services to help community-based doctors in the United States and Canada strengthen their practice operations, which ultimately improves patient care. Physicians Practice is owned by CMPMedica. Visit www.PhysiciansPractice.com for additional information about our acclaimed healthcare business education solutions.

For More Information, Contact:
Katherine Hermann
General Manager
Physicians Practice
443 543 5115
khermann@physicianspractice.com

Beatrix Eriksen
Group Director - Market Research, Marketing & Circulation
CMPMedica
203 662 6540
BEriksen@cmp.com