2012 Editorial Calendar on Louisiana Medical News

2012 Editorial Calendar

Louisiana Medical News appreciates your interest in our 2012 editorial calendar.

Even though the focus topics will be prominently featured in their assigned issue, they are not exclusive to that particular month. As developments warrant, they remain under consideration at other times throughout the year.

In addition to the focus items in the editorial calendar, topics covered on a regular basis include:

Hospital concerns
Practice management issues
Legislation affecting healthcare
Healthcare law and the regulatory environment
Newsworthy clinical topics and research developments

Month	Clinical Focus	Business Focus	Special Interest Areas *
January	Diabetes & Obesity	Reimbursement & ACOs	Group Practice Trends
February	Cardiology	Best Business Practices	Nursing
March	Women's Health	Healthcare Law	Sleep Medicine
April	Primary Care	Patient Centered Medical Homes	Public Health
May	Nurses & Physician Extenders	Recruiting	Arthritis
June	Oncology	Compliance & Audits	Anesthesiology
July	Surgery	Malpractice / Provider Liability	Healthcare Design
August	Radiology & Imaging	Marketing & Communications	Biotechnology
September	Orthopedics & Sports Medicine	Workforce Improvement	Blood Disorders
October	Neurology	Physician/Hospital Alliance	Celiac
November	Gastroenterology	Retirement & Succession Planning	Diabetes
December	Senior Health	Financial & Tax Planning	Home Health