The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is the first and greatest source of managed care information and research, said Julie Slezak, MS, chief analytics officer at CareCore National and an editorial board member for AJMC.
The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) is the first and greatest source of managed care information and research, said Julie Slezak, MS, chief analytics officer at CareCore National and an editorial board member for AJMC.
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Thank you AJMC for 20 great years of research and innovation in this wonderful, ever-changing healthcare environment that we all participate in.
What as The American Journal of Managed Care contributed to the managed care field over the last 20 years?
AJMC has been probably the first and greatest source for information about managed care. The environment continues to evolve and this publication has been one that has really driven the insight that experts look to first. From the peer-review aspect of it and really the exceptional individuals who are working on the magazine to drive content to really the end results that we point to when we're trying to build our products or change a perspective or work with our respective clients. AJMC is really the first publication that people go to and certainly one that has been very influential in my career.
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