Primaris Press Release
| For immediate release: May 3, 2007 |
Contact: Matt Heger Primaris Communications Department (800) 735-6776, Ext. 136 |
Primaris Receives National Communications Honors
Earns two Healthcare Advertising Awards
COLUMBIA, Mo.—The Healthcare Advertising Awards recently honored two projects from Primaris for their creativity, quality and effectiveness in its 24th annual, national competition.
A Bronze Award was given to Primaris’ brochure, Remaking Missouri Medicine Guide to Quality Health Care. This guide was designed to accompany the television series Remaking Missouri Medicine, which was produced by St. Louis’ PBS affiliate, KETC/Channel 9. It is a resource for Missourians to help traverse medical care.
Primaris’ professional newsletter, QualityTODAY, also received a Merit Award. Primaris produces QualityTODAY as a quarterly periodical for healthcare professionals. It covers healthcare quality improvement issues and Medicare news.
The competition sponsor, Healthcare Marketing Report, announced a record number of 4,300 entries were received this year. The contest is the oldest and largest healthcare advertising awards competition.
About Primaris
Primaris is a nonprofit, health care consulting firm and contracts with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to serve as the Quality Improvement Organization for Missouri. Primaris’ mission is to improve health care delivery and outcomes by promoting excellence, advancing knowledge and developing innovative solutions for physicians, other providers, businesses, government, patients and consumers.
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This material was prepared by Primaris, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Missouri, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.