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2008 Editorial Calendar

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American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE)
• Gold (2)
• Silver (2)
• Bronze (6)
• Regional (1)

American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE)
• Bronze

American Society of Professional Journalists
• Peter Lisagor Award

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Editorial Mission

Health Facilities Management is the only publication that comprehensively covers advances in the hospital design, construction, engineering and operations fields. In today’s dynamic building/renovation environment, HFM bridges the knowledge gap among these decision-makers. Through close working relationships with the nation’s leading architectural, engineering and health care environmental services organizations, we give our readers exclusive access to experts who keep them current on industry changes. Consistently ranked as the #1 publication by health facility managers, HFM delivers insights on ways health facilities can operate more efficiently and profitably while serving community needs. HFM is an American Hospital Association publication and the oldest and most trusted magazine in its field.

Editorial Coverage

Each issue of HFM highlights management and equipment trends, codes and standards, regulatory updates, construction news, profiles on new facilities, case studies and new-product information. HFM is the premier publication for specialized coverage in these areas:

  • facility planning, construction and renovation
  • interior design
  • furnishings
  • engineering
  • energy management
  • HVAC & plumbing systems
  • lighting
  • medical waste & environmental management
  • housekeeping & laundry services
  • security & fire safety
  • infection control
  • medical office management
  • signage
  • elevator management
  • parking maintenance & groundskeeping
  • emerging technologies (e.g., wireless communications, asset tracking systems)

Editorial Calendar 2008 (Jan-June)

  January
Ad Close 12/3/07
Ad Mat’l 12/11/07
February
Ad Close 1/2/08
Ad Mat’l 1/10/08
March
Ad Close 2/1/08
Ad Mat’l 2/11/08
April
Ad Close 3/3/08
Ad Mat’l 3/11/08
May
Ad Close 4/1/08
Ad Mat’l 4/9/08
June
Ad Close 5/1/08
Ad Mat’l 5/9/08
Planning, Design & Construction Facility Profile
ACHA Architectural Roundtable*
2008 ASHE/HFM Annual Hospital Construction Survey**
PDC Conference Guide**
ASHE Vista Award Winners
Hospital Construction Quarterly
Design Process Improvement*
Facility Profile
OR Technology Planning
Facility Profile
Project Management
Facility Profile
Hospital Construction Quarterly
Rural Hospital Design*
Interior Design Designing for Patient Safety     Bariatric Design Furnishings Interiors Supplement
Engineered Systems & Equipment HVAC
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Planning for Power Failures
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Cost-Effective Commissioning
ASHE President’s Letter/Update**
Lighting Control Technology
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Plumbing Systems
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Data Center Infrastructure
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Environmental Services Hard Floor Care
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Patient Flow***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Employee Training
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Infection Control***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Carpet Cleaning
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
OR Cleaning***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Solutions (Product Section) Lighting
HVAC Equipment
Medical Equipment
Building Materials
Flooring & Floor Coverings
 Building Controls
Wayfinding & Signage
Cleaning Supplies & Equipment
Security Systems
Plumbing Fixtures & Equipment
Furnishings
HVAC Equipment
Sponsorships & Special Ad Opportunities***** ACHA Architectural Roundtable: Designing for an Aging Workforce* 2008 ASHE/HFM Annual Hospital Construction Survey** Hospital Construction Quarterly   Hospital Construction Quarterly
Do's and Don'ts for a Hospital Move-In
Interiors Supplement
Hospital Construction Quarterly
Advertiser Options Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
 Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Ad Study Issue
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Bonus Distribution**** Health Forum/AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference: 
San Diego, CA January 27-30
ASHE’s International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction (PDC): Orlando, FL March 11-12
 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference:  Orlando, FL February 25-28
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Annual Congress: Anaheim, CA
April 1-3
AHA Annual Leadership Meeting: Washington, DC April 6-9

The Total Facility Management Show: Chicago, IL April 22-24
American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) Annual Conference: Seattle, WA April 26-29
VHA Annual Conference: Philadelphia, PA May 4-7

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Annual Conference: Boston, MA May 15-17 NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair: Chicago, IL June 9-11
Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Annual Educational Conference: Denver, CO June 15-17
 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Annual National Institute: Las Vegas, NV June 23-26

Editorial Calendar 2008 (July-Dec)

  July
Ad Close 6/1/08
Ad Mat’l 6/10/08
August
Ad Close 7/1/08
Ad Mat’l 7/10/08
September
Ad Close 8/1/08
Ad Mat’l 8/11/08
October
Ad Close 9/2/08
Ad Mat’l 9/10/08
November
Ad Close 10/1/08
Ad Mat’l 10/9/08
December
Ad Close 11/3/08
Ad Mat’l 11/11/08
Planning, Design & Construction 2007 ASHE/HFM Green Design & Operations Survey**
Building Envelopes
Facility Profile
Outpatient Facilities
Facility Profile
Medical
Waste Facility
Design*
Hospital
Construction
Quarterly
20th Anniversary Special Issue
Designing for Disaster
Facility Profile
Project Management
Facility Profile
NICU Design*
Hospital Construction Quarterly
Interior Design   Flooring    Interiors Supplement Interiors & Infection Control  
Engineered Systems & Equipment ASHE Annual Conference Guide**
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Water Efficiency
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Security Systems
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
HVAC
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Wireless Systems
Codes & Standards
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Emergency Power
ASHE President’s Letter/
Update**
Environmental Services Stone, Tile & Terazzo Maintenance
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Pandemic Preparedness
***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
ES Department
of the Year***
ASHES Annual Conference
Guide***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Managing Pharma Waste***
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***
Green Cleaning
ASHES President’s Letter/
Update***

Medical Office Building Cleaning***
ASHES President’s Letter/Update3

Solutions (Product Section) Laundry Equipment & Supplies
Carpeting
Asset Tracking
Fire Safety
ASHES
Exhibitor Product
Spotlight***
Flooring & Floor Coverings
Plumbing Fixtures & Equipment
Building Materials
Cleaning Supplies & Equipment
Lighting
Waste Management
Sponsorships & Special Ad Opportunities ***** 2007 ASHE/HFM Green Design & Operations Study** Green Construction ES
Department
of the Year***
Hospital
Construction
Quarterly
Interiors Supplement   Hospital Construction Quarterly
Advertiser Options Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
As Study Issue
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Editorial Foldout
Case Study
Bonus Distribution**** American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) Annual Conference and Exhibition: Washington, DC July 21-22
Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) Annual Conference: San Antonio, TX July 21-22
Health Forum and the American Hospital Association Annual Leadership Summit: San Diego, CA July 24-26
  American Society for Healthcare
Environmental Services (ASHES) Annual Conference: San Antonio, TX September 8-11
 American Society for Healthcare Central Service Professionals Annual Conference (ASHCSP): Reno, NV September 15-16
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) Annual Meeting and Educational Conference: Boston, MA October 2-4
Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo: Chicago, IL October    

Footnotes:

* = In cooperation with the American College of Healthcare Architects
** = In cooperation with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering
*** = In cooperation with the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services
**** = Subject to change.
***** = Unique editorial content available for corporate underwriting and special exposure

Additional Company Visibility Options

gatefoldFour-Page Editorial Foldout There are always new topics, issues of concern, or emerging strategic developments that require special coverage and emphasis. We offer 4-page sponsored foldout sections that focus on highly visible topics and bring a new point of view to the field. Feature topics are negotiable, and examples include: energy management, environmentally preferable purchasing, security, flooring, HVAC, team cleaning, construction and infrastructure maintenance.

Sponsors receive the following benefits:

  • Company logo on front cover of foldout
  • Full-page company ad on outside cover
  • Sponsorship highlighted on HFM Web site
  • 500 supplement reprints

dialogueRoundtable Report Custom, 8- to 12-page reports featuring closed-door dialogues on strategic topics with senior executives, as well as representatives from sponsor companies are available. Topics are open for selection and sponsors receive:

  • A seat at the table and networking lunch with up to five of your hospital facility executive clients
  • Visibility (name and photo) in the roundtable special report as a panelist
  • Opportunity to be quoted in the roundtable report
  • Company logo on front cover of the roundtable report
  • Company name listed on back cover of the roundtable report
  • 250 reprints of the roundtable report

xasestudyCase Study Page Companies can increase their level of visibility and deliver a more complex message via single- or multiple-page editorial case study. A case study can feature significant health care project(s) and include photos and illustrations that highlight a product or service. Company Web links can also be added to the HFM Web site where the case study will also appear.

coverBuyers’ Guide Company Listings A special section in the December issue containing product and service categories and company contact information. The Buyers’ Guide section is an important vehicle to reach department-level buyers in the nation’s hospitals, health systems and nursing homes. The Buyers’ Guide is also included in the December issue of Materials Management in Health Care (MMHC is a magazine read by 30,000 directors of materials and supply chain management, or, infection control, and central services). Companies have the option of adding listing enhancements (e.g., boldface type, company logo) and they can purchase a 1/6th-page display ad at a significant discount in this section.

HealthForumBuyersGuide.com

A new Web site link, www.HealthForumBuyersGuide.com, featured in banner ads on the Web sites of Health Forum publications is quickly becoming a valuable resource for health care professionals trying to locate products and services. www.HealthForumBuyersGuide.com uses powerful search technology that continually indexes the content of participating supplier Web sites. Site visitors have the option of performing keyword-driven searches that mirror traditional search engines, or a category-specific search. Both methods produce the most relevant searches on the Web.

Purchasing a searchable listing ensures that your company’s brand and message are delivered directly to those that matter most to your business. Each listing features your company logo, a corporate description, links to your company’s Web site and specified e-mail addresses and placement in as many predefined headings as you’d like. There is a full range of pricing and placement options, plus banner ads available. Contact your Account Manager for additional information.

Listing and placement options start at: $395

Free Ad Studies

Advertisers can evaluate their ad’s performance and compare it with others in any of two ad study issues:

  • April
  • October

Ad studies are conducted by Harvey Research Organization, Inc., an independent research firm. The studies are conducted on full circulation display ads only and reveal:

  • How many readers remember seeing your ad
  • How many readers remember reading your ad
  • How readers with buying/specifying influence in the product category rate your ad against that of your competition

Special Editorial Coverage

Health Facilities Management has been the leading facility management magazine since it launched the health care market niche, and it continually adjusts editorial content to meet reader needs. We leverage our strategic alliances with the leading experts among the architecture, interior design, construction, engineering, regulatory and infection control firms serving the health care market to ensure we report on the most current topics. We provide superior coverage of manufacturers, consultants, group purchasing organizations, distributors and others who share a commitment to serve our audience. And, we conduct original and sponsored research that helps us define current trends and challenges so our readers and contributing companies can achieve better results. Here are some of the sections and Web options our readers find especially helpful:

Construction scorecard A quarterly scorecard of hospital construction and the top 10 largest hospital construction projects. The data, provided by R.S. Means, illustrate where the “hot spots” of health care construction are in the U.S.

Interiors Supplements These highly focused, superbly designed in-depth special sections provide detailed looks at some of the latest interior design trends in health care. Besides receiving placement inside the supplement, advertisers get 500 reprints of the section and the report will be posted on our Web site throughout 2008 for added value.

Product coverage alert We’ll help companies with new products featured in the Solutions section of each HFM issue get a jump on promoting their product to their sales force and customers. We’ll send a PDF of each month’s Solutions section to each of the companies covered. We continue to encourage new product release contributions in order to keep readers on top of the latest improvements.

cover interiors page
Construction
scorecard
Interiors
Supplements
Product
coverage alert

The Leader in Readership & Response

Health facilities department administrators have unique information needs and they seek editorial tailored for the health care environment. HFM covers the specialized codes and standards, regulations and interdepartmental work issues unique to health care. Facility managers, architects, engineers, environmental services directors and others loyally read each issue and on average pass it on to three colleagues. Below are the responses from two national surveys of health care facility executives…

Time spent reading each issue of HFM

41% 15 to 30 minutes
25% 31 to 45 minutes
21% 46 minutes or more
13% less than 15 minutes

“If you could only receive one publication, which would you prefer?”

66% HFM
34% All other Publications & Non-respondents combined

“What action have you taken as a result of an ad in HFM...”

43% Visited the advertiser’s Web site
39% Requested additional information
31% Recommended purchase
24% Bought products advertised

Average pass along readers per issue — 3.0

Source: Harvey Research Organization, Inc. survey based on 2,900 executives surveyed through April 2007. Results may be accepted as being statistically accurate within a sampling tolerance of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points at the 95% level of confidence.

Contacts

Publisher
Mary Grayson
Phone: (312) 893-6817
mgrayson@healthforum.com

Associate Publisher
Health Facilities Management

Bob Kehoe
Phone:
(312) 893-6898
rkehoe@healthforum.com

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