MD Magazine and Contagion Expand Strategic Alliance Partnership with Ochsner Health System

MD Magazine, a leading online and print source of physician news, conference coverage, and peer-to-peer discussion, and Contagion, an all-inclusive resource for infectious disease information, together announce that they have expanded their Strategic Alliance Partnership (SAP) program with Ochsner Health System, announced Michael J. Hennessy Jr, president of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, parent company of MD Magazine and Contagion.

In making the announcement, Michael J. Hennessy Jr said, “We are proud to team up with Ochsner, one of the most innovative health systems in the country. Their expertise in specialty services and patient-centric approach has leveraged them to be one of the top health systems in the Gulf South. We look forward to working with them.”

The collaboration with Ochsner Health System will benefit MD Magazine and Contagion readers by providing them with unprecedented content, such as research developments, articles, and interviews that can help physicians better serve their patients.

Ochsner Health System, based in New Orleans, is the largest nonprofit health care system in Louisiana, providing numerous specialty services that range from cancer care to neuroscience and treats more than 600,000 patients annually through their network of 2,700 physicians.

The SAP program is designed to share medical and scientific innovations in an open exchange of information among trusted peers. The expectation of the exchange is to help better serve the medical community. Topics covered will include best practices relative to practice-management strategies, treatment decisions and much more. For more information on the SAP program, please contact Colin Fishbein at 609.716.7777.

About MD Magazine

MD Magazine is a comprehensive clinical news and information portal that provides physicians and other health care professionals with up-to-date, specialty- and disease-specific resources designed to help them deliver better care to patients. Readers have access to breaking news, video interviews with physician experts, in-depth conference coverage, finance and practice management updates, insight and analysis from physician contributors, and other resources. MD Magazine is part of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., a full-service health care communications company offering education, research, and medical media. For more information, visit www.mdmag.com.

About Contagion

Contagion is a fully integrated print and digital news publication that provides health care practitioners and aligned professionals with timely information and resources to improve patient outcomes and positively impact the identification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease. Contagion is part of Michael J. Hennessy Associates, Inc., a full-service health care communications company offering education, research, and medical media. For more information, visit http://www.contagionlive.com/.

About Ochsner Health System

Ochsner Health System is Louisiana’s largest non-profit, academic, healthcare system. Driven by a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate, coordinated clinical and hospital patient care is provided across the region by Ochsner's 29 owned, managed and affiliated hospitals and more than 80 health centers and urgent care centers. Ochsner is the only Louisiana hospital recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Hospital” across four specialty categories caring for patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries worldwide each year. Ochsner employs more than 18,000 employees and over 1,100 physicians in over 90 medical specialties and subspecialties, and conducts more than 600 clinical research studies. Ochsner Health System is proud to be a tobacco-free environment. For more information, please visit ochsner.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook.