Disease Management Named Official Journal of The DMAA

Posted on March 8, 2002

The Disease Management Association of America (DMAA) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, of Larchmont, New York to designate Disease Management as the official journal of the Association. The move to a US-based publishing company with considerable "association experience" and editorial experience in disease management is consistent with a series of important changes within DMAA to create the infrastructure needed to support a rapidly growing industry. Earlier changes included a move from Boston to Washington, D.C. and an enhancement of administrative services and leadership.

The agreement also marks the end of DMAA's relationship in December 2001 with Adis International of New Zealand, publishers of Disease Management and Health Outcomes.

DMAA president, Jonathan T. Lord, MD, of Humana notes that, "Our expanding industry needs the rigor of a high-quality, peer-reviewed journal that has its feet solidly planted in the US disease management community. We are very pleased with the demonstrated commitment of Mary Ann Liebert Publishing to our industry. In addition, Editor-in-Chief, David Nash, MD, MBA, and DMAA Executive Director, Warren E. Todd have a history of successful collaboration in the publishing arena as co-editors of the first book on disease management, Disease Management: A Systems Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes."

Mr. Todd will join the editorial staff of the journal as Consulting Editor. DMAA members will receive the new journal as part of their regular membership on a quarterly basis. DMAA members will begin to receive Disease Management with the publication of the first quarterly issue in March.

"We are delighted that this important journal has been chosen by this prestigious association," said Mary Ann Liebert, Publisher. "Disease Management can now have an even greater role in the delivery of quality health care. We look forward to that position increasing even more as new health care policies and practices evolve."