2011 Blog Overview and Press Hits Update!

2011 was a great year for the blog with over 120,000 visits and 365 new posts (conveniently averaging 1 per day).  You can see the top posts here.  The blog led to several new opportunities at Silverlink, and it generated numerous press opportunities. 

The blog now has over 400 people who get an e-mail every time a new post is published.  The content is then syndicated to the 930 people who follow me on Twitter and to my 1252 contacts in LinkedIn.  I’m happy with this for something I do in my spare time.

In August, I shared my press hits YTD which numbered 25 times.  Since then, I’ve had 27 more which are listed below:

1. Dec 26th issue of Health Plan Week about Express Scripts and Walgreens
2. Jan 1st issue of Managed Healthcare Executive on limited networks
3. Dec 2nd issue of Drug Benefit News on Lipitor
4. Dec 2nd issue of Drug Benefit News on Prime Therapeutics Retail MTM solution
5. Dec 2nd issue of Drug Benefit News on PBM Deal Making
6. November Frost & Sullivan newsletter on consumer engagement
7. PBMI Report
8. Nov 11th issue of Drug Benefit News on Pfizer’s Lipitor strategy
9. Nov 11th issue of Drug Benefit News on the PBMI Report
10. Oct 28th issue of Drug Benefit News on OptumRx
11. Oct 28th issue of Drug Benefit News on CVS Caremark case study
12. AIS webinar on copay cards / coupons
13. AIS webinar on PBM outsourcing
14. Oct 7th issue of Drug Benefit News on Outcomes-Based Contracting
15. PCMA Smart Brief on Oct 5th regarding PBM disclosure of profits
16. Sept 23rd issue of Drug Benefit News on Mobile Apps
17. Sept 23rd issue of Drug Benefit News on Anthem study
18. Drug Channels mention of my post on the Prime Therapeutics Trend Report
19. PCMA Smart Brief on Aug 11th re: NY bill
20. Sept 9th issue of Drug Benefit News on the Prime Therapeutics Trend Report
21. Sept 9th issue of Drug Benefit News on the proposed Express Scripts acquisition of Medco
22. Sept 9th issue of Drug Benefit News on Generics
23. Aug 22nd issue of Health Plan Week on Generics
24. Aug 24th Reuters article on the proposed Express Scripts acquisition of Medco
25. Aug 19th mention in Health Reform Watch
26. Aug 19th issue of Drug Benefit News on Part D
27. Presentation with Aetna at the Care Continuum Alliance on engaging the hard to engage