Amendola Names Healthcare IT Strategist Matt Schlossberg Digital & Content Account Director

Award-winning HIMSS veteran joins nationally recognized agency

Amendola Communications, a nationally-recognized, award-winning healthcare, healthcare IT, and technology public relations and marketing agency, announced today that Matt Schlossberg has joined the agency’s team of creative talent in the role of Digital & Content Account Director. Schlossberg brings nearly a decade of experience as a healthcare and health IT communications and marketing writer, editor, and strategist.

Schlossberg began his career in association and B2B publishing before joining the Chicago-based Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global not-for-profit organization that leads efforts to improve healthcare and health outcomes through the use of information technology.

“We are excited to add Matt to the Amendola team,” said Jodi Amendola, CEO and Founder. “With his tremendous industry knowledge, Matt will offer our clients great strategic insights and tactical approaches to help them stand out in today’s crowded healthcare technology marketplace.”

As Manager of Publications at HIMSS Media, Schlossberg’s primary focus was acquiring, developing, and publishing information technology books for an audience that included providers, healthcare executives, IT professionals, and other stakeholders and institutions in the U.S. healthcare industry. His primary areas of focus included privacy and security, mobile health, clinical and business intelligence, project management, health IT evaluation, nursing informatics, and executive suite management strategies.

In addition to books, Schlossberg worked on a variety of communication platforms, including eNewsletters, periodicals, blogs, video editing, and social media. He also contributed to the development of communication and marketing strategies for the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition, the largest health IT education and trade show in North America.

Schlossberg’s experience prior to joining HIMSS Media includes extensive and award-winning work within trade and B2B publishing, including original reporting and editing for print, digital, and web publications; content strategy development; copywriting, marketing and brand journalism; and strategic communication planning in the fields of horticulture and dentistry. Schlossberg currently lives and works in the Western Suburbs of Chicago.

About Amendola Communications

Amendola Communications is an award-winning national public relations, marketing communications, social media and content marketing firm. Named one of the best information technology (IT) PR firms in the nation by PRSourceCode for four years running, Amendola represents some of the best-known brands and groundbreaking startups in the healthcare and healthcare IT industries. Amendola’s seasoned team of PR and marketing pros delivers strategic guidance and effective solutions to help organizations boost their reputation and drive market share. For more information about the PR industry’s A Team, visit www.acmarketingpr.com, and follow Amendola on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Media Contact: Jodi Amendola, CEO Amendola Communications 480.664-8412, ext. 11 jamendola@ACmarketingPR.com