Ms. Friedman has written more than 700 articles and editorials in the past 28 years. She is the editor of the books Making Choices: Ethics Issues for Health Care Professionals (American Hospital Publishing, 1986), Choices and Conflict: Explorations in Health Care Ethics (American Hospital Publishing, 1992), and An Unfinished Revolution: Women and Health Care in America (United Hospital Fund of New York, 1994). She authored The Aloha Way: Health Care Structure and Finance in Hawaii (Hawaii Medical Service Association, 1993) and The Right Thing: Ten Years of Ethics Columns from the Healthcare Forum Journal (Jossey-Bass, 1996). She also writes on health care for the World Book Encyclopedia Yearbook and the Encyclopedia of Bioethics. Ms Friedman is currently writing a history of health care in the state of Minnesota.

A prolific public speaker, she addresses audiences ranging from state legislatures to pharmaceutical professionals to community groups to hospital and health system leaders and health care associations. She has also lectured at many universities, including Harvard, Princeton, the University of California - Berkeley, the University of California - San Diego, Ohio State, Yale, and the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. In 1987-88 she was Rockefeller Fellow in Ethics at Dartmouth College.

She also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Bioethics, Department of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights at the Boston University School of Public Health, which has repeatedly named her one of its highest-rated teachers. In addition, she is a consultant on information dissemination to the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has made many radio and television appearances, including on "ABC News Nightline."

She has won many awards and honors, including being named an Honorary Life Member of the American Hospital Association, a Fellow of Academy Health (formerly the Association for Health Services Research), and an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Administrators. She has also received the Corning Award of the Society for Health Care Planning and Marketing. The annual Emily Friedman Award is given for improvements in community health by Community Health Partners, Charleston, South Carolina.

In addition, she has won many writing awards. In 2003, her column, "Making Choices," in Health Forum Journal, won a National Award of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (the largest competition in U.S. business publishing) and the Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (the highest award that the Association grants).

In August 2002 and again in August 2004, the readers of Modern Healthcare named her as one of the 100 most powerful people in the health care field. In April 2005, the editors of Modern Healthcare named her one of the "Top 25 Women in Healthcare."

She is an avid photographer with several record album and CD covers to her credit. Her other hobbies include writing poetry, ethnic cooking, hiking, and support and preservation of traditional folk music and culture.

Ms. Friedman is originally from Los Angeles. In l968 she received a B.A. degree in English, with honors, from the University of California at Berkeley.

Awards and Honors

In April 2005, the editors of Modern Healthcare named Ms. Friedman one of the "Top 25 Women in Healthcare."

In August 2004, and previously in August 2002, the readers of Modern Healthcare named Emily Friedman as one of the 100 most powerful people in the health care field

In May 2003, Emily Friedman's regular column, "Making Choices," in Health Forum Journal, won a National Award of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors. This is the largest competition in U.S. business publishing.

In April 2003, Emily Friedman's regular column, "Making Choices," in Health Forum Journal, won the Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors. This is the highest award that the Association grants.

Honorary Life Member of the American Hospital Association

Honorary member of the American Medical Association

Fellow of the Association for Health Services Research

Honorary Lifetime Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Administrators

Corning Award of the Society for Health Care Planning and Marketing

The annual Emily Friedman Award is given for improvements in community health by Community Health Partners, Charleston, South Carolina.