Handbook of Medical Tourism Program Development: Developing Globally Integrated Health Systems

Maria K. Todd

ISBN 10: 1439813140 / ISBN 13: 9781439813140

Verlag: Taylor & Francis Group, 2011

Beschreibung

pp. 325 1st Edition.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 262395572

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Handbook of Medical Tourism Program Development: Developing Globally Integrated Health Systems
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Group
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1439813140
• ISBN-13: 9781439813140
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

This handbook prepares readers to build the medical tourism service line, integrate physicians and other service providers, develop a safe and effective quality and patient-centered infrastructure, document processes and workflows, evaluate reimbursement contracts, and measure outcomes.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Maria K. Todd, MHA, PhD, is the CEO of Mercury Healthcare. Dr Todd's background includes postgraduate degrees in Health Administration, and more than 30 years of healthcare industry experience. Her professional experience includes work as a HMO provider relations coordinator, an Independent Practice Association (IPA), Physician Hospital Organization (PHO), and Management Services Organization (MSO) developer and executive director, contract analyst and negotiator, medical group administrator, surgical assistant and EMT, hospital business office manager, health law paralegal and certified mediator. She is the author of the industry's bestselling book, IPA, PHO MSO Development Strategies: Building Successful Provider Alliances (1997, McGraw Hill and the HFMA, Chicago).

Dr. Todd has led the project management of more than 150 integrated health delivery systems, many still in successful operation today, and is a highly-regarded international healthcare industry consultant and contract negotiator who authored hundreds of journal articles, several white papers and nine professional trade books. Since 1989, she has presented more than 2700 US and International educational presentations and keynote addresses on topics ranging from managed care contract analysis, integrated delivery system development, medical tourism, contracted reimbursement, and global healthcare program development.

In her role with Mercury Healthcare, she leads the world's first and only globally integrated health delivery system® making its vast integrated provider network available by contract to a variety of payers of health benefits, including insurers, third party administrators or employers. Mercury also grants access to individual consumers seeking local care and domestic and international health travel for elective healthcare and related services, and manages logistical coordination and medical case management services for clients.