Bøker av Maria K. Todd

Addressing the issues likely to emerge as clients travel to obtain health services, this is a must-have resource of hard-to-find tools, checklists, terminology, and helpful information. It provides a detailed and empathic understanding of patient needs and expectations and covers the range of scenarios that can occur. It explains where

An insightful look at physician integration in today's healthcare market, this book draws on the author's experience and expertise in the field to address those factors relevant to physician integration. She examines topics such as physician reimbursement not keeping pace, declining margins, physician shortages, physician hospital competition, r

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.

For the group health benefit sector, domestic and international health travel has become a cost containment option. Through the use of benefit design incentives, employers are testing the receptiveness of plan participants and encouraging plan members to consider a network of high-performance healthcare providers in targeted locations away from home. This book discusses how to design and launch a health travel benefit pilot program. Topics include quality, safety, and logistic considerations as well as provider selection criteria. Also included are worksheets, checklists and forms to use when designing a health travel benefit program.