
Visionary Thought Leader, Speaker, Author, & Consultant; medical tourism and global healthcare administration expert
Greater New York City Area

Visionary Thought Leader, Speaker, Author, & Consultant; medical tourism and global healthcare administration expert
Greater New York City Area
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More than 28 years of professional, consulting, and clinical work experience.
Maria currently consults internationally on the organization & development of integrated provider networks and assists in the coordination and preparation for the rigors of quality accreditation, credentialing, quality management, and reimbursement contracts between US- based and other national and health insurance schemes, labor unions, governments, employers, and health care providers worldwide.
Her health care industry consultancy focuses mainly on managed care and operational issues with health care providers throughout the US. Her experience and training spans from health plan contracting, provider administration, clinical and operating room experience, and health law paralegal and mediator training and work experience. Past work experience includes: HMO provider relations coordinator, an Independent Practice Association (IPA), Physician Hospital Organization (PHO), and Management Services Organization (MSO) developer and executive director.
Since 1989, she has presented more than 2500 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. She is a 5-time recipient of the coveted Distinguished Speaker Award for the Healthcare Financial Management Association's Annual National Institute.
She enjoys learning foreign languages, cooking, international travel, digital photography, theatre, symphony and science fiction. Dr. Todd also sings and plays several musical instruments including the French horn, piano, flute, guitar and electric bass.
Managed Care
3rd Party Reimbursement
Physician Group Administration
Physician Employment Contracting / Negotiation and Analysis
Consumer Driven Healthcare
Wellness Program
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Medical Tourism Program Development
G2G advisory resource
International Health Policy
Integrated Healthcare Delivery System Development
Greenfield and Brownfield projects in international healthcare Organizational development and process improvement Staff training and development projects Speaking opportunities (Domestic and International) keynote speeches plenary sessions panel discussions audiowebinars breakout presentations that allow me to share tools, tips and techniques hands-on learning strategic planning and executive strategy retreats Global Healthcare Program Development and Sustainability Medical Tourism Center of Excellence Development Healthcare Quality Management 3rd Party Healthcare Reimbursement Managed Care and Contracted Reimbursement
Author:
The Managed Care Contracting Handbook, (McGraw Hill) 1996;
IPA, PHO, MSO Development Strategies: Building Successful Provider Alliances
(McGraw Hill) 1997;
The Physician Employment Contract Handbook (McGraw Hill) 1999;
The Managed Care Contracting Handbook, 2nd Edition: (Taylor & Francis) 2009
HIPAA Compliance Handbook and Toolkit, (HealthPro) 2003
Manuscripts in Development:
Global Health Care Program Development, (Taylor & Francis) 2009
The Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook, (Taylor & Francis) 2009
The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, 2nd ed.(Taylor & Francis) 2009
Integrated Health Delivery Systems Redesigned (Taylor & Francis) 2009
Recipient:
HFMA Follmer Bronze Award, Reeves Silver Award, Muncie Gold Award,
HFMA Nevada Yerger Award,
HFMA Annual National Institute Distinguished Speaker Designation 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Biographee:
Who's Who in American Women, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in the World