Medical Tourism Expert to Speak at Hotels Bridging Healthcare (H2H) Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Dec. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Maria Todd, CEO of Mercury Healthcare International and the author of 9 healthcare industry best selling books has accepted an invitation to speak at Hotels Bridging Healthcare (H2H) on June 16-19 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. The venue for the conference will be the Grand Rest Bad Ragaz, near Zurich.  The conference is organized by the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics of the University of Delaware with sponsorship from Hospitality Associates for Research & Training (HART), University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics, Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, and the College of Health Sciences.

This conference provides a distinctive medical tourism model. In this networking and educational Symposia  attendees will study a leading model bridging hotels and healthcare pioneered by the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, the location of the conference.

Dr Todd's presentation topic will focus on medical tourism strategies and innkeeper responsibilities for hoteliers and spa managers. The session's title has not yet been finalized.

Todd is the author of The Managed Care Contracting Handbook, 2nd Edition: Planning & Negotiating the Managed Care Relationship  (ISBN: 978-1563273698, released March 2009) and The Physician Employment Contract Handbook, Second Edition: A Guide to Structuring Equitable Arrangements (ISBN: 978-1439813164, released Feb 2011) and two other books on physician-hospital integration, including IPA, PHO, and MSO Development Strategies: Building Successful Provider Alliances (HFMA Healthcare Financial Management Series) (ISBN: 978-0786311194, released January 1997) and Physician Integration: Refocusing the Lens (ISBN: 978-1439813089, to be released in 2012).  

Her two medical tourism titles, Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook (ISBN:978-1439812839, released November 2011) and Handbook of Medical Tourism Program Development: Developing Globally Integrated Health Systems (ISBN: 978-1439813140 release December 2011) have been enjoying record sales and have been difficult to keep in stock at Amazon.com.

Review copies and interviews are available.

Additional information about the conference can be found at http://www.lerner.udel.edu/departments/hrim/h2hconference

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About Maria K Todd, MHA PhD:
Dr Todd is a professional speaker, trainer, and author of 9 industry reference books -
With more than 2600 professional keynote, seminar, webinar and panel presentations since 1989, she is frequently invited to present at numerous U.S. and international healthcare and travel industry conferences, worldwide. She is the CEO and founder of The Mercury Healthcare Companies in Denver, Colorado.