Mercury Healthcare Advisory Group is a leading international healthcare management and design consultancy group for medical tourism and international healthcare program development.  We provide industry insights and analysis that helps global medical travel and medical tourism providers to take timely and accurate business decision in today's globally competitive environment.  This elite team is comprised of highly-respected consultants with  extensive industry expertise and specific training in managed care plan, hospital management, physician practice development, finance, marketing, legal, actuarial, and provider network operations professional work experience. Leveraging years of practical experience, we help our clients to size markets, project demand, and assess the feasibility of large investment projects. With uncompromising attention to detail and a rigorous methodology, our team of consultants and advisers are known or presenting independent results, actionable recommendations, and a consistent view of the medical tourism sector.

Our team provides an integrated approach to the design and development of physician-hospital integrated health delivery networks for medical tourism.  Our consultants and advisers call upon the full resources of the organization to deliver solutions that combine consistent quantitative measures with careful qualitative analysis. These solutions are presented in the context of the client's economic reality.  We also provide training and professional development for medical travel facilitators who work independently and with destination hospitals and clinics.

Our advisory and consultative services include a broad array of domain expertise to prepare the hospitals and provider networks to face the rigors of accreditation, credentials verification, and contracting.  Our unique consulting approach is based on a consistent global analytical framework and a thorough understanding of key medical tourism and health care sector domain areas that can be leveraged by the talents and perspectives of the consulting and advisory group.

(In alphabetical order)

Barbara Baker - Customer Service, Medical Tourism Concierge Development, Spanish to English Translation,

Lisa Beichl, BA, MBA Fin - International Health Plan Reimbursement, Strategy development for US medical reimbursement and evidence-based medicine (EBM) guideline introduction in international markets.

Claudia Birkenshaw, MSA - Hospital Revenue Cycle Operations, Training for Hospital Billing and Collections Staff

Nick A Brooks, MBA, MS Finance - Strategic Travel Partner Affiliation Relationships, Training for International Travel Management

Sarah Combs, RN, BA, BSN, MPH-International, PhD - multilingual global health expert, published author, and professional educator, International Hospital inspection and accreditation.

William DeMarco, MA CMC - Pay for Performance, Health Plan Operations, Quality Management and Measurement, Integrated Health Delivery Systems, Physician Integration

Mark J Dragotta, MFA - Copy editing, Web development, and idiomatic translation for the North American market

Javier Esteras, MD - International Healthcare Quality, Managed Care, Insurance Industry, Hospital Marketing, Healthcare Administration, Biotech

Blair Gifford, PhD - Professor, Global Health and Medical Tourism Program Development, Professional Educator, Sociologist

Donna Goestenkors, CPMSM - Physician Credentilaing and Medical Staff Development, Hospital Training and Education

Jim Grigsby, CPAM, CDIA, CHCS - Revenue cycle, management consultant, author, speaker, and trainer

Tereza Guedes, BSc, MSc, PhD - Innovation in Health Administration, BioScience, Technology Transfer, Government Relations, Medical Tourism Research.

Jacqueline T Hodges, MBA RHIA - Revenue Cycle, Documentation, and Hospital Operations, Training for International Hospital Accreditation

Mark Irwin - Internet Privacy and Security, Technology Optimization, Nurse Staffing Management

Kathy Matzka, CPSMSM, CPCS - Physician Credentialing Policies and Procedures for Healthcare Organizations, Expert Witness Testimony

Larry Preston, MBA, FHFMA - Physician Practice Management, Hospital Finance, Medical Tourism Program Development, Training for Hospital and Medical Groups

Rochelle Pleskow, MHSA - Managed Care, Intgrated Healthcare Delivery Systems, Credentialing, Quality Management, MSO Operations

Ajit John Punnoose, MBA MPhil - Hospital Management, International Medical Tourism Program Development, International Hospital Accreditation Training, Hospital Service Line Marketing

David Samuels, FHFMA - Hospital management, marketing and operations expert, Lean Six Sigma Healthcare expert, capitation expert, and professional educator.

Suzanne Sapa, RN-BC, CCM - Clinical Case Management, Hospital Facilitator Training

Jonathan Shreve, FSA, MAAA - Consulting Actuary at Milliman, USA

Michael J Silvers, DO, MPH - Mercury Healthcare Medical Director, Iinternational Healthcare Program, Medical Tourism Public Health Implications

Dan Smigelski, MHA - Hospital Management Expert, Medical Tourism Program Development, Hospital Strategy and Operations.

Maria K Todd, MHA, PhD - Managed Care, Integrated Health Delivery System Development, Training for International Hospital Accreditation, Training for Managed Care Reimbursement Contracting