INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE BUSINESS CONSULTANT, AUTHOR, TRAINER, KEYNOTE, & STRATEGIST
MARIA TODD PhD

Expertise, Innovation, and Global Recognition in Healthcare Business Management

Maria Todd is an internationally-recognized healthcare business expert, trainer, and author celebrated for her innovative approach to healthcare business administration operations and strategy

Expertise, Innovation, and Global Recognition in Healthcare Business Management

  • 40+ Copyrights: Pioneering new strategies in healthcare administration.
  • 9 Lifetime Achievement Awards: Recognized both in the US and internationally for groundbreaking contributions.
  • 23 Internationally-Published Books: A thought-leader in healthcare business, benefits cost containment, and patient care redirection.
  • Former CEO of Mercury Healthcare International: Leading innovation with experience and vision.

Special Honors & Involvements:

  • Only non-physician “Academician” recognized by the Ukrainian Academy of Rehabilitation and Human Health (physical medicine and rehabilitation).
  •  Member of the Thermatalia Scientific Committee in Spain.
  •  HFMA Follmmer Bronze Recipient
  • 4-time Yearger Recipient, HFMA
  • HFMA 5-time Distinguished Speaker Award

Registered Trademarks & Pending Patents

Continuously innovating and collaborating on proprietary software inventions.

Committed to Practical Solutions

Transforming the healthcare industry with terms of art and real-world applications and bankable, measurable, solutions.

Why clients hire Maria Todd:

  • To solve a critical business problem
  • To build their brand and win new business
  • To get specific guidance on pricing, payer contracting, physician employment contracting, startup advice, branding, operational efficiency, or quality and patient safety accreditation preparation
  • As an expert witness or to help draft regulations, opine on healthcare antitrust issues and competitive matters, and health policy

Testimonials:

  • “Maria Todd is a brilliant and experienced healthcare consultant. She helped us solve a complex problem that was causing us a lot of headaches. I highly recommend her services.” – CEO, Hospital
  • “Maria Todd is a true expert in the healthcare industry. She has a deep understanding of the challenges that healthcare providers face and she is able to provide practical solutions. I would not hesitate to hire her again.” – CFO, Medical Group
  • “Maria Todd is a great resource for healthcare providers. She is always up-to-date on the latest trends and she is able to provide practical advice that can help you improve your business.” – COO, Health System
  • “Maria tightened up our prior authorization procedures and medical necessity documentation and made it “bulletproof”.
  • “RAC Auditors don’t stand a chance with Maria Todd in your corner. She’s ready for them. They give up and pick on someone else.” – ASC Administrator
  • “She’s brilliant with orthopedics. Better than any manufacturer’s reps. Give her a goal and a budget and let her loose to build your robotic joint replacement service line.”  – Hospital CEO
  • “Our patients and staff just love her!” – Concierge Medicine Clinic Director
photo of Maria Todd reviewing managed care contracts with a client

Healthcare Business Consulting & Training 

  • Administration of Clinics and ASCs
  • AI implementation in healthcare
  • ASC Payer Contracting 
  • ASC Credentialing 
  • ASC Revenue Management
  • Blockchain for Healthcare
  • Bundled surgery price transparency
  • Branding and brand positioning for healthcare
  • Brand storytelling for physicians
  • Case management and health travel logistics
  • Cash pay pricing integrity
  • Chronic Care Management (CCM) & RPM Programming
  • Clinical and patient facing content creation
  • Clinical operations
  • Collections strategy and improvement
  • Concierge medicine startups and operations
  • Denied claims appeals
  • Digital and print advertising
  • Digital marketing for healthcare businesses
  • Direct primary care
  • Direct-with-employer contracting
  • Domestic health tourism
  • Employer-paid health travel
  • EMR selection and deployment
  • Episode of care pricing integrity
  • Event marketing for physicians
  • Healthcare business development
  • Healthcare cost containment for employers
  • Healthcare price transparency
  • Health tourism cluster development
  • Health tourism destination development
  • Hospital and ASC accreditation preparation
  • International accreditation
  • International health park development
  • International health tourism
  • Machine readable price transparency
  • Managed Care payer contracting
  • Market analysis
  • Medical practice brand development
  • Medical travel management
  • Multichannel marketing strategy
  • Non-profit healthcare foundation startup
  • Patient financing – pre-settlement funding
  • Patient redirection programs (health travel)
  • Payer-Provider dispute mediation
  • Physician employment contracts
  • Physician-hospital integration
  • Physician integration, IPA, PHO, MSO
  • Pricing integrity – provider costing
  • Print and Outdoor Advertising
  • Product development
  • Professional & facility branding
  • Program development
  • Programmatic marketing
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Robotic-assisted surgery service line development
  • Shared risk contracting for providers & hospitals
  • Social media marketing strategy
  • Training & development
  • Value-based care
  • Worksite Health Clinic Development

Call on Maria Todd for…

  • Patient Event Marketing Strategies and Tactics
  • Master Class Workshops
  • Seminars
  • Webinars
  • Onsite Training
  • Private Coaching
  • Sales Team Training & Development
  • Association Events
  • Corporate Events & Retreat Workshops
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS/DISCLOSURES

CURRENT APPOINTMENTS

  • AskMariaTodd™ (Principal)
  • Alacrity MSO (Founder and CEO)
  • Robotic Orthopaedic Institute St George (Administrator)
  • St George Surgical Center (Director, Business Development)
  • Higowell (Shareholder, SME)
  • Summit Hospital, Hutchinson, KS (Director, Business Development)
  • TeamCynergy (501C3) Acting Executive Director

SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

  • Managed Care Contract Analyzer v3.0
  • Higowell Medical Tourism Platform
  • Bundlr™ (Bundled surgery pricing calculator)
  • Surgery Price Comparison Tool v3.1

COLLABORATING FIRMS
INVESTMENT ADVISORY EXPERT PANELS

  • AskMariaTodd™ (♦47 years)
  • Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) (♦10 years)
  • Maven
  • Coyle Shopmetrics (Mystery site inspections)
  • Procision
  • Guidepoint
  • Dialéctica
  • Zintro
A FEW PAST & CURRENT CLIENTS

GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM

SPECTRUM HEALTH SYSTEM

MAYO HEALTH SYSTEM

CLEVELAND CLINIC

CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS of AMERICA

HCA HEALTHCARE

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SYSTEM

BLESSING HEALTH SYSTEM

SIDRA MEDICAL CENTER
DOHA

CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO UNIVERSITY
ROME

CLINICA UNIVERSIDAD de NAVARRA
ESPAÑA

EL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO AUSTRAL
BUENOS AIRES

PABLO TOBON URIBE HOSPITAL
MEDELLIN

MYRON CLINIC
TUNISIA

APOLLO HEALTH
INDIA

MADONNA HOSPITAL
NIGERIA

FŐNIX HEART HOSPITAL
HUNGARY

KYIV HEART CENTER
UKRAINE

MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY
BANGKOK

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