BridgeHealth International, Inc. Taps Tom Emerick, Former VP for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., to Advisory Board Guiding Delivery of Medical Tourism Services.DENVER -- BridgeHealth International, Inc. (www.bridgehealthintl.com), the premier service provider with a focus on serving businesses and individuals for the delivery of international medical care, appointed Tom Emerick as the newest member of its advisory board. Emerick will help to guide the evolution of BridgeHealth products and services in the medical tourism industry, with a focus on finance and benefits. "Tom brings to BridgeHealth years of experience in benefits management for multinational corporations
n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. health plan designs, and will enhance our corporate positioning in both business-to-business and direct-to-consumer marketing." BridgeHealth International, Inc. serves health plans, insurance carriers, employers, third party administrators, and individuals accessing benefits via voluntary benefits plans, health card programs or Consumer Directed HealthCare Plans (CDHP CDHP Consumer-Directed Health Plan CDHP Computational Diffie Hellman Problem ). BridgeHealth also assists consumers seeking medical travel options. Prior to this appointment, Emerick was vice-president of global benefit design and continuous improvement for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the international chain of discount stores, supercenters, and neighborhood markets. As director of US and international benefits, Emerick led the global six sigma/lean rollout throughout Wal-Mart. Prior to Wal-Mart, Emerick served British Petroleum (BP) for nearly a decade, managing the benefits plans for BP and its scores of subsidiaries. Currently, he manages a consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a which provides a broad range of benefits solutions to diverse corporate clientele. "BridgeHealth is clearly the best-of-breed company involved in the fast-growth medical tourism industry, and I look forward to advancing its national and international business position," says Emerick. Emerick earned an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from the College of Business Administration at the University of Central Oklahoma History On November 9, 1891, students met for classes in the Edmond First Methodist Church and the oldest state higher education institution in Oklahoma began its evolution toward what is today the University of Central Oklahoma. . He was the Charter President of Omicron Delta Epsilon Omicron Delta Epsilon is an international honor society in the field of economics. It publishes a journal entitled The American Economist twice each year. Its board of trustees includes well-known economists such as Robert Lucas, Kenneth Arrow, and Robert Solow. , and in 2001 was named "Distinguished Former Student." About BridgeHealth International, Inc. BridgeHealth International, Inc. (BridgeHealth) is the premier service provider in the burgeoning medical tourism industry, founded in 2007 with a vision "to create a trusted bridge to the world of international healthcare." BridgeHealth maintains an international network of physicians and select hospitals and clinics, offering exemplary customer service, significant savings on high value medical procedures, a clear, fixed price and outcome-based measurement systems. BridgeHealth provides access to select international providers for both businesses and individuals. BridgeHealth serves health plans, insurance carriers, employers, third party administrators, individuals accessing benefits via voluntary benefits plans, health and affinity card affinity card n. A credit card sponsored by an organization, such as a university or business, that receives part of the card user's fees. programs or Consumer Directed Health Care Plans (CDHP), and individual consumers seeking medical travel options. Visit www.bridgehealthintl.com. |
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