JONATHAN EDELHEIT
Jonathan Edelheit is the Chairman & Co-founder of Global Healthcare Resources, the Corporate Health & Wellness Association® (CHWA), and the Medical Tourism Association® (MTA). While Global Healthcare Resources looks after consulting, marketing, partnerships, and other operations, the main organizational lines fall under CHWA and MTA. The former focuses on employer healthcare and wellness, while the latter focuses on international healthcare & wellness travel.
Enduring more than a decade now, the Corporate Health & Wellness Association organizes the Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress® (EHBC; now HEALTHCARE REVOLUTION), certifies professionals through the Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist® (CCWS), shares insights via Corporate Wellness Magazine® (CWM), and publishes research like the 2020 State of Corporate Wellness Report. Similarly, the Medical Tourism Association organizes the World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress® (WMTC), certifies professionals through the Certified Medical Travel Program® (CMTP), shares insights via Medical Tourism Magazine® (MTM), and publishes research through the Medical Tourism Index® (MTI).
Mr. Edelheit has been featured in hundreds of media publications and speaks all over the world at conferences and workshops, private and public. Edelheit has penned several books on medical tourism and corporate wellness. He is recognized as a thought leader in the self-insurance space in the U.S. Prior to his current role, he spent more than ten years implementing wellness programs in both fully-insured and self-funded health plans at a national healthcare administrator and was the first person in the US to bring medical tourism into these plans.
Regularly Covers
Medical Tourism
Corporate Wellness
Healthcare Reform
Healthcare Destination Development
Client Acquisition
Business Development
Areas of Expertise
Establishing International Centers of Healthcare Excellence
US Healthcare Reform & It’s Impact on Medical Tourism
Leveraging Social Media to Build a Global Brand
International Marketing & Market Penetration
Employer Compliance Under US Healthcare Reform
The Rules of Marketing in Employee Benefits & Insurance
US Self-Funded Insurance Plans
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Author & Editor
Medical Tourism
The definitive guide for any insurance company, multinational employer, health insurance agent or government who is involved with patients who travel to other countries for healthcare. This book explains why patients are traveling for healthcare, what medical and dental procedures they are traveling for and what countries patients are traveling to.
Engaging Wellness
That Work
This book provides the insights from industry experts on how to successfully implement, operate, and measure a corporate wellness program; as well as how to engage and motivate employees to become active in their health, along with other valuable insights.
Healthcare Reform
Practicality
The definitive guide for any insurance company, multinational employer, health insurance agent or government who is involved with patients who travel to other countries for healthcare. This book explains why patients are traveling for healthcare, what medical and dental procedures they are traveling for and what countries patients are traveling to.
SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER
As social media and LinkedIn began to grow in popularity, Mr. Edelheit saw an opportunity for professionals and organizations to assert themselves as experts of their industry. By creating some of the first industry groups for the insurance, benefits, and healthcare industries – Mr. Edelheit quickly amassed hundreds of thousands group members over the span of a few years.
Building off of this tremendous influence, Mr. Edelheit and his organization have now hosted webinars, published whitepapers, that help organizations and individuals alike distribute their content and begin the journey of establishing influence and expertise. Dedicated to moving the industry forward, Mr. Edelheit continues to keynote and thought-lead across the world at various industry conferences and trade shows.