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About Us
Who We Serve
HealthCare Credit Solutions brand loyalty programs serve:
Hospitals and Physician Groups – Healthcare Credit Solutions helps hospitals and physician group practices attract and retain new patients and build brand recognition, while generating new revenue and reducing self-pay uncollectibles.
Health Plans - Healthcare Credit Solutions helps health plans attract and retain members with a flexible, affordable way to pay for medical care. Healthcare credit solutions programs also generate revenue for health insurers.
Who We Are
Healthcare Credit Solutions is a subsidiary of HealthGrades (Nasdaq:HGRD), the leading independent healthcare ratings company. Healthcare Credit Solutions administers co-branded, credit card loyalty programs for hospitals, health plans and physician groups. The programs are designed to give consumers a convenient and affordable way to manage health care costs, while building brand recognition for health care organizations. Founded in 2007, the firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Thomas Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
A 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, Tom Edwards has led highly successful marketing and business development organizations at Fortune 100 corporations. From 1989 to early 1999, Edwards was one of Visa USA’s most senior executives in strategic business development, e-commerce and marketing. Most recently, Edwards served as chief executive of the Edwards Group spearheading business development initiatives and managing corporate turnarounds for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to founding the Edwards Group, he created and led a new Visa division that was charged with developing, financing and operating strategic business opportunities outside of Visa’s existing core card payment industry competencies.
Edwards' professional background includes executive-level marketing positions at CitiCorp Credit Services and The American Express Company.
Steven Wood - HealthGrades, Executive Vice President
As an academic, an entrepreneur and healthcare executive, Wood has been a thought leader in quantifying and analyzing the ways in which consumers interact with the healthcare system. He joined HealthGrades executive team in July, 2006 from J.D. Power and Associates, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the healthcare division. During his leadership role with J. D. Power and Associates, he launched and built the healthcare division into a leading provider of consumer insight and strategy for pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health plans. He is one of the nation's leading authorities on customer loyalty strategies. Wood is professor emeritus of marketing and formerly associate dean of graduate programs at the Arizona State University College of Business. He is a co-author of four books, has published in excess of 80 papers in scholarly and professional journals, and has given more than 200 presentations to various organizations. Wood earned his Ph.D. in quantitative analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
HealthCare Credit Solutions
6720 North Scottsdale Road
Suite 150
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
HealthCare Credit Solutions brand loyalty programs serve:
Hospitals and Physician Groups – Healthcare Credit Solutions helps hospitals and physician group practices attract and retain new patients and build brand recognition, while generating new revenue and reducing self-pay uncollectibles.
Health Plans - Healthcare Credit Solutions helps health plans attract and retain members with a flexible, affordable way to pay for medical care. Healthcare credit solutions programs also generate revenue for health insurers.
Who We Are
Healthcare Credit Solutions is a subsidiary of HealthGrades (Nasdaq:HGRD), the leading independent healthcare ratings company. Healthcare Credit Solutions administers co-branded, credit card loyalty programs for hospitals, health plans and physician groups. The programs are designed to give consumers a convenient and affordable way to manage health care costs, while building brand recognition for health care organizations. Founded in 2007, the firm is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Thomas Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
A 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, Tom Edwards has led highly successful marketing and business development organizations at Fortune 100 corporations. From 1989 to early 1999, Edwards was one of Visa USA’s most senior executives in strategic business development, e-commerce and marketing. Most recently, Edwards served as chief executive of the Edwards Group spearheading business development initiatives and managing corporate turnarounds for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to founding the Edwards Group, he created and led a new Visa division that was charged with developing, financing and operating strategic business opportunities outside of Visa’s existing core card payment industry competencies.
Edwards' professional background includes executive-level marketing positions at CitiCorp Credit Services and The American Express Company.
Steven Wood - HealthGrades, Executive Vice President
As an academic, an entrepreneur and healthcare executive, Wood has been a thought leader in quantifying and analyzing the ways in which consumers interact with the healthcare system. He joined HealthGrades executive team in July, 2006 from J.D. Power and Associates, where he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the healthcare division. During his leadership role with J. D. Power and Associates, he launched and built the healthcare division into a leading provider of consumer insight and strategy for pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health plans. He is one of the nation's leading authorities on customer loyalty strategies. Wood is professor emeritus of marketing and formerly associate dean of graduate programs at the Arizona State University College of Business. He is a co-author of four books, has published in excess of 80 papers in scholarly and professional journals, and has given more than 200 presentations to various organizations. Wood earned his Ph.D. in quantitative analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
HealthCare Credit Solutions
6720 North Scottsdale Road
Suite 150
Scottsdale, Arizona 85253
