Karin Jay

GHA Consultant/surveyor at Global Healthcare Accreditation

Karin (Needham) Jay is an experienced healthcare professional currently serving as President of Global Strategy at Global Healthcare Accreditation since October 2023. Previously, Karin held various roles at Planetree International from June 2011 to October 2023, including Senior Vice President of Global Services, where responsibilities encompassed directing international activities and supporting a network of Planetree Affiliates in 23 countries. Prior to that, Karin worked at Joint Commission Resources/Joint Commission International from April 1994 to June 2011, with notable positions including Director of Strategic Initiatives and Director of Corporate Development, where efforts focused on international strategic opportunities and stakeholder relationships. Earlier experience includes roles at The Joint Commission and The University of Michigan Hospitals. Karin holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of Michigan and a Master of Arts in Philosophy/Health Care Ethics from Loyola University Chicago.

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Clarendon Hills, United States

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Global Healthcare Accreditation

Global Healthcare Accreditation is a premier healthcare quality and business solution for the global medical travel and medical tourism industries. The GHA program evaluates compliance towards competencies that ensure a healthcare organization is not only monitoring its overall performance in the services provided to medical travel, medical tourism or international patients but that the entire medical travel cycle is streamlined to ensure an overall positive experience for consumers. GHA provides healthcare organizations a unique opportunity to not only acquire skills & competence but choose from a portfolio of business solutions for any stage of development or objective. Achieving Global Healthcare Accreditation is not only an accomplishment in operational excellence but a clear indicator an organization is also prioritizing their business strategy.


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