Our Purpose

Welcome to the home of the National Association of Travel Healthcare Organizations or NATHO. We welcome all Travel Healthcare companies to participate in raising the standards of excellence in our industry.

Benefits of NATHO membership:

Allows you and your organization access to information unique to the Travel Healthcare industry:

• Insurance and risk management resources
• Public relations
  
• Shared marketing resources
  
• Federal and state legislative issues
  
• Ethics and arbitration guidelines
  
• Credentialing standards
  
• Standards of practice
  
• Industry Benchmarking and Statistics
  
• Group Purchasing
  

Organization:

NATHO is a not-for-profit organization managed by an independent third party. This independent third party has specialized in managing organizations like NATHO for 50 years, and will add additional depth and expertise in achieving our ambitious goals. By establishing NATHO in such a manner this provides for an unbiased environment for all Travel Healthcare companies to participate in.

Membership Criteria:

In the early conception of NATHO, a questionnaire was sent to 30 future NATHO members. From this questionnaire the membership criteria was established, and is as follows:

1. JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) certification. If you are in the process of receiving a JCAHO certification a letter from JCAHO stating that you are currently undergoing application process will suffice.* 
   *Beginning 12/31/08, all NATHO firms must be JCAHO certified.
   
   
2. Each NATHO firm must be able to provide proof of insurance. This includes, but is not limited to, Professional Liability, General Liability, and Workers Compensation.
   
   
3. Initial Membership fees for NATHO are $500 annually per organization.