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Top 5 Medical Tourism Concerns and their Practical Solution Options

If you have reservations about medical tourism, you are not alone. Most normal people would frown at the thought of having a heart bypass or a hip resurfacing procedure in a country they have never set their foot in before.

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Medical Tourism Visas: Successfully Tackling Immigration Issues

Passport and visa considerations are faced by everyone seeking medical treatment outside their home country. Each government has its own regulations and requirements for visas for medical tourists, understanding general principles about such visas.

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Combining Travel Protection and Continuity of Care

For a small percentage of the total cost of the trip and medical procedure(s), the Seven Corners’ medical tourism insurance plan safeguards the patient’s financial investment and provides continuity of care throughout the patient’s entire trip.

Accreditation & Certification

The Evolution of the Hotel Industry with the rise of Medical Tourism

Does medical tourism now hold such similar long-term promise as a new market segment for international hotels and resorts? Even the more modest growth estimates project a tenfold increase in travelers leaving the U.S. for medical treatment.

Destination Spotlight

Brazil: An Ongoing Battle on the Medical Tourism Platform

Brazil has a cultural history of following the more developed countries in the activities that are going well. Even in segments where it holds leadership, Brazil has not always acted with an entrepreneurial attitude.

Technology & Innovation

Plastic surgery to change not only appearance but voice

People from different social and professional backgrounds choose voice surgery to enhance competitiveness. Voice surgery can resolve voice problems such as transsexual, rough, hoarse, trembling voice, and changed voice due to aging.

Patient Experience & Hospitality

Climbing Again A Patient's Portrayal

There is nothing worse for an athlete to be unable to do the sport they love this is exactly what happened to me. I was an avid rock climber and due to a chronic and deteriorating condition called Kienbocks Disease in my left wrist I was told to stop climbing.

Destination Spotlight

Singapore ~ Healthcare Hub and Medical Marvels

Singapore has clearly emerged even further as a major medical center for Asia Pacific and a world-class healthcare hub. It comprised of not just high quality health services, but complimentary research and education capacities.

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ADHD - Out in Left Field

These men are thought to have been members of this group as well as Sir Winston Churchill, a highly respected Prime Minister. They also had intellectual flexibility due to their multiple interests and the speed of the diverse flood of ideas.

Economics & Investments

Medical Tourism ~ Progress and Prospects

Medical Tourism has emerged as a substantial segment whose impetus is not caught in the wake of rising health care costs. As the rise in health care costs continues to shift responsibility for payment to patients, less expensive alternatives are being sought.

Technology & Innovation

CARVAR ~ Innovative approach for Aortic Valve Repair

CARVAR was granted the official permit from Korea Government, and is currently working for permission from JAPAN, EUROPE and USA. Dr. Song’s team in Konkuk University Medical Center has performed the CARVAR procedure successfully over 100 times.

Destination Spotlight

Putting Country First ~ Costa Rica: The Challenges and Rewards of Creating a National Healthcare Cluster

Medical service providers in Costa Rica such as hospitals and clinics have been stuck in their own little bubbles. Support services such as hotels, recovery retreats, spas, and transportation/tour operators have followed this model as well.

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Creating the Patient Experience ~ Medical Tourism Facilitation Featuring WorldMed Assist Premiere Medical Travel and Healthbase

We are seeing a tremendous rise in the number of medical tourism facilitators developing internationally. So many facilitators gathered at the Congress for the workshops to gain some insight into how to develop their businesses and establish best practices.

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Medical Tourism in Asia

Asian healthcare providers have been treating foreign patients for decades. The quality of care is abundant not to mention to amount of experience Asian providers already have in treating foreign patients.

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The Rise of Global Healthcare from Latin America

We are seeing in the horizon an amazing shift in the type of healthcare being found in Latin America. Once sought for its tropical rainforests and excellent cosmetic and dental services countries like Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Argentina and Mexico.

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Recently I gave a presentation at the National Dental Benefits Conference hosted by the American Dental Association in Chicago. The topic of my presentation of course was Dental Tourism.

Destination Spotlight

South Korea ~ Stepping into the Spotlight in Global Healthcare

Seoul is not only the capital of Korea, but also the largest city in Korea. Ever since King Taejo, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty moved the capital of Korea to Seoul, it’s been the axis of economy, politics and culture.

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Traveling with Ease ~ How to Avoid Jet Lag

With physical, mental, and emotional symptoms it can be hazardous to your long term health. In addition to fatigue and insomnia, it can also acutely cause anxiety, confusion, constipation, nausea, and even memory loss.

Editorial

Defining Medical Tourism ~ Another Approach

There would be significant value to the term Medical Tourism Definition, if we define it the same way as a well-known rhyme or a fable? Well, if this can be accepted, then we don’t really need a proper definition for Medical Tourism either.

Destination Spotlight

Bone Marrow Transplantation in Downtown Makati

Makati City in Metro Manila hosts the Philippines’ premier business hub. It is one of Asia’s sterling examples of self-engineering to provide urban capitals with livable environments, stimulating cultural fare, contemporary leisure and shopping enclaves.