Medical tourism is not a simple task and not always about providing an affordable treatment but sometimes more than that. Many factors can influence the patient experience, but our main focus must always concern quality, safety and outcomes.
Puerto Rico is banking that more Carribean patients will feel right at home in Puerto Rico and make the island their destination. International patients are handled with proper professional training and certification processes offered by the MTA.
Healthcare accounts for 20 percent of Puerto Rico's economy, so expectations are high when it comes to quality service. The Puerto Rico Medical Tourism Corporation is reaching out to patients and healthcare operatives that service them.
A vast majority of employers who remain committed to providing healthcare benefits to their employees continue to sweat reform. 95% of U.S. employers say that subsidizing coverage for active employees is a very important part of their compensation package
The Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, has enabled some Americans to afford health insurance for the first time. A majority of Americans don’t feel good about their healthcare, so Obamacare is providing them with little meaningful coverage.
Stakeholders have demonstrated an interest and investment in the development and promotion of sustainable medical tourism destinations. MTI measures the performance of 30 countries in four dimensions — country, tourism, medical costs, and facilities and services.
Thermal spas, many of which have received international acclaim for their therapeutic properties, a part of the Greek economy. The contemporary tourism product in Greece has met heated international competition and has prompted calls for ongoing renewal.
The concept of keyhole cancer surgery is really about sneaking in and out, like removing the tumor with absolute minimum disruption. Keyhole cancer surgery can be done through the nose or through a small bony opening in the eyebrow, ear, scalp positions.
In case of a hand transplant, the problem is the rejection of transplant hand, if it's mild, it can be treated with medication. If the rejection is severe or if it happens repeatedly, then it becomes more and more difficult to treat.
Financial crises have made accessing capital from international markets including the U.S., China, Japan, India, and Brazil. Market changes and healthcare reform have moved these providers to invest in capital expenditures that address physician employment.
Impingement is the pain associated with reaching, sleeping and other nagging activities found prominently in the age 30 and above. Once the cuff is irritated, impingement is difficult to remedy without treatment, working through the pain makes matters worse.
As a third-party administrator, I first introduced medical tourism to fully insured and self-funded plans almost a decade ago. Despite gaining foreign patients, few hospital administrators, employers, insurance companies failed to interpret these advantages.
Dennis Wilson was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier, but after reaching the treatment options, he decided on proton therapy. Life is too short, you've just got to get out and enjoy, that's he said after getting technology and accessibility of the center.
Medical tourism has become an option for Chinese patients, who want the best care available and who can afford to pay for top doctors. Other Chinese patients travel overseas for advanced pharmaceuticals that bureaucratic delayed their sale at home in China.
Some governments and providers have evolved along with the healthcare industry to either maintain or increase their market positions. Planning strategy and execution are factors that create the most successful medical travel players today.
When Americans dream of a day when they can retire to a Carribean island, they often reminded of the potential harsh realities. It is inevitable that in the next decade, the U.S. will have to amend Medicare regulations.
Cardiac electrophysiologists at Hospital da Luz have performed more than 1000 ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation. Ablation involves long, flexible tubes or catheters inserted through a vein in the patient's groin and threaded to the heart.
Medical tourism patients from Europe and other Arab countries have traditionally sought treatment in the Middle East. Population growth, diverse lifestyle-related illnesses and the demand for healthcare services fueled the medical tourism in the Gulf region.
Demand for double-hand transplants is gaining momentum on the international stage and encouraging patients who lost both hands. Prosthetics for arms and hands are not as advanced as those for feet and legs and the growth of nerves remains a prohibitive factor.
Population growth coupled with lifestyle changes will put increasing pressure on Arab states to deliver healthcare services. There are challenges to an overstretched infrastructure, but demand can mean opportunities as well and that's healthy for all.
