World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress announces the pre-conference workshop on Creating a Healthcare City, Medical Cluster or Healthcare Provider Association to promote Medical Tourism.
Medical tourism is constantly in the media and press and there is not one day that multiple newspapers and other forms of media write articles about it. It is featured in thousands of TV, newspaper and magazine articles around the world and over 40 countries.
Medical tourism represents an opportunity for U.S. hospitals to diversify revenue – usually hospitals with dedicated international centers generate five to ten percent of total revenue from international patients.
Medical Tourism Association had an interview with Ross Pendergraft, the President of the Los Angeles Association of Health Underwriters. He is been in the health insurance industry for over 17 years.
M. D. Anderson is one of the largest, most-respected centers in the world devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention and has been working to eliminate cancer for more than sixty years.
The data about Medical Tourism shows it is already taking off, with projections that it will skyrocket even more in the next decade. Over 50 countries have already identified medical tourism as a national industry.
The only constant in science has and always will be change. Facts that were incontrovertible transform into things that we now have control over. And new facts are discovered to take their place which will in turn become altered or understood in new ways.
The decision to implement medical tourism had several considerations. Our largely Hispanic and Latin customers at US Now are at the entry level of the benefit world, a Limited Benefit Medical Plan does a number of things for the people who are covered.
Keratoconus is a rare eye condition in which the shape of the cornea is distorted. Its center becomes thinner and weakens slowly, taking the shape of a cone, producing a patchy image on the retina and, therefore, blurred vision.
When most people think of “medical tourism”, they think of U.S. or European patients seeking health care services in Asia. The high cost of U.S. medical care and the low rate of insurance coverage are driving many Americans to look abroad for treatment.
The removal of pituitary tumors through Transsphenoidal Surgery was first described over a century ago. Since then, several developments have allowed this technique to be applied in the removal of pituitary adenomas.
Bumrungrad International in Bangkok Thailand is one of the largest private hospitals in Southeast Asia with 554 beds and one of the largest international hospitals in the world with up to 400,000 international patients annually.
Jackson International becomes one of the best options for foreign patients looking for top rated care in the United States. Jackson International links foreign patients in need of treatment for complex medical and surgical care.
Patient healthcare has come full circle with World-wide Managed Care Partners and World-wide Medical Partners coming together to bring patients inbound and outbound to provide the most cost-efficient quality care.
Homewatch CareGivers responded to the growing demands for caregiving services for people traveling for medical treatment and procedures both domestically and abroad by developing a comprehensive Aftercare Program.
Countless patients and families come to the United States from abroad to seek medical care each year, yet few are familiar with their options for receiving access to language services – such as interpreting and translation – along with culturally sensitive care.
Business leaders in the Medical Tourism industry have valid questions about the viability of their business models. The combination of rising healthcare costs and the desire to provide healthcare to uninsured Americans will create disruptive market opportunities.
As medical tourism continues to grow, developed nations, such as the United States, see large number of Americans traveling abroad for medical procedures. However, there continues to be a growing interest in inbound medical tourism in the U.S.
Every organization has a unique way of running their enterprise and varying expectations when reducing costs. A strategic roadmap must be implemented during the early stage of the initiative for identifying the main focus area.
People for months have been guessing at what kind of healthcare reformlegislation President Obama will propose in front of the US Congress. President Obama is attempting to have healthcare reform legislation implemented before the end of the summer.
