Sometimes, traveling abroad becomes a necessity rather than an option if the patient needs treatment for a rare disease. The EU is taking strides to make the medical tourism within its boundaries more accessible by initiating the Cross-Border Healthcare.
76 million babies born in the wake of World War II – from 1946 to 1964 – are aging; the oldest are now in their mid-sixties. The lengthened life span thanks to modern medicine and a more active lifestyle, and you can expect the demand for medical care.
Before beginning to market your business, service you should follow the two-step program – know yourself and market yourself. Part of the failure in marketing is because companies don’t know themselves well enough.
Travel health specialists estimate that between 30 and 50 percent of people heading to developing countries for a month or more will experience some kind of health problem. Like Medical and security risks – traffic accidents, heart problems, infectious disease.
The costs of healthcare are rising, hospitals, businesses and medical tourism groups fund healthcare projects in a tough market. Planners need to have an understanding of the global market, its growth drivers and trends and the methodology for best practices.
PepsiCo’s self-funded medical plan will now waive deductibles and coinsurance for employees and dependents. Those who elect to have cardiac or complex joint replacement surgery performed at John’s Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
No matter how big your hospital is or how many specialists you may have, if you fail to create and communicate your unique value proposition, you will fail in medical tourism. Successful medical tourism marketing is dependent on effectively reaching your target markets.
The MTA and The Ministry of Republic of Lithuania signed an agreement to promote and develop medical tourism in the Baltic nation. The Parties shall take all steps necessary to promote and develop medical tourist flows.
As medical tourism gains traction as an option for affordable healthcare there has been a proliferation of medical travel companies. The patient healthcare providers transportation companies hotels recovery centers and even insurance companies.
Many hospitals and healthcare facilities are working hard doing many of the same things that the City of Chicago is doing. Some healthcare organizations are still reluctant to speak or act about the issue of climate change and its impacts on health.
Healthcare has recognized the value of building and operating more sustainable, energy-efficient buildings. EnergyStar estimates that the healthcare sector spends $6.5 billion on energy alone.
Hospital international programs are developed to increase revenue, for a private hospital, the goal is increased profits. But for a public or non-profit hospital, the real need is to earn added revenue that helps support the core mission.
One of the much-anticipated events at the Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress each year is the ministerial summit. This invitation-only assembly is a unique opportunity for select health care industry stakeholders – Ministers of Health, Tourism.
In today's changing times, the careers of individuals and lifestyles of families have become increasingly global. When it comes to international work study or travel it's important to be protected around the clock and around the world.
Dr. Bekir Sitki Aslan is a well known specialist in cataract and glaucoma surgery and director of the eye clinic at TOBB Hospital. Dr. Aslan has access to the most advanced technologies for his specialty and has been performing live surgery sessions.
During the spring of 2006, residents of Rice Lake, Minnesota noticed computer equipment bobbing up to the surface of their precious lake. It would take a long time for these materials to leach out of where they are, but left there long enough.
American medical centers have welcomed patients from around the world who are in search of advanced technology, surgical procedures. Domestic medical tourism within the U.S. – patients seek care across state lines or outside of their local hospitals.
To change a culture, it must be developed and understood by all stakeholders to include input from all of those impacted. In the healthcare segment, there is a movement of culture change called person-centered care.
Within the patient-competitive and ever-developing arena of medical tourism, Congress identified four cases of medical tourism. Jordan, Turkey, Colombia and Taiwan – all of which provided insight into the branding, organizing and new capacity-building efforts.
Realizing the needs of your patients what they are looking for and why they are leaving are the steps to take for improvement. Ministers of Health, boards governments and hospitals traveled from all parts of the world to learn and share best practices.
