What makes the baby boomers so interesting is that there are 76 million of them,” Columbia University Dean of the School of Social Work Dr. Takamura said, “and the fact is, they all are different.”
In the healthcare industry, broker and third party administrators, intermediaries between buyers and sellers. Armando Polanco is the Principal Managing Partner for Texas Benefit, an independent insurance and financial service brokerage firm.
Work and financial pressures are classified as two of the top stressors for workers all over the world. Sometimes, these two factors are leading employees to health-related disorders such as depression, anger or even suicide.
In the healthcare arena, e-health and telemedicine practices are raising offering to patients and hospitals a new relationship. The application of e-health and telemedicine can be diverse according to the environment they are use in.
Dubai Health Authority led as the Diamond Sponsor at this year’s Congress; the 3rd Annual WMT&GHC to strengthen in medical tourism. Dubai is a cosmopolitan hub, global city, and an attractive destination for tourists from all over the world.
In a global market environment experiencing exponential growth, corporations with employees all around the globe, corporate executives have the task of researching, evaluating and implementing a Global Healthcare and Wellness Strategy that will cover the lives.
An increasing number of destinations in countries are tourism hot-spots for adventure, eco-travel, edu-tourism, leisure travel and medical tourism. Growth in a region’s or specific country’s tourism trends directly impacts their hospitality sector’s development.
Globalization was here to stay and the world-at-large could look forward to an increasing level of ‘integration of capital, technology. We have all seen, experienced and been impacted by intersections of globalization and life as a single community.
When traveling internationally, one should not only expect the unexpected but be prepared for it. When a medical procedure is thrown into the mix, the typical hazards of international travel take on a new level of concern and entirely new dangers arise.
The Sustainable Healthcare & Hospital Development Conference was developed to enhance awareness of the essential parts. Most people think of sustainability in healthcare as “going green” in the industry but there’s more to it than that.
Extending the reach of medical tourism into pre and post surgical care for clients is now possible. The new information and communication technology on the market added to the desire of clients to have a more personalized service in the field of global health services.
Going green” are two words politicians, media and activists around the world are heard articulating on a daily basis. Sustainability is not a new emerging trend but a philosophy, that has been present for over 20 years.
Medical innovation is less accessible to U.S patients than it is for their Europeans counterparts due to regulatory challenges. The U.S regulatory process is seen as unpredictable, inefficient, expensive and characterized by disruptions and delays.
More than 30 million people in the United States travel to resource-limited areas of the world each year. This global mobility may contribute to the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza, measles, and meningitis and may also put individual travelers at risk.
The Americans are increasingly visiting Mumbai for medical treatment, as healthcare facilities are cheaper, compared to the U.S. The Indian healthcare industry hopes that US president Barack Obama's visit will fetch them goodwill.
Johns Hopkins Medicine has signed an agreement to open the first private, four-year medical school and teaching hospital in Malaysia. Hopkins will act largely in a consultative and advisory role to the Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine.
La red de servicios de salud de Medelln, nmero uno de Latinoamrica, cuenta con 2.800 camas hospitalarias, 1.800 mdicos y odontlogos especializados.
The medical tourism directory will make it easy for insurance companies, governments, agents, facilitators and others interested in medical tourism to quickly gather information about potential business contacts,” said Jonathan Edelheit.
The Medical Tourism Association and the University of Richmond have launched a “Medical Tourism Certification” program. The professional certificate program will require six courses to complete, and each course will be available in both English and Spanish.
Cleveland Clinic today announced the launch of a unique international web site, focused on providing Middle Eastern visitors. it will have with streamlined access to information on diseases, conditions and treatment options.
