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Editorial

Editorial ~ Medical Tourism on the Move

The first problematic expense for a laid off employee is healthcare. In many countries where many employees enjoyed employer paid healthcare programs, now one is faced with paying the actual cost of the program their employer provided them with.

Editorial

The Future of Medical Tourism

We are seeing in the horizon an amazing shift in the type of healthcare being found in Latin America. Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Argentina and Mexico are attracting more and more patients.

Accreditation & Certification

A Guiding Light in the midst of Medical Tourism Shadows

Medical Tourism is experiencing enormous growth but blocks are not allowing this industry to achieve its maximum potential. Dr. Prem Jagyasi comes up with his valuable suggestions to alleviate the concerns that may arise regarding Medical Tourism.

Destination Spotlight

TURKEY'S MEDICAL TOURISM POTENTIAL

Medical tourism signifies activities that combine health care with economical, short vacations. The rapid expansion and growth of the medical industry due to globalization, the problems related with health systems in some countries.

Editorial

In Good Hands

A Filipino medical tourism company offers medical travelers a worry-free world-class health holiday in the Philippines. A medical traveler has found the ideal medical tourism company if all he has to think about is packing and getting to the airport.

Destination Spotlight

Beyond the Mountaintops ~ Chile as an Emerging Force for Medical Tourism

The nation of Chile is vibrant with opportunity, particularly in the field of medicine. Healthcare has come a long way and now that country is making another leap forward by becoming involved in the burgeoning field of medical tourism.

Editorial

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.

Editorial

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.

Economics & Investments

An International Provider's Perspective on the U.S. Financial Crisis

Companies are cutting jobs, foreclosures abound, and retirement funds are going up in smoke. Though economic forecasts may vary, there is little doubt that that the U.S. is now in the midst of a deep and possibly long-term economic recession.

Destination Spotlight

DENTAL IMPLANTS CLOSE TO HOME

Medical tourism has come into its own as a natural extension of the globalization we all are witnessing around the world. People seeking out the most competent medical and dental providers around the world as a means of obtaining quality care.

Editorial

SURGERY TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

Type-2 diabetes is a chronic disease, which causes suffering in many people of different ages, reducing years in quality of life. In spite of technological advances, a satisfactory medical treatment has not been found that can revert the disease.

Editorial

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

BINABUZZ aBuzz about Sales Again

As long as the Nicolet Bank Business Pulse© has been asking CEOs questions, Sales has been CEOs Number One Challenge…and Sales are glowing even brighter on the CEO’s Radar this year: 77% said Sales would be a “Very Significant” Challenge.

Patient Experience & Hospitality

Why I Became a Medical Tourist

An x-ray identified osteoarthritis and joint deterioration, especially in the left hip, my research quickly revealed that as a woman over 55 years of age and residing in Alberta, Canada, my surgical options were limited to total hip replacement.

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.

Destination Spotlight

Several Thousands of Years of Traditional Korean Medicine

As fees for state of the art medical support are sky rocketing, access to optimal medical care is becoming more difficult for an increasing number of people who have insufficient health insurance.

Destination Spotlight

Liver transplantation for cancer patients in Korea

Korea has become one of the leading liver transplantation countries in the world in terms of case number and outcome. A multi-institutional clinical study on liver transplantation conducted in Korea reported a 3-year survival rate of 91.4% in liver cancer patients treated.

Destination Spotlight

4-dimensional Robotic Cyberknife Radiosurgery

Inha University Hospital is proud to be the first hospital in South Korea to install a 4th generation and 4-dimensional Robotic CyberKnife Radiosurgery system for treatment of various cancers and lesions in the body and central nervous system.

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.