And it’s always been all about Marketing – even way, way back in the day. The Neanderthal who invented The Wheel thought he could sell it simply by rolling it out on the streets. Initially, it did sell well until another Neanderthal rolled out his Wheel.
Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center said patients experience significant problems which present a compelling case for healthcare reform. Patients trust providers to deliver the highest quality of care, yet care in many locations is mediocre at best; at its worst, it endangers patients.
Overseas healthcare facilities marketing themselves as a suitable alternative for the North American patient, the inevitable question is “how safe are they?” and “will I receive the same quality of care I would receive in an American hospital?”
In recent years medical tourism has become somewhat of a buzzword in the USA – it might even be worth calling it a bubble. One could view this evolving industry as a manifestation of globalization and more liberal trade common in all sectors of the economy.
If international hospitals are to succeed in attracting Americans they first need to succeed in narrowing their marketing efforts. Just as many hospitals have been misled into believing Medicare will soon be approving overseas medical treatment.
I know that the Medical Center, the Doctors and staff are considered top drawer internationally. So what’s bugging me about what I’m doing? My mind is racing and exploding as someone had just shaken a bottle of soda inside my head.
The South Korean Government and about 30 private hospitals collaborated to create the Council for Korea Medicine Overseas Promotion also known by its members as the Korean International Medical Service Association.
Medical Tourism Association is an international non-profit organization that serves international healthcare providers and medical travel facilitators in the global healthcare industry.
Enhanced population mobility due to the change brought about by globalization has created a stir in every industry including healthcare driving a strong need and potential for healthcare delivery from national levels to across borders.
U.S. Employers juggling the high costs of healthcare are always looking for solutions, flexibility on benefit coverage, and ways to reduce the cost of their healthcare. Partial Self Funding/Self Insurance with Stop Loss Coverage is an attractive alternative.
With globalized and traveling becomes easily accessible to most people, we face diseases that may result from travel. Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT), also referred to as Venous Thromboembolism, is undoubtedly a disease that can be deadly for an individual.
The U.S. Healthcare system is in double, perhaps triple, jeopardy; to coin a popular legal phrase used to get the point across that the situation is dire. The statistics should be very familiar to everyone in the health and healthcare industry.
Medical tourism is greatly influenced by the global economic environment. This article explains the impact of currency exchange rates in the medical tourism marketplace with particular attention to the meaning of a weakening US dollar.
Arthritis is a condition where the cartilage at the joint surface of the bone wears away. It is this cartilage which normally makes the bone ends slippery and helps the joint to move smoothly without friction.
As medical treatment costs in the developed world balloon out of proportion, with the United States leading the way, more and more Westerners are finding the prospect of international travel for medical care increasingly appealing.
As Americans seek care in other countries, they look for reassurance that health care organizations abroad meet certain quality. Therefore, hospitals abroad who hope to attract Americans to their institutions often seek JCI accreditation.
People have been traveling across the continents in search of cures for any imaginable illnesses and making therapeutic trips for health wellness. In ancient Greece pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god.
Does the phrase “medical tourism” accurately describe the emerging phenomenon of large numbers of people traveling to other countries for medical treatment? Or should the phrase be dropped altogether and exchanged for a more “befitting” term.
The needs of the “Medical Tourist” are much different than those of someone traveling on business or vacation. Historically, for a medical tourist, staying at a traditional hotel comes with much apprehension.
The historical fee for service method does not align quality of treatment and treatment results with reimbursement ~ but rather with volume of treatment. Financial incentives have been demonstrated to change behavior.
