Medical tourism to the Middle East increased by 13 percent when compared to the same period last year, according to the UN. Promoting the Middle East as an attractive travel destination is critical in the economic blueprint of many nations in the region.
Different industries have committed to potentiate negative and positive impacts under the concept of sustainable development. The primary motivation of a medical tourism patient is to travel outside of the area of residence for reduced prices high quality care.
Las Vegas is becoming a global medical tourism destination featuring specialty spinal and back surgery, brain, cancer, infertility. Seeking medical care away from home, even in a tourist Mecca like Las Vegas, can be a frightening and daunting process.
Passage of the EU Directive on Cross-Border Healthcare did not increase or reduce these movements, but provided a formal framework. Among the developments from the directive are rules pertaining to access, safety and quality standards regarding care.
Healthcare management leaders face many complex issues on a daily basis and can become quickly taxed when analyzing strategies. Depending on the state of system development, choosing the right method and partners is instrumental in achieving desired goals.
More countries, which until recently may been known primarily as tourism destinations, are testing the waters of medical tourism. This is good for the industry and more significantly represents a positive response to the growing number of patients.
Thailand, with its 30 internationally-accredited hospitals and many western-trained doctors, has a growing medical tourism sector. About 2.5 million people visited the country last year seeking medical treatment.
As Obama’s healthcare reform legislation is implemented, organizations seek alternative income streams to increase their bottomline. Many international patients visit the U.S. to pay out-of-pocket for care even they have international insurance for treatments.
Switzerland has been able to engineer The Swiss Leading Hospitals, one of the top health clusters in the world. Students at the seminar had the opportunity to learn from Peter Kappert, president of The Swiss Leading hospitals.
A healthcare organization wanting to raise the bar to attract patients from around the world by offering innovation procedures. As the industry grows, the competitiveness of international patient programs will be distinguished by the global affiliations.
Years of war and crisis damaged the health infrastructure in Afghanistan which leads to limited capacity, few trained professionals. After years of struggle and confronted with mounting poor facilities, the Afghanistan Ministry initiated to improve healthcare.
Leaders frequently make miscalculations in trying to influence change, as they often bet on a single source of influence. Latest research shows that the main variable in success or failure is not which sources of influence leaders choose.
Bupa International and the Medical Tourism Association recently teamed up for a successfully co-sponsored webcast. One of the challenges employers and insurers have experienced is identifying centers of excellence and building a quality hospital network.
Today we will be interviewing Julie Conner of GLOBAL Medical Tourism Facilitators, a Member of the Medical Tourism Association. Julie is co-founder of GLOBAL Medical Tourism Facilitators along with doing her own personal medical facilitation at GLOBAL.
A Russian speaking patient is different from all other patients in the world as he remembers the Highest Standard Soviet Medicine. This patient is extremely demanding, looking for the best value offer, for the most comfortable and convenient conditions.
Fecal matter isn't a load of crap to medical tourism patients willing to travel to the Northwest corner of the United States. To these medical tourism patients, a fecal transplant was anything, but a pain in the behind as it actually saved their lives.
Leading government officials from the Caribbean nation recently met with MTA representatives to discuss packaging health. Belizean officials confirmed that the nation just completed a feasibility study to assess strengths to build its medical tourism foundation.
As democracy continues to take shape in Georgia, business, healthcare, and government leaders are exploring ways to fit medical tourism. MedTourGeorgia began to unearth some this potential during a daylong workshop, presented in partnership with the MTA.
Certification helps healthcare and hospitality professionals seeking practical training to manage the international patient-care process. It fills a growing need for qualified and experienced skills at hospitals now focusing on medical tourism in Mexico.
The nation's tourism bureau is making other news as both a medical tourism destination and a retirement vestige for baby boomers. The planned development is one aspect of Nicaragua's growing participation in the global medical tourism industry.
