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Free Medical Tourism Facilitator Webcast :: Tuesday July 2, 2013

Medical tourism facilitators have the unique responsibility to navigate patients through their medical procedures safely and securely. Today's medical tourism facilitators have to build meaningful relationships with healthcare providers in the region.

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IVF Combines Vacation with Affordable Path to Pregnancy

The frustrations of trying to get pregnant have forced more than one woman to cross the line, past their national borders. As fertility costs soar in the U.S. and across the globe, IVF for women is a fraction of the price in foreign countries.

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Turkish Unrest Puts Medical Tourism in Unstable Condition

Visiting foreign travelers recovering from treatment or procedures would be hard-pressed to look past the tumultuous street. The Turkish government has vowed to end protests it says were co-opted by extremists, the park is home to hundreds of young people.

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Medical Tourism: Nueterra not just in Kansas any more

As self-insured employers hop on the medical tourism bandwagon, an American healthcare management company is finding a good deal. Nueterra Global Alliance has been referring patients to international destinations, where they find top quality healthcare.

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Dubai Medical Tourism Strategy Moves Forward

Health officials in Dubai have launched a strategy for making the Arab nation a top destination for medical tourism. Sustainable development plan incorporates prevention and awareness; easy access to health services; quality; and investment and competitiveness.

Economics & Investments

Role and Contribution of Medical Tourism toward Indian Economy: A Relative Study of the Prominent Participants in Hospital and Hospitality

India today has copious opportunities to compete with developed nations and build a quality healthcare system of its own. This escalation is facilitated by the corporate and hospitality sectors involved in medical care.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Health and Wellness Tourism Today

According to the WHO health is a state of physical mental and social well-being and not merely the complete absence of disease. Health and wellness involves several well-being dimensions including physical, mental, social, sexual, emotional, cultural, spiritual.

Destination Spotlight

Strategy to Increase Brand Value of Indian Hospitals in International Markets

Indian hospitals have been struggling to compete against international hospitals to attract patients at various forums. India has many hospitals and clinics that offer treatments in nearly every medical sector including cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.

Editorial

Global Smile: World-Class Dental Services alongside Environment Consciousness

In the digital age, change is instant, development and improvement are lightning fast, and access to everything is readily on-tap. With vision and determination, the finest global resources are increasingly woven into world-class facilities across many fields.

Destination Spotlight

Domestic Medical Tourism in Australia

Medical tourism is the practice of patients travelling to another country for diagnostic, non-surgical or complex medical treatments. Domestic medical tourism has been in Australia for at least the past century, when patients travelled from very remote and regional areas to capital.

Destination Spotlight

Crimea: Birthplace of Modern Medical Tourism

Few places on earth have as many spas, sanatoriums and clinics as the southern shores of Crimea – 2000 year old tradition. Following recent Ukrainian government activities, fiscal initiatives, renewed interest of Russian banks, Crimea is back – and with polish.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Algarve Portugal: Beyond Surgery in the Medical Tourism Industry

We hear about news and studies involving new treatments, surgeries and the increasing possibility of the cure of many diseases. Algarve, in Portugal, is one of the most beautiful and prepared places for short- or long-term treatments to recover from a surgery.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Ozone and Thalassotherapy: an Alternative Form of Healing

Thalassotherapy is the use of ocean and seawater, ocean climate, marine products like algae, seaweed, mud, for medicinal purposes. Ozone therapy is the method of introducing molecule into the body, creating an oxygen-rich environment to stop various diseases.

Accreditation & Certification

Concierge Services in Medical Tourism

An increasing number of patients travel to different places a great distance from their homes to seek medical procedures. Medical services are rapidly evolving for both the national and international providers.

Healthcare Branding & Sales Basics

Successful branding starts with the brand promise and the organization’s ability to ignite the cognitive sparks of target patients. As healthcare marketers, we understand that patients are interested in solving pressing health and wellness concerns.

Destination Spotlight

Improving Healthcare Quality in the Middle East

In the wake of politics among Arab nations, a strong focus has emerged on the lack of quality healthcare in the Middle East. As the basic microeconomic premise suggests, increased quantity does not necessarily mean increased quality.‍

Destination Spotlight

Seoul at Heart of Korean Medical Tourism Growth

Patients can find in Seoul a higher standard of care than what is available in their host countries and at one-fifth the cost. Throw in endless sightseeing opportunities that blend ancient customs with cosmopolitan culture and the price is right in Seoul.‍

Economics & Investments

Medical Tourism Providing Needed Band-Aid to Turkish Debt

Despite expectations of a widening debt, the Turkish economy looks healthy in the eyes of many who want to invest in its shores. Turkish tourism figures have increased by double-digit when 37 million tourists visited the sixth most popular travel destination.

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Medical Tourism Industry: Picture of Good Health

People don’t think twice when traveling, despite economic descents, world travel and tourism is as robust as ever. Research shows journeys abroad continue to grow – totaling a 3 percent increase to the world’s Gross Domestic Product.

Industry News

Healthcare Costs May Influence Early Retirement Decisions

Retirement may be nothing more than a pipe dream after the 55-year-old begins to think about the price of quitting early. Health Care Costs from Birth to Death examines the impact of age and gender on overall and retiree health costs, Medicare spending.