Sunbelt Health Partners has provided international receivables management services to providers around the world since 1994. We manage billions of dollars of hospitals’ international accounts receivable. Sunbelt continues to provide clients guidance and clarity through the many changes brought about by international healthcare consumers, international healthcare underwriters and networks, as well as the impact of U.S. based payers in the international marketplace.
Patients and health consumers are becoming more self-aware and more conscious of what quality healthcare delivery means. As a result, patients expect a certain level of quality along the care continuum that border on safety, transparency, swift and seamless communications, risk mitigation, and quality of care. If patients perceive a lack of commitment to these expectations, they might consider other destinations or providers to meet their needs.
The medical travel journey is complex and could be overwhelming for a medical tourist visiting a country for the first time. Patient advocates play an integral role in ensuring a seamless medical travel continuum by guiding medical tourists through the care journey and ensuring the receive the best care they can get. As patients become more intentional about their medical travel choices, patient advocacy is becoming a crucial point in medical travel, and one that has become a key differentiator in a highly competitive industry.
Patient experience is essential for every point of the care continuum, from departure to discharge; patients want a seamless medical journey as well as quality medical treatment and a relaxing post-treatment recovery period. Meeting patients at these touch points is a key to unlocking success in the medical tourism industry. GHA has a team of global experts and healthcare leaders to redirect organizations and businesses to meet patients’ needs effectively.
Medical travel facilitator companies play a critical role in ensuring a safe and successful medical travel patient experience. There are many great facilitator companies out there; however, unfortunately, patients have very few signposts to help them distinguish between a good facilitator and the not so good.
Contracting healthcare to Centers of Excellence is not a new model, employers have been leveraging these programs to provide quality healthcare at lower costs to their employees. However, with the economic downturn and pent-up demand for healthcare triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the paradigm of health will shift toward this model - more self-funded employers will adopt this healthcare plan to minimize healthcare spendings while optimizing clinical outcomes for their employees
The industry of health tourism is driven by the quality of care, and it includes medical treatment provided to each patient. To boost patient experience, one must consider all the processes involved in scheduling the visit, the treatment and recovery period.
For Medical tourism, either for emergency or non-emergency procedures, patients require a meticulous advance planning. The culture, language is changed in the new country, also the patient should hold all the original documents of the resident country.
Service is the top challenge for clinics and hospitals worldwide with international patients, who, by far, have higher expectations. Some hospitals and clinics have found greater success by understanding their international patients ’ needs and helping them.
Providers employing hospitable staff members are attracting more patients, especially domestic and international healthcare travelers. One of the greatest appeals of medical tourism revolves around patients’ ability to be in complete control of their destination.
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.
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.
All Canadians have access to a taxpayer-funded healthcare system that provides first-dollar (no cost-sharing) coverage. Despite the “free” service at home, tens of thousands of Canadians seek healthcare outside of Canada each year.
Jack, a California resident traveled 6,200 miles to Taipei Medical University Hospital (TMUH) to undergo a total knee replacement. Due to worsening conditions of his knee he decided he couldn’t take the pain, but he couldn’t afford the surgery either.
Puerto Rico has hundreds of miles of coastline that harbor an endless selection for beach connoisseurs and sports enthusiasts. The variety of coastline offers visitors the opportunity to partake in a variety of water sports, from jet skiing on rough waters.
On the Island, visitors will find diverse geography and a wealth of activities, accommodations and restaurants. Visitors are looking for a relaxing island escape, golf or scuba vacation, an adventure trip amidst tropical rainforests or a getaway.
When traveling to a medical facility patients look for three qualities – ease of travel, value and high quality of services. Puerto Rico is the United States territory in the Caribbean and as such there is no language barrier, no passport or visa requirements.
With a network of thirteen hospitals, MPHS is the largest hospital and clinic network provider in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Our hospitals are fully accredited by the JJCAHO, certified by the CMS and members in good standing of the American Hospitals.
Puerto Rico has always been known for its beautiful white beaches and vibrant nightlife, yet the Island has even more to offer. Luxurious lodging Travelers looking for a glamorous San Juan getaway should consider the Ritz Carlton San Juan Hotel, Spa & Casino.
International accreditations, cutting-edge technology and a focus on patient safety and positive outcomes do not automatically translate into a great international patient experience. The reason is simple: medical quality is only part of the equation.
Representing a major breakthrough in the promotion of Taiwan’s medical tourism. Hospitals and clinics are now able to invite Chinese nationals to receive health checkups, medical treatments and cosmetic surgery procedures in Taiwan.
The MTA has released preliminary results from its first patient surveys in the Medical Tourism Industry. The MTA has created this medical tourism patient survey as part of a larger research project to study the medical tourism industry.
There is nothing worse for an athlete to be unable to do the sport they love this is exactly what happened to me. I was an avid rock climber and due to a chronic and deteriorating condition called Kienbocks Disease in my left wrist I was told to stop climbing.
