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Women in the Workplace a Struggle for Gender Equality

Earlier, women were not entitled to vote, but we witnessed the first women in U.S. history competing against a male for President. Gender equality remains a widely debated topic as women are less likely to get a promotion or hired for a senior position.

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Brexit to Disrupt British Medical Tourism?

After six years in power, David Cameron, British Prime Minister announced his resignation after the United Kingdom voted to leave. The Huffington Post reported that, Cameron will stay in power until October when a new leader can step in.‍

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International Travel Health Insurance

When it comes to international work, study or travel, it's important to be protected around the clock and around the world. Individuals and families have to be able to afford adequate and timely medical help – no matter whether they are traveling or studying.‍

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Healthcare Improvement - Identifying the Right Partner

Healthcare management leaders face many complex issues on a daily basis and can quickly taxed when analyzing various strategies. Healthcare improvement is a priority among a vast number of healthcare services providers and facilities around the globe.

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Today is International Yoga Day

To raise awareness worldwide of the benefits of yoga, the United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Yoga Day. The very fact that the UN has declared it as International Yoga Day means India has gifted yoga to the world.

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Dispute Resolution Process For Medical Tourism Facilitator Contracts

Medical travel facilitators routinely engage in contractual relationships with a variety of health plans, employers, in-country patient. These contractual arrangements should be memorialized in a written agreement signed by the parties.

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Authenticate Yourself or Your Company at the WMT & GHC

The 9th WMT & GHC taking place in Washington D.C. offers a variety of ways to authenticate yourself and your company. The Medical Tourism Association offers a number of programs, blogs, membership opportunities and more that helps in getting name recognized.

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Medical Marketers Discuss Importance and Limits of Data

Top women in the medical industry discussed the role of data and the importance of human interaction in medical marketing. The focus of discussion was the use of data and its importance in creating a lasting change in a population.

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AMA Will Discuss Guidelines for Telemedicine this Weekend

With the growth of telemedicine, the AMA decided to meet to decide whether or not to adopt guidelines of telemedicine. The AMA has been working on ways to advise physicians on the best way to deal with and incorporate telemedicine into their practice.

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Six Steps in Selling to Executives

In digital environment, selling at the top may not be necessary, but calling on the relevant executives for the sales opportunity. A relevant executive whose reputation is on the line for a project can use power or influence to usurp the decision.

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Steps to Become a Medical Tourism Pioneer: Certification

An industry which is in the growth and development stage, medical tourism requires participants certification from a known organization. This is the right time to get certified seeing the complexity of the knowledge required to be a success.

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Puerto Rico Hotels Setting the Standard for Health and Wellness

The hospitality industry is getting a piece of health and wellness pie as medical travelers need a place for a medical procedure. Wellness travelers are looking for the best place to go in order to jump-start their healthy lives.‍

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10 Ways Social Media Promotes Your Online Reputation

Earlier physicians and healthcare providers were concerned with their offline reputations, today they care about their online reputation. Physicians and healthcare professionals are engaged in medical tourism, looking to promote their services to tourists around the globe.

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Domestic Medical Tourism Works for Workers and Employers

Employers everywhere are in a difficult situation of finding the best possible care for their employees for the best possible value. Everyone wants the best surgeon operating on them, but getting the best comes at a price.

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Telehealth: Implications for Medical Tourism

The worldwide telehealth market is forecast to be worth $6.5 billion by 2020, a shift in the provision of healthcare services. The telehealth industry which uses information and communication includes preventive care and curative aspects.

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Wellness and Medical Tourism: Opportunity for Travel Agents

With the advancement of mobile devices and internet penetration, news of the demise of the travel agent is quite premature. In some respects, travel agents, doctors, and spas have actually joined forces at the hip to offer health and wellness seekers.

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Developing a Competitive Model for Medical Tourism

Healthcare consumers are willing to travel distances for advanced services at reduced costs, only when the quality level is high. Demand for validated treatment can influence some economies, creating a greater need for ancillary services associated with travel.

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Outbreak to Outcry: Medical Tourism Facilitates Meningitis B Vaccinations

Until the government responds to calls to immunize all children from meningitis B, parents in the UK may continue to seek out private doctors. Policymakers cited budgetary restraints for denying entry into the year-old immunization program beyond babies aged 2-6 months.

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Ransomware: Should Medical Tourism Hospitals, Patients -- Beware?

Surgery just got complicated, hard to identify and difficult to trace, this risk has doctors and hospital administrations in emergency mode. The digital high alert reached a peak earlier this month when ransomware prompted administrators at a Southern California Hospital.

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Right to Try: FDA Reaffirms What Medical Tourism Patients Know

After more than a decade boarding plane to Europe, Asia, Latin America to treat patients, doctors can finally fight prostate cancer in the U.S. That's because the FDA gave American surgeons the go-ahead to perform High-Intensity Focal Ultrasound.

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