Medical Tourism and the Destination Country’s Poor
Medical tourism promises to expand access to reduce costs for Americans and other patients by getting them the care they so desperately need at significantly reduced costs. Despite this promise, a...
View ArticleQuality Beginning to Take Guesswork Out of Medical Tourism
For any patient considering medical tourism for the first time, exotic destinations like India, Thailand and Costa Rica are sure to whet the palate for treatment abroad. But, as tantalizing as thoughts...
View ArticleObamacare: Will What You Know and Don’t Know Hurt You?
Granted, few people have not heard the term “Obamacare,” but far more still know little about the controversial healthcare reform law that has now survived fervent opposition nationwide, legislative...
View ArticleGlobal 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...
View ArticleTherapy that Works – Prime Essential for Inbound Medical Tourism
When Europeans were asked to rank reasons why they might consider traveling to another country for medical intervention, the top three motives funneled into one response: “Therapy not available at home...
View ArticleImproving Healthcare Quality in the Middle East
In the wake of political upheaval among Arab nations, a strong focus has emerged on the lack of quality healthcare in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In many countries of the Gulf Cooperation...
View ArticleIdentifying ‘Right’ Improvement Partner
Deciding to improve – when and how — can be three of the most complex decisions made by any business leader. Given the complexities and dynamics within a healthcare setting, in particular, the numerous...
View ArticleExpensive Medical Bills More Americans Can Bank on It
Expensive medical bills can completely overwhelm a family when illness strikes, an unfortunate concern Americans can certainly bank on. In fact, escalating medical bills are expected to push 1.7...
View ArticleGlobal Stem Cell Market: State of the Cell
The size and scale of the stem cell global market has been an object of tremendous debate the last half-dozen years. Murky regulatory status of cell-based medicine has positioned this field to grow in...
View ArticleGaps in Medical Tourism: Missing the Mark with Buyers of Healthcare
As a national third-party administrator, I first introduced medical tourism to fully insured and self-funded plans almost a decade ago. Since then, I have been extremely disappointed by the responses...
View ArticleCollapse of the Canadian Healthcare System
At some point, statistics, pie charts and nonsensical committees designed to monitor a problem simply pour vinegar into ongoing wounds. Welcome to the stagnation of the Canadian Healthcare System....
View ArticleMedical Tourism and the Destination Country’s Poor
Medical tourism promises to expand access to reduce costs for Americans and other patients by getting them the care they so desperately need at significantly reduced costs. Despite this promise, a...
View ArticleThe Importance of Empathy in Medical Travel
Increasingly, healthcare providers are operating in a multicultural environment characterized by interactions with patients who hold different values, world-views and perhaps even differing...
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