Physically large or obese patients and bariatric surgery patients are at greater risk as medical tourists.Receiving doctors or hospitals and medical tourism companies must be ready to address more than the usual needs of medical tourists, or be prepared to risk the success of their medical tourism business because patients are harmed. Read more…
The medical tourism industry is finally showing signs of settling in as a reasonable health care option. Here are three trends that are steering the industry in this direction and will affect medical travel choices on an individual level and in policy decisions.
Yet other trends indicate there are still major issues to Read more…
Medical tourists experience your hospital or business brand in numerous ways: treatment, doctor consultation, pricing, physical setting, website, marketing, sales personnel, and more. Each of these contacts or touchpoints molds the medical tourist’s impression of your brand. Read more…
Should surgeons who do bariatric surgery on patients traveling considerable distances for care be sanctioned? asks Dr. Arlen Meyers.
Or should facilitators and surgeons do better screening of medical tourists and provide comprehensive care management? Read more…
This short video helps health care consumers who are starting to plan a medical travel journey.
This “how to” video discusses how to search the web for the best information and the value of working with a medical travel company or medical travel facilitator.
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