Web-based medical tourism information suffers from poor quality of information, inconsistency in the kinds of information offered, lack of ethical concerns, absence of safety, quality and confidentiality controls, omission of important facts, and questions of accuracy and honesty.
These are the conclusions of Suchitra Wagle, a Read more…
Woman describes her surgery in Dominican Republic and subsequent treatment for antibiotic resistant infection.
To blacklist: to boycott, to avoid, to steer clear of.
When significant numbers of rehospitalizations and deaths among medical tourists occur in one location – as in the current case of the Dominican Republic – the harsh facts of risks that medical tourists face cannot be brushed aside.
Since there is no structured way to report or gather information about medical tourist outcomes, the most reliable Read more…
In May 2010, the medical travel industry came together at the European Medical Travel Conference to mark a significant achievement, the passing of the Venice Declaration on Medical Tourism. I had the privilege of helping to write this declaration.
Doctors, hospital directors, and medical travel professionals signed this landmark document and it was later presented to the parliament of the European Union. Read more…
To be successful in the medical tourism business – not just successful but outstanding – there are five essential building blocks around which to structure your business.
No matter if you’re in a hospital or clinic or working in a medical tourism company, if you want to bring medical tourists to your facility or are sending medical tourists abroad for treatment in Read more…
(Part 1) Are medical tourism commission payments ethical?
At the Medical Travel Quality Alliance, we get many emails asking about business models for medical tourism agencies.
There are several business models for a medical tourism company or facilitator seen around the world, Read more…
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