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The 5 Cs Of Delivering Brilliant Medical Tourism Services

5 Cs of diamond qualityTo 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…

Are Medical Travel Companies Practicing Medicine Without A License?

Medical tourist recovery kit(Part 2 of Medical Travel Agency Business Models)

I was called out by an official of the Joint Commission International (JCI) many years ago who suggested that staff of Cosmetic Surgery Travel, my medical travel company, may be practicing medicine without a license.

At the time, I was speaking about the care management protocols we use at Cosmetic Surgery Travel to an audience of medical practitioners and health care Read more…

The Medical Tourist As An Engaged Patient

Empowered patientMedical tourism creates and encourages patients who are actively engaged in their own health care.

Medical tourists, by searching out options and choosing treatment abroad, are directly involving themselves in their own health care.

Health care providers in medical tourism often are not prepared for these patients. Some would rather not Read more…

Medical Travel Agency Business Models

Paying commission to medical tourist company(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…

Surgery And Treatment Risks Higher For Large Or Obese Medical Tourists

Medical tourism risk higher for obese 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…