Comments on: Medical Tourism: Pathway to Outsourcing Physician Jobs http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/ Topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:35:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: MedRetreat http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/#comment-133504 MedRetreat Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:44:30 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=848#comment-133504 You're welcome to visit MedRetreat, a U.S. owned and operated medical tourism service agency, at <a href="http://www.medretreat.com" title="MedRetreat - Medical Tourism, Medical Travel, Medical Outsourcing from USA" rel="nofollow">www.medretreat.com</a> for a more thorough education about medical tourism. MedRetreat was developed to help protect the American consumer when traveling abroad to receive medical procedures. You’re welcome to visit MedRetreat, a U.S. owned and operated medical tourism service agency, at http://www.medretreat.com for a more thorough education about medical tourism. MedRetreat was developed to help protect the American consumer when traveling abroad to receive medical procedures.

]]> By: Healthbase http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/#comment-130960 Healthbase Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:58:32 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=848#comment-130960 The cost advantages that these overseas countries offer topped with their high quality of health care services are going to keep the medical tourism industry flourishing. An award-winning medical tourism company, at Healthbase we have have assisted several patients find affordable healthcare for a fraction of the cost for similar care in the US. The areas in which Americans and Canadians are seeking care overseas range from being as simple as quick dental fix-ups and as complicated as multiple heart bypasses. Aftercare is definitely an important issue in case of overseas surgery and a patient planning a medical trip abroad must always keep his local doctor informed about his decision of going overseas for surgery and make preparations for follow-up care at home before leaving for his foreign medical care destination. The cost advantages that these overseas countries offer topped with their high quality of health care services are going to keep the medical tourism industry flourishing.

An award-winning medical tourism company, at Healthbase we have have assisted several patients find affordable healthcare for a fraction of the cost for similar care in the US. The areas in which Americans and Canadians are seeking care overseas range from being as simple as quick dental fix-ups and as complicated as multiple heart bypasses.

Aftercare is definitely an important issue in case of overseas surgery and a patient planning a medical trip abroad must always keep his local doctor informed about his decision of going overseas for surgery and make preparations for follow-up care at home before leaving for his foreign medical care destination.

]]> By: Robbie Neely http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/#comment-130916 Robbie Neely Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:07:05 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=848#comment-130916 Yes, cost savings is a big driver, but a shift is beginning where North Americans are looking to medical tourism as a way to get access to procedures they can't get at home--either because the procedure has been newly approved in the U.S. (like hip resurfacing)or because the waiting lists are too long (as in Canada, or waiting for a liver transplant in the U.S.). They're finding the quality of care and the international facilities (when carefully selected) to be on par or in many cases better than at home. Here's an interesting story of cost savings from a recent patient: A patient from Washington checked out Thailand for a procedure called Cardiac RF ablation to re-set the electrical pathways in his heart. He was quoted $70,000 in the U.S., and a range from $12,000 to $18,000 in Thailand. Through <a href="http://www.worldmedassist.com/" rel="nofollow">www.worldmedassist.com</a> he was able to get the procedure done at Apollo Hospital in Delhi India for $3300. Thailand was certainly a better price than the U.S., for sure, but India was better. The patient gives his care in India five stars. Yes, cost savings is a big driver, but a shift is beginning where North Americans are looking to medical tourism as a way to get access to procedures they can’t get at home–either because the procedure has been newly approved in the U.S. (like hip resurfacing)or because the waiting lists are too long (as in Canada, or waiting for a liver transplant in the U.S.). They’re finding the quality of care and the international facilities (when carefully selected) to be on par or in many cases better than at home.
Here’s an interesting story of cost savings from a recent patient:
A patient from Washington checked out Thailand for a procedure called Cardiac RF ablation to re-set the electrical pathways in his heart. He was quoted $70,000 in the U.S., and a range from $12,000 to $18,000 in Thailand. Through http://www.worldmedassist.com
he was able to get the procedure done at Apollo Hospital in Delhi India for $3300. Thailand was certainly a better price than the U.S., for sure, but India was better. The patient gives his care in India five stars.

]]> By: tinasilvee http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/#comment-130634 tinasilvee Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:17:45 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=848#comment-130634 Outsourcing has so many benefits: <ul> <li>Cost Savings</li> <li>Time Zone Benefits</li> <li>Quick Turn Around Time</li> <li>Standardizing Business Processes</li> <li>and many more....</li> </ul> Outsourcing has so many benefits:

  • Cost Savings
  • Time Zone Benefits
  • Quick Turn Around Time
  • Standardizing Business Processes
  • and many more….
]]> By: Josef Woodman http://brainblogger.com/2008/04/06/medical-tourism/#comment-130546 Josef Woodman Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:02:48 +0000 http://brainblogger.com/?p=848#comment-130546 As author of "Patients Beyond Borders," I am glad to see physicians such as you beginning to dispassionately address professional challenges vis a vis the rising globalization of healthcare. You are correct to focus upon important issues such as continuity of care, quality assurance, et al. As medical travel matures, so will the medical and administrative practices that provide increased safety and service to patients worldwide. Already more than 2 million patients--including 180,000 Americans--cross borders annually for medical care. Patients and practitioners alike require quality, unbiased information so as to reach informed decisions. We hope to see more posts on this important topic. As author of “Patients Beyond Borders,” I am glad to see physicians such as you beginning to dispassionately address professional challenges vis a vis the rising globalization of healthcare.

You are correct to focus upon important issues such as continuity of care, quality assurance, et al. As medical travel matures, so will the medical and administrative practices that provide increased safety and service to patients worldwide. Already more than 2 million patients–including 180,000 Americans–cross borders annually for medical care. Patients and practitioners alike require quality, unbiased information so as to reach informed decisions.

We hope to see more posts on this important topic.

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