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medeguide.com - Why haven’t more employers and payers adopted medical travel as a solution to lower healthcare cost? Ruben Toral gives a commentary to Modern Healthcare magazine about the areas medical tourism must nail down in order to thrive. These are quality, liability and aftercare services.

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How Asia Changes the Game in Cars and Healthcare

From Price to Quality to Innovation – How Asia Changes the Game in Cars and Healthcare

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Is Medical Tourism Simply Version 1 of Healthcare Globalization

Is medical tourism simply version 1.0 of healthcare globalization?

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In healthcare, attitudes are significantly less global, and that is largely an issue of perception. As John Hooks, deputy managing director at Giorgio Armani,...

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In healthcare, attitudes are significantly less global, and that is largely an issue of perception. As John Hooks, deputy managing director at Giorgio Armani, put it, “There is no reason why you can’t make good things anywhere in the world, as long as you have the artisans and the attention to quality. At the end of the day, it’s... More

In healthcare, attitudes are significantly less global, and that is largely an issue of perception. As John Hooks, deputy managing director at Giorgio Armani, put it, “There is no reason why you can’t make good things anywhere in the world, as long as you have the artisans and the attention to quality. At the end of the day, it’s about perception.” Less

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CRISIS -- THE TIPPING POINT FOR MEDICAL TOURISM

CRISIS -- THE TIPPING POINT FOR MEDICAL TOURISM In 1996, I started a medical services business in Asia along with three other business partners. We had a...

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CRISIS -- THE TIPPING POINT FOR MEDICAL TOURISM In 1996, I started a medical services business in Asia along with three other business partners. We had a unique product, sound financial backing and within 8 months of startup we were operating in three markets and moving quickly into the fourth. We were on a roll in a region that... More

CRISIS -- THE TIPPING POINT FOR MEDICAL TOURISM In 1996, I started a medical services business in Asia along with three other business partners. We had a unique product, sound financial backing and within 8 months of startup we were operating in three markets and moving quickly into the fourth. We were on a roll in a region that was growing in excess of 7% annually. And then, in the blink of an eye, the bottom fell out. The devaluation of the Thai Baht in 1997 triggered a regional economic crisis that put our business and many, many others on the brink of collapse. It all happened so fast. One day the baht was a 25 to the dollar and the next it was 50. One day we were running into expansion, and the next day we were running from recession. I would have jumped out the window, but we occupied the first floor of the building. When it rains it pours. Another local business that was in the same financial headlock at that time was Bumrungrad Hospital. The hos Less

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Notes from Consumer Health World There is definitely change in the air. Canvassing speakers and attendees at the Consumer Health World Conference in Washington...

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Notes from Consumer Health World There is definitely change in the air. Canvassing speakers and attendees at the Consumer Health World Conference in Washington DC last week, it is clear that US employers and insurers are finally buying into medical tourism. Just don’t expect to see any patient movement until 2010. It’s a case of... More

Notes from Consumer Health World There is definitely change in the air. Canvassing speakers and attendees at the Consumer Health World Conference in Washington DC last week, it is clear that US employers and insurers are finally buying into medical tourism. Just don’t expect to see any patient movement until 2010. It’s a case of hurry up and wait. Despite rising awareness, widespread press coverage and increased US employers and insurer interest, there is a high probability that medical tourist volumes will drop in 2009. Blame this on two factors. One, the global economic downturn is forcing consumers to cut back on all non-essential spending, and that includes elective surgeries. Two, the long lead times implement new plan design. As David Boucher, CEO of Companion Global Healthcare, explains that the sales-implementation cycle for new benefit design is normally 12-18 months. Plan designers are pitching new products today for implementation in 2010, which effectively means th Less

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