THIS WEEK IN MEDICAL TRAVEL TODAY Volume 5, Issue 22 by Amanda Haar, Editor Greetings, A couple of interesting research efforts caught our attention lately, and we're happy to provide a bit of insight into both in this week's issue. Still in the formative stages, an effort by
Month: April 2024
Letters to the Editor
Laura, I am reading your book Medical Travel Today: Opinions and Perspectives on an Industry in the Making and am finding it immensely informative. It is superb. I am a practicing physician assistant in Addiction and Internal Medicine and am planning on being involved in medical travel facilitation. I am eventually relocating to Brazil. Your newsletter and again your
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Tracy Simons, President, Custom Assurance Placements, Ltd.
Editor's Note: Based in Columbia, SC, Custom Assurance Placements (CAP) is a specialty lines insurance broker - similar to insurance brokers ontario. In addition to traditional policies, CAP has developed several policies designed to meet the unique needs of medical travelers, providers, and facilitators. CAP president
New Study finds that “ half of all identifiable medical tourism companies in Canada are no longer in business.”
Editor's Note: A new paper by Professor Leigh Turner of the Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota offers an interesting look at the current realities of the medical travel industry in Canada. The article effectively analyzes websites of Canadian medical tourism companies that advertised international healthcare but ultimately exited the
Health Options Worldwide and Cancer Treatment Centers of America Enter New Agreement
Business WireHealth Options Worldwide (HOW) and Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) have agreed to expand healthcare options and accessibility for cancer patients at all four CTCA regional destination hospitals in Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Tulsa. HOW is an online healthcare management system providing comprehensive solutions for employers and insurers, including
New medical tourism association to target high-spending markets
Medical service providers, hotels and travel agents are establishing their own association to develop and promote Thailand as a medical tourism destination, and especially to lure visitors from high-spending markets like the Middle East, Russia, the United Kingdom, China and Japan. The Nation "The Thailand Federation of Medical Tourism Association,
Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR)
Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR) www.medicaltourismresearch.org Call for Papers (CFP) 3rd Annual Medical Tourism Research Conference The Power of consumerism- patient choice & medical travel February 13-15, 2012 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. KeyNote Speaker: Dr. Tricia Johnson,Rush University Dr. Johnson is the author of
Hospital Clínic of Barcelona Performs First-Ever Total Removal of Colon Through Anus
Global Health Voyager, Assad Harofeh Medical Center form Partnership
Web-based medical tourism company Global Health Voyager Inc. (OTCBB: GLHV) today announced it has entered into a partnership with Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, one of the largest hospitals in Israel. An 800-bed facility, Assad Harofeh Medical Center offers traditional Western medicine and a comprehensive range of medical-surgical services. The