WHO:     Rudy Rupak, president, PlanetHospital WHAT:     “Under the Knife,” a Vanguard Documentary, produced by Douglas Busby and Doug Dearth A 60-minute documentary that takes a comprehensive look into the process of medical travel, including a PlanetHospital patient’s compelling trip from California to Mexico to receive a surgery she could

Editor's Note: A recent story about Peyton Manning seeking stem cell therapy for a recurring neck injury inspired a number of media outlets to dig a little deeper into the pro-athlete quest for care. What follows are just two of the stories highlighting the distances athletes are going to find

 IPMI Magazine — Global Health Voyager, Inc. (GLHV)   GLHV +20.00% is now positioned as a publicly-traded international medical tourism company with completion of the asset acquisition of PlanetHospital. Rudy Rupak, founder and CEO of PlanetHospital, will lead the PlanetHospital operations for GLHV. PlanetHospital has been a pioneer in medical

Editor's Note: One of Medical Travel Today's favorite contributors, I. Glenn Cohen, recently had a paper published in The Virginia Journal of International Law. The article focuses on the concern that medical tourism reduces access to healthcare for the destination country’s poor and the suggestion that home country governments or international bodies have obligations

PR-USA.net?Surgical patients in search of premium quality, affordable, safe medical care will travel with MedToGo International to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, beginning November 1, 2011, to undergo varied procedures. Tempe, AZ, October 26, 2011 - Inviting new patients, MedToGo announces a $500 discount on aesthetic and orthopedic surgery packages, and a

PRLog ? Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. is a globally integrated health delivery system®. The company provides the largest integrated health delivery system access in the world, offering health savings at over 800,000 domestic and international healthcare providers to employers, expatriates, insurers and individuals. MHI Certified Care Navigators? assist clients

PRLog ? EMRs and other information technology can improve communication and patient safety if fully implemented in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. For example, EMRs can help reduce medication errors, avoid the need to repeat diagnostic testing, and improve continuity of care across the healthcare system. Technology such as EMR

Editor's Note: Two recent items from the IMTJ have been generating a lot of conversation and concern within the industry. We're grateful to Keith Pollard, Managing Director of Intuition Communications and publisher of the IMTJ, for allowing us to provide links to the articles here:   Medical Tourism Association re-directs

PRWEB— Josef Woodman, CEO of Patients Beyond Borders and author of the Patients Beyond Borders Dubai Healthcare City Edition, has been selected as a featured panelist at the 37th Annual Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai, January 23 – 26, 2012. The event, which attracts more than 71,000 healthcare