Greetings, Innovating the innovative. That seems to be what much of medical travel is about these days: introducing new ideas to an already innovative approach to healthcare. In this week's SPOTLIGHT we feature HealthSouk, an online marketplace for dental services where dentists can actually manage fees on a minute-by-minute basis
Month: April 2024
Minverva Journeys Partners with Startup America: Offers Cost-Effective, Quality Medical Travel Options to Promising New Companies
Costa Rica - Minerva Journeys, providers of world-class medical travel concierge services, assisting individuals and businesses to access cost-effective, high-quality health and dental care, announced today that it has partnered with Startup America Partnership, the national organization dedicated to helping young companies grow in order to spur job creation across
Dr. Kevin Petersen, No Insurance Surgery
Editor's Note: We're all familiar with the concept and the benefits of the 'empowered patient'. But what about the 'empowered physician'? Here's an interesting tale of one surgeon taking charge of virtually every aspect of the care he delivers, including cost. The benefits to both he and his patients are
Helen “Kate” Liebelt, Global Medical Links
Editor's Note: In 2010 I had the pleasure of meeting Kate Liebelt on a familiarization tour to Korea. Kate's energy and enthusiasm for the potential of medical travel was absolutely infectious. In the months that followed we stayed in touch, and I kept tabs on her developing networking group, Global Medical Links (GML).
Med Travel Gets Voice in Obama’s Tourism Strategy
Editor's Note: The following two stories republished with permission from Travel Market Report, an online business publication for professional travel sellers. For a free subscription, click here. Travelmarketreport.com - Nick Verrastro Medical travel has representation in the Obama administration's new travel and tourism strategy, with the appointment of Steven Thompson, chief
Is Medical Tourism Recession-Proof? Study Says YES
Travelmarketreport.com - Maria Lenhart Medical tourism is not only one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, it is especially resilient during economic downturns, according to a new study on tourism niches. While global economic conditions have a profound impact on such areas as cruise, business and incentive travel,
Patients Beyond Borders®: Monterrey, Mexico Edition launches in Monterrey and San Antonio
PRWeb - Healthy Travel Media and Monterrey Healthcare City (MHC) are pleased to announce the publication and launch of Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition, to be published in English for international distribution. Supported by the leading healthcare facilities of Monterrey, Mexico, the Patients Beyond Borders® research and editorial team worked with MHC to
Israeli Trip to Improve Medical Tourism
Cyprus-mail.com - Health Minister Stavros Malas is in Israel looking for ways to collaborate with Israeli specialists to enhance medical tourism in Cyprus. During his official visit, Malas met with his Israeli counterpart Yakov Litzman and Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz on Sunday in Tel Aviv. According to an
Save On Medical Reaches Florida Patient Population Through New Contracts
PRWeb - Save On Medical has signed on a number of reputable radiology facilities throughout the state of Florida, enabling the patient population in surrounding regions to take advantage of price shopping for care with comprehensive and expansive listings, providing more options than ever. In light of the proposed Florida legislation that
This Week in Medical Travel Today….
by Amanda Haar, Editor Greetings, For the first-time ever, both of our SPOTLIGHT stories deal with organizations focused on using the internet to provide consumers with a concise yet robust resource of options for their specific healthcare needs. While one is specialty-driven and currently US-based, the other is global