Editor's Note: The recent news of the strategic alliance between Patients Beyond Borders®, the worlds leading source of consumer and industry information about international health travel, and Medeguide, caught my interest. A seemingly great marketing tool for providers and facilities and a much-needed resource for consumers considering medical travel, I thought
Month: April 2024
Dr. Neilesh Patel, HealthSouk, Part Two
Editor's Note: The founder of HealthCare Volunteer and HealthCare Tourism International (now-defunct), Neilesh Patel has a long-standing interest in global healthcare. He recently stepped firmly back into the medical industry with the launch of HealthSouk, an online marketplace for dental services. Medical Travel Today had the opportunity to
Forbes reports on “New Medical Tourism Hub Being Built in Abu Dhabi”
Editor's Note: forbes.com released a story last week on the Cleveland Clinic's new medical center in Abu Dhabi and surrounding hospitality facilities. Medical Travel Today will feature an interview with a representative of the new Clinic in an upcoming issue. To read the forbes.com story click here.
South Korea Logs First Surplus in Health Tourism Account
Yonhapnews.co.kr South Korea posted the first surplus in its medical travel account in 2011 thanks to increased spending by overseas travelers seeking healthcare and medical services in the country, the central bank said Tuesday. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), South Korea's income from medical tourism stood at
Bogota to Construct Massive Medical Tourism Center
colombiareports.com Bogota will construct a medical tourism center at a cost of $19 million, reported economic paper Portfolio Monday. The construction of the Bosque Beauty Garden Hotel & Medical Center in Bogota aims to boost the country's health and beauty tourism, the builder told Portfolio. Cosmetic surgery will be a major part of
Global Health Voyager Announces Development of Medical Tourism Smartphone App
MARKETWIRE via COMTEX Global Health Voyager, Inc. (GLHV), a publicly-traded, full-service, international medical tourism company, today announced that it has begun development of a medical tourism-related smart phone application (the "App"). The App is being designed to allow potential patients to select a procedure that they may need in the
Health Travel Technologies Signs Patient Referral and Management Licensing Partnership with Orbicare Latin American Health Care Network
PRWEB Few would argue that the US healthcare system is sick, and physician-founded Orbicare of Miami is betting that Silicon Valley's Health Travel Technologies (HTT) has the cure with its global patient referral application. The partnership between Orbicare and Health Travel Technologies connects US patients with international doctors like never before,
MyHealthGuide Examines “Medical Travel: International, Domestic and AMA Policy”
Editor's Note: MyHealthGuide is an online newsletter for the self-funded community that "promotes and advances healthcare management, financing and compliance for the self-funded community." To subscribe to MyHealthGuide at no cost, visit myhealthguide.com Medical tourism provides Americans international access to medical procedures at a fraction of the cost when
Jeju Healthcare Town project moving smoothly
Ten years have passed since the Jeju Special Act to make Jeju a free international city was implemented. The Jeju Free International City Development Center (JDC) was founded the following year. Since then JDC has designed six projects to build a foundation for Jeju Free International City, including the Jeju
IHT World Launches Dental Tourism Services
PRWeb ? Dental Tourism services are now available as an option that gives Americans the opportunity to have expensive dental services completed outside the United States, at a much lower cost. Americans can potentially save thousands of dollars, yet enjoy the same high quality dental treatment they would receive in