Dear Colleagues,

We welcome back Jonathan Slotkin, MD, FAANS, Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Geisinger-Walmart COE Program, as he continues his conversation with us on centers of excellence, this time focusing on how employers select a Center of Excellence and the role international hospitals play.

This issue also brings you news on the launch of Bumrungrad International Hospital’s Medication Tourism program, Kalispell Regional Healthcare’s first pediatric hospital in Montana, Echosens’ new white paper highlighting the economic tsunami of liver disease, the rise of inbound medical tourism in the United States and a US medical tourism company, Doctours, that has expanded to 35 countries.

Thank you for your interest in this exciting, growing market space. We welcome your comments and/or editorial contributions, which can be sent directly to: [email protected].

Laura Carabello 
Editor and Publisher