Greetings,Accreditation has long been a recurring theme in medical travel and with good reason. However, there’s a new theme emerging: making accreditation and the learning opportunities associated with it available to all. As covered in our interview with the Joint Commission International’s (JCI)

Recently, Serene Med Concierge presented the first in a series of seminars on the International Patient Journey to U.S. Cooperative for International Patient Programs (USCIPP). Over 40 academic medical centers dialed in to a webinar on February 26 to hear the presentation given by Akilah Kamaria, director

UnitedHealthcare International, a UnitedHealth Group business (NYSE: UNH), is offering new coverage options for its Global Solutions plan members traveling or residing in the Czech Republic, as well as access to a new "cashless" medical provider network for people traveling in Africa.Global

SmartCare Worldwide, a Houston-based medical travel facilitator, has launched a comprehensive medical travel benefits program that is available to all US employers. The new medical travel program will cut overall healthcare costs and provide employers a meaningful give-back benefit for their employees.

EasyMed Services Inc. announces the launch of a new smartphone application for its International Medical Passport on the Android platform. EasyMed's International Medical Passport makes medical records accessible worldwide by smartphone - an important service for all business travelers. Today's global travelers need

TIME Magazine Address the High Cost of Health Care in America Editor's Note: For those who missed it, TIME Magazine's Steve Brill did a great job of examining the true cost of healthcare in America in his recent cover story, Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us. To

Clare Morris Clare Morris Editor's Note: Covering the business of medical travel as we do, it's easy to go for long stretches without checking with the end consumer: the patient. In this week's issue

Editor's Note: According to a recent story in business-standard.com, medical travel is creating new opportunities for service apartments in India. The article notes that patients and the companions prefer apartments to hotels for longer stays and, not surprisingly, rental agencies prefer medical travelers to

Editor's Note: A recent story in TIME Magazine takes a hard look at a new policy by India's Home Ministry that could have a huge impact on the country's $2.5 billion surrogacy industry. The perceived morally-based policy has both fertility centers and surrogates scrambling for understanding.

caymannewsservice.com-Work has finally begun on the much anticipated first phase of Dr. Devi Shetty's medical tourism project in East End. According to the local partners, some 40 workers, most of whom are said to be Caymanian, are now on the Health City Cayman