Greetings, I once had a boss describe his attitude towards a project we were working on as "wildly, cautiously optimistic." That's kind of how I feel the content of this issue reads. On the one hand you have organizations forming new alliances aimed

Greetings, Medical travel has expanded its reach beyond the radar of those in just the healthcare industry. As evidenced by this week's SPOTLIGHT and several INDUSTRY NEWS items, the potential of medical travel as an economic driver is taking center stage in many

Greetings, When Paula Wilson joined the Joint Commission International (JCI) in 2011, access to the organization's vast knowledge and data was accessible to "members only." Fast forward to two years later and Paula Wilson has put a plan into motion to change that.

Greetings, Obstacles and opportunities seem to pervade this issue's news. From India, where new government visa restrictions are having a devastating effect on patient flow from Pakistan, to Malaysia, where a hands-on government approach is facilitating the creation of visa and extensions to

Greetings, As with many industries, success often comes as a result of making the right connections. This issue is dedicated to making the right connections in medical travel. From a startup healthcare technology company that's working to facilitate patient-doctor interactions globally and finding

Greetings, It's always great to start the New Year off with positive news and thoughts. Happily, this issue is chock full of both. We have a great FROM THE AISLES report from Joe Woodman, suggesting that there is a way medical travel conferences

Greetings,I'll be honest. I find some issues of Medical Travel Today more interesting than others, and this one is pretty high on my list of favorites. Not only do we have an update on how one new-to-the-world of medical travel employer is attempting to crack

Greetings, Controlling the complete patient experience has always been one of the biggest challenges to medical travel. One organization that's seizing control in a big way is Nueterra. From ownership partnerships with physicians to building its own facilities, Nueterra has successfully brought a new level of control to the healthcare

Greetings, As millions of Americans eagerly awaited to hear who the leader of their country would be for the next four years, medical travel professionals awaited the news, but for different reasons. As explored in this issue's FROM THE PUBLISHER column, the re-election of President Barack Obama assures the passage

Greetings, We're happy to present Part Two of our INSIDE LOOK column following one company's exploration of medical travel as a benefit option. Now a month or so into the effort, the company is begin to fully appreciate how medical travel may or may not work for their 450+ insured