MyHealthGuide - Consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) took a leap forward last year when, for the first time, more companies offered such plans than offer HMOs, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 companies by Aon Hewitt. Survey findings: CDHP Plans 58% of the companies surveyed offered some type of

DENVER —Mercury Advisory Group (mercuryadvisorygroup.com) says it has been awarded a contract to build a 200-hospital in Awka, Nigeria.  The first phase will include a fact-finding mission to visit the proposed building site and begin research and interviews to conduct a feasibility study and develop the concept document and

bdlive.co.za - Private hospital group Mediclinic International is lobbying the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government to change its medical liability laws to reduce the risk of doctors facing criminal charges from dissatisfied patients, saying the current system is putting a damper on Dubai's plans to become a medical tourism

gulfnews.com - Dubai: The lack of medical skills and a long waiting period are a couple of the top reasons why residents travel abroad instead of seeking treatment within the UAE, according to the latest survey conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Statics Centre. The findings, released

globalpost.com - Sitting in blue scrubs in a hospital room, plastic surgeon Christian Rivera ponders a potential sea change for this Central American country’s private hospitals, triggered by healthcare reform in the US. That’s because his profession thrives on uninsured US citizens looking for cheaper care abroad. So what happens

telegraph.co.uk - Surgery practice managers and ‘fixers’ have been secretly filmed selling access to doctors, enabling foreign nationals who have no legal right to free hospital treatment to be seen without paying. Although hospitals should check if foreign patients are entitled to free National Health Service (NHS) hospital care, Panorama found many

The Medical Travel Commission™ (MTC) has announced that Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center is MTC 2012 Certified, and meets the Commission's International Patient Program criteria for 2012. The International Patient Program Certification is designed to recognize organizations that provide extraordinary, best-in-class service to patients traveling across international borders for care. The

Mercury Advisory Group has developed a five- to seven-year public-private partnership project in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, according to company CEO Dr. Maria K. Todd. “We will call upon our 65 advisers over the next five to seven years to help bring this project to fruition. Other similar projects are on the horizon

As the first hospital in Jordan and the Middle East, Ibn Al-Haytham Hospital located in Amman received the Temos Certificates "Quality in International Patients' Care" and "Excellence in Medical Tourism" for its high-class medical, non-clinical and technical services offered for national and international patients. The two experts of the Temos

Three years ago Sam Shallenberger, CFO of RJ Young, a $100 million equipment and leasing company based in Nashville, TN was faced with a dilemma plaguing many American employers: How to provide affordable healthcare coverage to its 450 employees. When he asked his then-broker for advice he got a bad news/good news