Medical Travel Today (MTT): How long has visitBerlin been promoting Berlin as a medical travel destination? Sophia Quint (SQ): It's relatively new. We started in earnest three years ago. That said, we did try it maybe 10 years earlier but

  Medical Travel Today (MTT): How do you anticipate telehealth changing the way healthcare is delivered globally in the next five years? Patrick Flochel (PF): Healthcare has traditionally been produced, delivered, consumed and paid for at the hospital and at the doctor's office. But

Editor's Note: In a recent exchange with David Vequist of the Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR), he suggested I reach out to Varsha Lafargue, founder and director of the Indian Medical Tourism Conference & Alliance (IMTCA), to discuss the conference, but more

Editor's Note: Attracting 170,000 visitors and 11,000 exhibitors from more than 180 countries, ITB Berlin is the leading B2B-Platform in the tourism industry. When I heard they were dedicating a session to medical travel, I decided to reach out to the event's scientific director, Roland

  Editor's Note: Medical Travel Today last talked to Paula Wilson in 2011, a few weeks after she assumed her role with Joint Commission International (JCI). As she herself stated, "I don't think I even knew where the restrooms were at that point."

Editor's Note: In our last issue we featured a write-up from Josef Woodman on the first Malaysia International Healthcare Travel Expo 2012 held late last year. His enthusiasm for the event and Malaysia as a medical travel destination inspired me to reach out

Publisher's Note: For those readers who would like to know why General Marks has the nickname ?Spider? scroll to the end of the interview and learn from this amusing story! James ?Spider? Marks (JM): The thing that makes

Medical Travel Today (MTT): Can you give our readers some background and an overview of Activ Doctors Online? Bernard Lee (BL): At our core, we are a global health partner offering a complete suite of telemedicine solutions designed to empower consumers and providers. Activ

Editor's Note: A recent and steady stream of press releases from Mercury Advisory Group including news of developing a cancer center in Mexico, plans to build a hospital in Nigeria, and presentations in Peru caught my attention. I decided to give Maria K.

Medical Travel Today (MTT): I really want to focus on Global Alliance, but begin first by telling me a little bit about it Nueterra. David Miller (DM): For more than 15 years Nueterra has been helping physicians and health systems succeed. Our company is built on the philosophy of physician empowerment,