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The Path of Asia

The Path of Asia

Amanda Shaw and Anne-Line Crochet      Mar 1, 2011

Medical tourism is booming in the south and southeast regions of Asia. With more than a million medical travelers per year, Asia is considered a top choice destination. Read more...

Technology Innovation, US Healthcare and Health Reforms

Technology Innovation, US Healthcare and Health Reforms

Apoorv Surkunte      Mar 1, 2011

Over past couple of decades, banking industry witnessed technology innovation in the form of credit cards, ATMs and online banking which substantially reduced administrative  Read more...

Kameda Medical Center- Attracting Foreign Patients

Kameda Medical Center- Attracting Foreign Patients

Anne-Line Crochet      Mar 1, 2011

Founded 350 years ago, Kameda Medical Center is a family-run hospital located in Kamogawa City, Prefecture of Chiba in the Japan east cost. Kameda is one of the few hospitals in  Read more...

Implementing Medical Tourism in Japan- A Cultural Challenge

Implementing Medical Tourism in Japan- A Cultural Challenge

Anne-Line Crochet      Mar 1, 2011

As the Asian medical tourism market grows, governments want to map their countries in the industry by initiating committees and actions, as Thailand did recently.  Read more...

Healthcare…Who Cares?

Healthcare…Who Cares?

J. Dennis Wolfe      Mar 1, 2011

The next time you’re at the grocery store, buy $100 worth of groceries. Tell them you will pay them $25 and for them to send the receipt to your bank for the remaining $75.  Read more...

Health Insurance for Expatriates in Spain

Health Insurance for Expatriates in Spain

Cristina Garcia      Mar 1, 2011

Health policies are sold in Spain in two modalities. The first one provides healthcare services through a closed list of doctors and hospitals that have agreed to work with them.  Read more...

Health Care and Employers- Innovative Solutions for a Changing Marketplace

Health Care and Employers- Innovative Solutions for a Changing Marketplace

David Goldstein      Mar 1, 2011

In the U.S. health care expenditures are 50% higher than any other country in the world, totaling about 16% of GDP. Read more...

Corporate Duty of Care and Risk Mitigation in the Developing World- Medical Evacuation and Outpatient Care for Employees

Corporate Duty of Care and Risk Mitigation in the Developing World- Medical Evacuation and Outpatient Care for Employees

John M. Quinn and Lola May Coker      Mar 1, 2011

Across all sectors and industries, the developing world has continued to see market growth and significant foreign direct investmen Read more...

Are You and Your Company Ready to Travel

Are You and Your Company Ready to Travel

Fredric Havens      Mar 1, 2011

Is travel insurance really necessary and worth the added expense? According to the leading travel website Expedia, Read more...

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs- A Rising Threat for Medical Tourists

Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs- A Rising Threat for Medical Tourists

Ron Najafi, PhD      Mar 1, 2011

The rise of multidrug-resistant “superbugs” poses a growing threat to populations worldwide, including those who travel overseas for medical treatment.  Read more...

Brazil- Your Best Choice for Healthcare

Brazil- Your Best Choice for Healthcare

Glauco Fonseca      Mar 1, 2011

Brazil... home to rolling hills, rainforests and pristine beaches. Singer Jorge Ben Jor described it best in a song: Read more...

Responsibilites at Time of Sale

Responsibilites at Time of Sale

Paul Reed      Mar 1, 2011

Insurance professionals know that medically underwritten rates and policy exclusions are essential to the availability Read more...

Duty of Care Versus “Duty of Dollar”

Duty of Care Versus “Duty of Dollar”

Shawn Austin      Mar 1, 2011

Globalization has brought today’s travelers to new, far-flung locations that they would not have visited even just a decade ago. Read more...

Promoting Quality and Patient Safety- the New Integrated Hospital Accreditation Program

Promoting Quality and Patient Safety- the New Integrated Hospital Accreditation Program

Yehuda Dror, DNV Healthcare Inc      Mar 1, 2011

Hospital accreditation by a recognized quality certifier is an increasingly important way for hospitals to demonstrate their clinical expertise and commitment to patient safety. Read more...

China Soars Beijing United Family Hospitals & Clinics Take Lead

China Soars Beijing United Family Hospitals & Clinics Take Lead

Medical Tourism Magazine      Mar 1, 2011

Medical Tourism Magazine interviewed Alan R. Kahn, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for United Family Healthcare Read more...