The Medical Tourism Magazine is pleased to invite you to the educational webinar, “Developing Global Healthcare Marketing Strategies for Healthcare Organization” led by Dr. Prem Jagyasi. The Webinar will take place Tuesday, June 8th at 10:30 AM EST. Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/187566994

About the Speaker:

A successful entrepreneur and experienced strategic professional, Dr. Prem Jagyasi is a renowned Chartered Management, Healthcare Marketing and Medical Tourism Consultant. Providing high-profile consultancy services to Government authorities and private healthcare organizations, Dr. Prem Jagyasi is a noticeably leading medical tourism consultant in the world.

Currently, Dr. Prem Jagyasi is MD & CEO of ExHealth, a Dubai HealthCare City based firm engaged in offering multi-dimensional healthcare solutions in international domain. He also serves the Medical Tourism Association as Honorary Chief Strategy Officer. He is also the Chief Editor of UAE’s leading health magazine – HealthFirst, published in association with one of the leading English dailies of the region. To learn more about speaker please visit www.DrPrem.com

Sincerely,

Sarah Martin

Global Communications Director

The conclusion of the Egyptian Wellness and Medical Tourism Summit in Cairo brought a boost to the medical tourism potential. With no previous Medical Tourism initiatives, this summit was the first step in Egypt’s interest in developing a Medical Tourism Program. Several experts in the field of Medical Tourism were present including key note speaker, Renée-Marie Stephano, President of the Medical Tourism Association. “The key to a sustainable medical tourism program will be the balance of investment in international healthcare and the education of the local population to use these healthcare services,” she stated.

Though Egypt is in the first stage to become a Medical Tourism Destination, the government has already taken a giant leap to weigh the effectiveness of market efforts by requesting information on immigration forms which will reveal how many people are entering the country for medical procedures.
The Congress was well attended with representation from the office of the Minister of Health and the Tourism Authority with high hopes that a consortium of stakeholders will allow this Medical Tourism initiative will take off over the next year. Dr. Abdelkarim Kamel, Executive Medical Tourism Director, Egyptian Ministry of Health stated, “The summit was a great success and very well organized. The summit is a starting point that will position Egypt as a world medical service provider.”

Egypt’s new slogan, “Where it all Begins,” is a true testament to the history of medicine in Egyptian culture and history. Egypt has a long respected tradition of medicine including the invention of the concept of holistic wellness.

“We should not deal with the summit, as a meeting that came to an end; rather consider it as the first step in the creation of a national wellness and medical tourism strategy for the country,” stated Mostafa Hunter, Lead Expert for the Healthcare Sector, Ministry of Investment of Egypt.

The Medical Tourism Association is made up of the top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical tourism facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliated companies and members with the common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of healthcare to patients in a global environment. Our Association promotes the interests of its healthcare provider and medical tourism facilitators members. The Medical Tourism Association has three tenets: Transparency, Communication and Education.

The Medical Tourism Association seeks to provide transparency in both quality of care and pricing. Every day it is apparent that the globalization of healthcare has created a very flat world. The MTA exchanges technology, information, communication, physicians and patients. In order to ensure patient safety, it is the goal of the MTA to create a transparency about the quality of healthcare that can be found in each country. With this, it is increasingly important to create a transparency in pricing as well, so patients traveling overseas for care can be sure of what they are receiving without hidden costs or unforeseen expenses. The Medical Tourism Association is also working on the Quality of Care Project, which will change the way individuals look at the reporting of global healthcare statistics and the quality of care available at hospitals around the world. http://www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com

The Medical Tourism Association officially releases Issue 6 of its leading online Health Tourism Magazine titled, “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Soul.”

The issue features original articles such as “Medical Tourism Facilitator Certification – How to Gain Credibility in the Medical Tourism Industry, Mental Healing as Part of the Spa and Wellness Experience” and “The Resurgence of the Medical Healing Spa.”

The Health Tourism Magazine is a bi-monthly on-line publication, 100 % dedicated to educating and raising awareness in the health and wellness industry. Health Tourism Magazine focuses on all areas of health and wellness which not only complement the treatment plans for patients receiving surgical procedures, but also provides the opportunity for improvement of the quality of life for the patients and individuals at large. http://www.HealthTourismMagazine.com

The “sister” magazine to Medical Tourism Magazine will cover topics such as integrative, alternative, homeopathic and preventative medicines together with overall spa and wellness topics. Read the latest issue of Health Tourism Magazine at http://www.HealthTourismMagazine.com.

To obtain more information on Health Tourism Magazine, contact Info@HealthTourismMagazine.com or call (561) 791-2000.

The MTA announces the launch of the Medical Tourism Association website with a new and improved look. The website incorporates a more user friendly system. New features include:

-New Members Only Login Page and Social Network

-Patient Referral Listings for Members

-Valuable Industry Reports, Surveys and PowerPoint
Presentations

-Business-to-Business Resources

-Membership Directory

-Consumer Resources and Information

-Photo and Video Gallery

-Information Portals for Insurance Industry, Government, Employers and Patients

-Social Media Access to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Medical Tourism City Groups

The website provides fingertip access to all of the resources needed for gathering medical tourism information and social networking.

Furthermore, the website now features the MTA Store where membership can be purchased as well as advertising, destination branding programs and more.

“The look and design of the new website is edgy, informative and much easier to navigate to find any information you may be looking for in the medical tourism field,” states Jessica Johnson, Director of Operations for the Medical Tourism Association.

For members of the Medical Tourism Association, there is now a ‘members only’ section which will include reports, studies and information from the MTA and industry leaders. It will also be a place for members to network and share documents.

“The ‘members only’ section was created as an added networking benefit for current and new members of the Association. It will be a global space for players in the medical tourism industry to share their expertise, knowledge and information to a broad audience quickly and efficiently,” states Jessica Johnson Director of Operations for the Medical Tourism Association.

The new, user-friendly website can be seen by simply visiting:

http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com

The Medical Tourism Association has released an exclusive video of Jonathan Edelheit, CEO of Medical Tourism Association, discussing the Healthcare Reform’s Affect on the Medical Tourism industry. Edelheit addressed the topic at the 1st Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference Korea, April 13-15th in Seoul, Korea.

Healthcare Reform, which was passed at the end of March, will have a very positive impact on outbound Medical Tourism from the United States. Health insurance costs, which are already unattainable and too expensive for many Americans, will significantly rise with the passage of healthcare reform. This increase in cost will make medical tourism very attractive to many US citizens.

“We’ll see more US insurance companies and employers implementing medical tourism as a cost-savings approach,” said Edelheit.

Other topics Edelheit addresses are lifetime limits, Medicare and Medicaid, fines US citizens will face if they do not purchase healthcare and the burden companies and employers will encounter upon healthcare reform.

The video is available on the new informational center launched by the Medical Tourism Association, which contains updates on Healthcare Reform’s affect on Medical Tourism.

http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com/en/hcr-updates.html

Healthcare Reform will be a major focus of the upcoming World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, September 22nd-24th 2010 in Los Angeles, California. This is the MTA’s annual conference and features up to 2,000 attendees from over 60 countries. http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com

“Feng Shui: Promoting Well-Being in Healthcare Facilities”, which was just published in Issue 6 of Health Tourism Magazine, provides a unique, yet extremely effective way to produce not only more effective employees, but also provide a better atmosphere for patients. 

“Feng Shui affects you every moment of your life, whether you realize it or not. It’s also affecting your patients, clients and your staff”, says author Maureen Calamia. To read the whole article, click here.

Read the whole issue “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Soul” today at Health Tourism Magazine!

Stay Tuned…

Sarah

The Medical Tourism Association officially releases Issue 6 of Health Tourism Magazine! This issue, “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy Soul” features great articles such as The Resurgence of the Medical Healing Spa, Alternative Medicine or Conventional Medicine ~ What Does It Mean To You? and San Pellegrino Terme~ Ambitious Plans to Recreate the Splendor of “La Belle Epoque”. 

The Health Tourism Magazine is the bi-monthly on-line publication, 100 % dedicated to educating and raising awareness in the Health & Wellness Industry primarily through the business-to-consumer approach. Each issue of Health Tourism Magazine will focus on all areas of health and wellness which not only compliment the treatment plans for patients receiving surgical procedures, but also provides the opportunity for improvement of the quality of life for the patients and individuals at large.

Read the entire issue of Health Tourism Magazine at www.healthtourismmagazine.com for the best Health Tourism destinations as well as new trends in the Health, Wellness and Spa world!

Stay tuned…

Sarah

The MTA announces the launch of the Medical Tourism Association website with a new and improved look. The website incorporates a more user friendly system. New features include:

• New Members Only Login Page and Social Network
• Patient Referral Listings for Members
• Valuable Industry Reports, Surveys and PowerPoint Presentations
• Business-to-Business Resources
• Membership Directory
• Consumer Resources and Information
• Photo and Video Gallery
• Information Portals for Insurance Industry, Government, Employers and Patients
• Social Media Access to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Medical Tourism City Groups

The website provides fingertip access to all of the resources needed for gathering medical tourism information and social networking.

Furthermore, the website now features the MTA Store where membership can be purchased as well as advertising, destination branding programs and more.

“The look and design of the new website is edgy, informative and much easier to navigate to find any information you may be looking for in the medical tourism field,” states Jessica Johnson, Director of Operations for the Medical Tourism Association.

For members of the Medical Tourism Association, there is now a ‘members only’ section which will include reports, studies and information from the MTA and industry leaders. It will also be a place for members to network and share documents.

“The ‘members only’ section was created as an added networking benefit for current and new members of the Association. It will be a global space for players in the medical tourism industry to share their expertise, knowledge and information to a broad audience quickly and efficiently,” states Jessica Johnson Director of Operations for the Medical Tourism Association.

The new, user-friendly website can be seen by simply visiting:

www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com

The Medical Tourism Association has released an exclusive video of Jonathan Edelheit, CEO of Medical Tourism Association, discussing the Healthcare Reform’s Affect on the Medical Tourism industry. Edelheit addressed the topic at the 1^st Global Healthcare & Medical Tourism Conference Korea, April 13-15^th in Seoul Korea.

Healthcare Reform, which was passed at the end of March, will have a very positive impact on outbound Medical Tourism from the United States. Health insurance costs, which are already unattainable and too expensive for many Americans, will significantly rise with the passage of healthcare reform.  This increase in cost will make medical tourism very attractive to many US citizens.

“We’ll see more US insurance companies and employers implementing medical tourism as a cost-savings approach,” said Edelheit.

Other topics Edelheit addresses are lifetime limits, Medicare and Medicaid, fines US citizens will face if they do not purchase healthcare and the burden companies and employers will encounter upon healthcare reform.

The video is available on the new informational center launched by the Medical Tourism Association, which contains updates on Healthcare Reform’s affect on Medical Tourism. http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com/en/hcr-updates.html

Healthcare Reform will be a major focus of the upcoming World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, September 22^nd-24^th 2010 in Los Angeles, California. This is the MTA’s annual conference and features up to 2,000 attendees from over 60 countries. http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com