The following videos provide information about medical tourism destinations, costs, and quality of healthcare and medical facilities available for medical tourists.
Medical Tourism report by ABC News | Jeff Schult
Date: 21st December 2006
In this news report, anchor Ryan Owens interviews Jeff Schult, the author of the book ‘Beauty from Afar'.
Jeff reveals how people can find information on the internet about medical tourism destinations and doctors abroad who treat international patients. Safety of American patients abroad is a matter of concern. However countries serving international patients have safety standards, hospitals, facilities and experienced doctors comparable to doctors in US and Western Europe.
He emphasizes that surgeries done anywhere in the world is not safe. Of course this is a risk people have to take while seeking treatment overseas.
He wants people not to choose healthcare abroad based on price. Generally, people availing treatment abroad, can save about 50-80%.
Medical Tourism overview by icyou.com
Date: 2oth February 2008
A report provided by icyou.com reveals facts on medical tourism. Professionals studying and working in the industry say that Americans are mainly seeking treatment abroad because of cost. However, there is a conflict about whether medical tourism is really a healthcare movement or political device or both.
Opinions vary about medical tourism being an opportunity for Americans. Some of the hurdles are state uuthorized laws, legal responsibility issue, restrain on collaboration between medical care suppliers, lack of follow-up care and insufficient information.
Apart from these hurdles, most industry professionals think that medical tourism has the potential to influence healthcare in US in a positive way.
Sky News report - UK patients go to India for Medical Tourism
Date: 14th April 2007
This is a report by Sky News. India with its combination of sun and sand and the scope for surgery with lot of savings is developing into a global healthcare destination.
The Wockhardt hospital provide a toll free number for UK patients having queries and an all inclusive package that includes everything from arranging visa, flights to special menus and a holiday after the treatment. A lot of doctors are at the top of their field and the surgeons are trained in Britain.
Currently, with the support of the Indian government, foreign patients are actively wooed by Indian hospitals. The authorities expect that this trend will grow like the software sector of the country.
American patients going to India for Medical Tourism
Date: 13th April 2008
This is a report by IVANHOE News. A growing number of Americans who cannot afford medical treatment in US, are looking at other countries for healthcare with the assistance of medical tourism companies.
US Doctors have different opinions on the issue. Is quality of care being compromised? US based John Hopkins works with hospitals in Panama City and in Singapore. The Cleveland Clinic has services in Canada and Austria and Harvard is affiliated with services in India.
In several countries there is no recourse if something goes wrong. However, for a lot of people frantic for affordable healthcare, this is the only option.
World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress
Date: 27th October 2008
The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is the largest medical tourism conference in the world. The conference of 2008 had 850 attendees, 53 exhibitors and sponsors from more than 45 different countries and featured about 300 networking meetings. The conference in 2009 will provide exceptional opportunity for insurance company, employer, hospital, clinic or medical tourism facilitator to come together and network with about 1500 health leaders from more than 45 countries.
The congress also presents pre-congress workshops on topics like efficiently marketing and branding your global hospital, developing a global patient department, quality of healthcare, legal and investment matters, healthcare tourism company facilitator meetings, implementing healthcare tourism into medical insurance plans.
'Beauty from Afar' author talks about Medical Tourism
Date: 2nd May 2006
In this video, Jeff Schult, the author of the book, ‘Beauty from Afar' talks about medical tourism. According to him, people seeking medical care overseas should not think it as a vacation. His own personal experience of availing medical treatment abroad caused him to write his book.
Medical care overseas is cheaper, that does not mean it is of low quality. Jeff says that it is the right cost for the same quality of care in those countries. In major metropolitan cities of the world, the quality of care is at par with that found in US.
Overview of Medical tourism in India
Date: 7th June 2007
Dr Narottam Puri, the executive director of Max Health Care talks about medical tourism in India. According to him, the medical services available in metropolitan cities of India are at par with facilities provided worldwide. India has trained and competent doctors who provide excellent care, state of the art hospitals and best technology. Many Indian doctor after being trained abroad, come back to India to work. The Indian government is playing its own part in furthering the growth of medical tourism in India.
However, there are two issues that need to be dealt with – accreditation and quality control. The Quality Council of India has published standards on February 2008 which should establish the national accreditation policy. Also, India is home to many medicine systems like yoga, ayurveda that are now recognized in the west as alternative medicines. This video is showed through a portal which helps to promote Indian hospitals, surgeons and doctors.