Finding a good doctor\u2014or an appropriate and affordable elective procedure\u2014isn\u2019t always as easy as it was for Bruce Ryan. Despite today\u2019s economic climate which seems to have reduced healthcare options even further, a growing number of patients are looking long and hard for affordable solutions for care.<\/p>\n
They are finding medical tourism procedures\u00a0to be a creative answer to what at first appeared to be a fruitless search. These are\u00a0internationally accredited providers with procedures that are\u00a0readily accessible when needed. However, they are not available at their doorsteps, but rather several miles away, perhaps even in another country, where care is both inexpensive and first-rate.<\/p>\n
Cost savings\u2014up to 70 percent in some cases depending on the procedure\u2014are a major driver behind medial tourism. But in the end, the patient’s most satisfying rewards are his\u00a0good health and his\u00a0productive and improved life.<\/p>\n
As for Ryan and Blue Lake Rancheria, both patient and employer reflect positively on their decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt amazes me that the United States could be so medieval in its healthcare,\u201d said Ryan, who is back on the job. \u201cSurgery, both the quality and the experience, were exceptional. Of course, the cost was unbelievably affordable compared to what I would have spent\u00a0in the United States on co-payments alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
For both patients and healthcare providers interested in medical tourism, the $64,000 question remains how, where, and when are these buying decisions made.<\/p>\n
Neither the patients looking for medical tourism procedures nor the\u00a0hospitals or facilitators attempting to provide them can rely solely upon professional or word-of-mouth referrals. Further, social media programs and\u00a0other digital marketing campaigns require an overwhelming amount of time and effort to identify connect ready patients with applicable treatments.<\/p>\n
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There has to be a better way.<\/h2>\n
What if there was\u00a0a gathering place where patients, providers, and facilitators were introduced to each other? A venue at which\u00a0hundreds of patients came together to share their experiences and expectations? An international forum where patient, provider, and facilitator could exchange data that led to new meaningful patient-provider\u00a0relationships and better treatments? And what if all of this was available now\u2014not tomorrow, or months or years later.<\/p>\n
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There is a better way…<\/strong><\/h2>\n![\"Medical](\"http:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/medical-tourism-live-webcast-circle-150x150.png\")
On October 16th, a live webcast entitled “Ask a Patient: Making Dollars and Sense Out of the Medical Tourism Experience\u201d will connect patients from all over the world to the hospital administrators, doctors, clinicians, facilitators, insurance executives, and hospitality and travel interests that make medical tourism happen. This webcast will stream questions and answers from active healthcare consumers detailing what they want and deserve from health travel.<\/p>\n
This live webcast will take place during the 12th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress,<\/a> in Abu Dhabi UAE on October 15-17, 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\nFor more information on Medical Tourism in Seoul, Korea; Panama or Colombia, please contact our office HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHere are a few articles you will really love on Medical Tourism around the Globe:<\/strong><\/p>\nMedical Tourism for Expats and Retirees in Latin America<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
On October 16th, a live webcast entitled “Ask a Patient: Making Dollars and Sense Out of the Medical Tourism Experience\u201d will connect patients from all over the world to the hospital administrators, doctors, clinicians, facilitators, insurance executives, and hospitality and travel interests that make medical tourism happen. This webcast will stream questions and answers from active healthcare consumers detailing what they want and deserve from health travel.<\/p>\nFor more information on Medical Tourism in Seoul, Korea; Panama or Colombia, please contact our office HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Here are a few articles you will really love on Medical Tourism around the Globe:<\/strong><\/p>\n Medical Tourism for Expats and Retirees in Latin America<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n