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The emerging trend of medical tourism Although it's difficult to find accurate data, there's general agreement that the number of Americans seeking medical care abroad is growing. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Russell Wild |
Global Healthcare Traveling abroad for medical care can often save a patient 80% of the domestic cost. Should financial advisors tell their clients about the savings? |
Entrepreneur April 2007 Marcia Layton Turner |
Foreign Bodies Medical tourism is growing as U.S. health-care costs continue to increase. In fact, some entrepreneurs are actively looking beyond U.S. borders for health care that won't break the bank when an employee needs expensive treatment. |
Nursing March 2009 Kate J. Morse |
Focusing on the Surgical Patient with Cardiac Problems Learn about the latest guidelines for assessing cardiac risk and protecting his heart during noncardiac surgery. |
Health July 2007 Curt Pesmen |
The Scary Truth About Surgery The 5 operations you don't want to get and what to do instead. |
BusinessWeek February 16, 2004 Balfour & Kripalani |
Over The Sea, Then Under The Knife Patients worldwide are heading to hospitals in Asia for affordable, high-quality surgery. |
Managed Care April 2007 Lisa A. Higgins |
Medical Tourism Takes Off, But Not Without Debate Mostly it is self-insured employers that are offering the option of a medical tourism plan, but health plans may well want to join in. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 17, 2007 Martha Lagace |
The Rise of Medical Tourism Medical tourism is a new term but not a new idea. Patients have long traveled in search of better care. Today, constraints and long waiting lists at home, as well as the ease of global travel, make medical tourism more appealing. |
Managed Care March 2007 |
Competition Wins Over Centralization Insurers who recommend a particular provider or health care organization to a patient considering a surgical procedure need to determine how complex the procedure is and how frequently the surgeon performs the procedure. |
Managed Care January 2006 Catherine M. Murphy-Barron |
Can We Design a Fair Benefit For Bariatric Surgery? Insurers need a coverage strategy that focuses on reducing post-surgical complications and avoiding adverse selection. |
Lucire January 17, 2016 |
To your good health Alex Barrow flies to Malaysia to examine first-hand the phenomenon of medical tourism, and why the country is fast becoming the destination of choice |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 |
A Coronary Conundrum Four medical experts weigh in on whether heart surgery prolongs patients' lives or only relieves suffering. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Querna & Fischman |
Good Medical Help Close to Home, Part 2 Community hospitals can provide care on par with any of the glittery big-name centers. Finding out if your local hospital is up-to-snuff requires some homework. Here are the major factors in judging the quality of care, courtesy of U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue. |
Fast Company September 2006 Josie Swindler |
Mani Sivasubramanian: Spamming for Good An Indian pediatric heart surgeon and philanthropist's online marketing efforts help poor children receive care. |
Fast Company Chris Gayomali |
Are Selfies Fueling A Plastic Surgery Boom? The idea that selfies are powering a plastic surgery boom is certainly a convenient narrative, ripe for rage-tweeting. It is also not an entirely false narrative. |
U.S. Banker November 2007 Lee Conrad |
'Can I Get a Loan For My Nose Job?' When vanity rears its ugly head, banks will be there to help pretty it up again. And they'll make a buck while they're at it. |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 John Carey |
Is Heart Surgery Worth It? Physicians are questioning whether bypasses and angioplasties necessarily prolong patients' lives. |
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Valerie Palda |
Editorials PRE-OPportunity Knocks: A Different Way to Think About the Preoperative Evaluation... |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Carol Marie Cropper |
The Robot Is In -- And Ready To Operate More and more surgeries -- from prostate to heart -- are being performed by doctors remotely guiding robotic arms. |