Articles and features on medical tourism and medical travel

Our articles and features on various aspects of the global medical tourism industry are written by some of the leading experts on medical & health tourism.

Who should be handling Destination Marketing for Health Tourism?Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics questions the role of international associations and non-profits in destination marketing for health tourism, highlights the conflict of...
Infertility tourism: a recession proof opportunity in medical tourismKeith Pollard from Treatment Abroad highlights the increasing trend in infertility tourism, looks at recent European research into the sector and some of the underlying drivers of this recession...
How to conduct a medical tourism hospital familiarization (fam) tour (Part 2)Maria K Todd MHA PhD, CEO of Mercury Healthcare Advisory Group, continues her look at how to run a successful fam tour for a medical tourism facilitator. In this second part, she considers the agenda...
Europe agrees new rules on patient rights in cross-border healthcareThe EU Directive on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare has been making slow progress since the production of the first draft in July 2008. Ian Youngman from IMTJ looks at...
How to conduct a medical tourism hospital familiarization (fam) tour (Part 1)Maria K Todd MHA PhD, CEO of Mercury Healthcare Advisory Group, looks at the planning and hosting of the fam tours that a hospital should be prepared to conduct for medical tourism facilitators. She...
Redefining the globalisation of healthcareZahid Hamid of medical tourism facilitators, Euromedical Tours, doubts whether global healthcare will ever become a reality. He considers the realities of patient mobility and suggests that...
Four Challenges Facing the Emerging Medical Tourism IndustryMarc LeShay, President of Premiere Medical Travel Consulting, California looks at the main obstacles and challenges facing the medical tourism industry taxonomy, risk mitigation, brand awareness and...
The changing landscape of health care in the United States and its potential influence upon medical tourismDr. Bob Lee and Dr. David Groves from Bowling Green State University, Ohio and Dr. Julie Lengfelder from the University Of Toledo consider the changing landscape of health care in the United States...
Medical Tourism Climate Survey 2010Keith Pollard, Managing Director of Intuition Communication, publishers of the International Medical Travel Journal reveals the results of the 2010 Medical Tourism Climate Survey. The results were...
USA healthcare reform and medical tourism: Separating myth from reality (Part Two)Ian Youngman from IMTJ continues his review of the impact of US healthcare reform on medical tourism..a sprinkling of fact, pure fiction and plenty of wishful thinking. Ian puts US healthcare reform...
The Volcanic Ash Cloud and its Impact on Medical TourismThe after effects of the volcanic ash cloud continue to disrupt travel throughout the world despite flights resuming. Caroline Ratner of the IMTJ spoke to a number of people involved in different...
USA healthcare reform and medical tourism: Separating myth from reality (Part One)Much has already been said and written about the impact of US healthcare reform on medical tourism..a sprinkling of fact, pure fiction and plenty of wishful thinking. Ian Youngman from IMTJ puts US...
Medical Tourism and the West's RevengeConstantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics looks at the West's Revenge - how healthcare services in Western countries are reacting to the potential impact of medical tourism on their...
UK announces new rules on cross border healthcare (medical tourism) in EuropeAmid the tumult of the announcement of a general election date, the UK government and the NHS have quietly announced a U-turn on their opposition to cross-border EU healthcare. The number of people...
The Big Question: Will US healthcare reform be good or bad news for medical tourism?Caroline Ratner of the IMTJ asked a number of leading US medical tourism industry experts for their initial reactions to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which President Obama has...
Cross border healthcare within the European UnionJan-Walter De Neve MD, International Services Medical Coordinator, for the Anadolu Medical Center in Turkey, provides an overview of some of the research conducted into cross border healthcare within...
Medical tourism and the law: Could your clinic be sued in a UK court?A recent UK legal case has highlighted the risks faced by medical tourism businesses, hospitals and clinics. The case established the right of a UK patient to sue an overseas clinic in the UK courts....
Is your medical tourism business complying with the new European services regulations?Ian Youngman from IMTJ examines the new European Union Provision of Services regulation and the implications for medical tourism agencies and facilitators operating within the EU. The new regulations...
A health check for your hospital and medical tourism servicesVivek Shukla, Healthcare Strategy and Business Development Consultant, suggests that hospitals involved in medical tourism would benefit from a health check and he identifies some of the symptoms...
Spotlight on EMTC 2010Caroline Ratner spoke to Dr Uwe Klein, Chairman of the forthcoming European Medical Travel Conference. There are around 70 speakers and more than 100 companies will be attending the conference which...