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U.S. healthcare fix: leveraging the lessons from the food supply chain.
CONCLUSIONS: U.S. healthcare industry problems are systematic operational and supply chain problems rather than problems with workforce or technology. Examination of the U.S. healthcare industry through a supply chain framework should lead to significant operational improvement in both prevention and treatment of acute and chronic ailments. A rational and unemotional reorganization of the U.S. healthcare system operations, using supply chain strategies, should help reduce healthcare costs while maintaining quality and increasing accessibility. PMID: 23510973 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Technology and Health Care)
Source: Technology and Health Care - May 25, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Kumar S, Blair JT Tags: Technol Health Care Source Type: research

Commercial surrogacy: how provisions of monetary remuneration and powers of international law can prevent exploitation of gestational surrogates
This article argues the need for evidence-based international laws and regulations as the only way to resolve both the ethical and legal issues around commercial surrogacy. In addition, a Hague Convention on inter-country surrogacy agreements is proposed to resolve the muddled state of affairs and enable commercial surrogacy to demonstrate its full potential. (Source: Journal of Medical Ethics)
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 19, 2013 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Ramskold, L. A. H., Posner, M. P. Tags: Bioethics Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: research

Medical Tourism's Impact on Health Care Equity and Access in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: Making the Case for Regulation
This article reviews relevant evidence that exists and concludes that there are signs of correlation between medical tourism and the expansion of private, technology‐ intensive health care in LMICs, which has largely remained out of reach for the majority of the local patients. In light of this health care inequity between local residents and medical tourists in LMICs, we argue that the presumption should not be in favor of medical tourism and that governments have a legitimate interest in seeking to regulate this industry to ensure that the net effects for their citizens is positive. Moreover, sending countries, particu...
Source: The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics - April 12, 2013 Category: Medical Law Authors: Y.Y. Brandon Chen, Colleen M. Flood Source Type: research

Shifts in the Global Body Market: Access or Exploitation?
New regulations in India mean surrogacy is no longer available for gay couples, unmarried couples, or singles. Are Mexico and Thailand the new surrogacy frontier? What do such shifts in "medical tourism" mean for those involved?read more (Source: Psychology Today Sex Center)
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - April 11, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Jessica Cussins Tags: Ethics and Morality Gender Parenting Sex assisted reproduction egg donation exploitation gay clients gay couples India indian women international surrogacy kidney transplants legal barriers LGBT living in perth living in pe Source Type: news

Seeking Health Care Through International Medical Tourism
ConclusionsThe results of this study provide increased understanding of the experience of obtaining health care internationally from the patient perspective. Improved understanding of medical tourism provides additional information about a contemporary approach to health‐seeking behavior. Clinical RelevanceResults of this study will aid nursing professionals in counseling regarding medical tourism options and providing follow‐up health care after medical tourism. Nurses will be able to actively participate in global health policy discussions regarding medical tourism trends. (Source: Journal of Nursing Scholarship)
Source: Journal of Nursing Scholarship - March 14, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lee Ann Eissler, John Casken Tags: WORLD HEALTH Source Type: research

International Medical Travel Exhibition And Conference, 22-23 March 2013, Monaco
Experts at IMTEC 2013 will discuss benchmarking for outcomes in global medical travel industry Current trends in the medical tourism industry indicate that the needs of international patients are challenging health service providers to come up with advanced solutions for quality healthcare outcomes. The basic question of a medical traveler is always 'Who is the best doctor?' This new approach - benchmarking for outcomes - will ensure medical tourism is more focused on patient-centered medicine... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conferences Source Type: news

Top Spots For Medical Tourism
Top Medical Destinations—No Matter What the Supreme Court Rules on Obamacare (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 12, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Helaine Olen Source Type: news

Australian news media framing of medical tourism in low- and middle-income countries: a content review
Conclusions: The Australian media coverage of medical tourism was characterised by a narrow range of medical, geographic and ethical concerns, a focus on individual Australian patients and on content presented as being personally relevant for domestic audiences. Medical tourism was portrayed as an exercise of economically-rational consumer choice, but with no attention given to its consequences for the commodification of health or broader political, medical and ethical implications. In this picture, LMICs were no longer passive recipients of aid but providers of a beneficial service to Australian patients. (Source: BMC Pub...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michelle ImisonStephen Schweinsberg Source Type: research

Asia Medical Tourism & Healthcare Conference, 9-10 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
As most of the Western countries such as United States, Canada and other European countries have staggering healthcare related issues, such as high medical costs and long waiting lists, it is becoming a trend for patients to leave their respective countries in order to receive medical treatment. Medical tourism is a booming trend in various Asian countries nowadays as countries such as Thailand, India, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore are continuously growing in this industry... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conferences Source Type: news

International Medical Travel Exhibition And Conference, 22-23 March 2013, Monaco
The global medical travel market is simultaneously experiencing both saturation and exponential growth. The International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference (IMTEC) 2013 is a two-day conference that will provide a transparent platform for both consumers and service providers to understand the latest trends and drivers in the global medical tourism industry... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conferences Source Type: news

Medical Tourism Training Announces New Team Members for International...
Margaret Ball and Deborah L Slobodnik bring extensive experience working with international medical health care providers to Medical Tourism Training's clients.(PRWeb January 06, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/1/prweb10292715.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 6, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Understanding the impacts of medical tourism on health human resources in Barbados: a prospective, qualitative study of stakeholder perceptions
Conclusions: Stakeholders interviewed who were connected to medical tourism expansion or the tourism sector took a generally positive view of the likely impacts of medical tourism on health human resources in Barbados. However, stakeholders associated with the public health system and health equity expressed concern that medical tourism may spread inequities in this country. The mechanisms by which observed negative health equity impacts in other countries will be avoided in Barbados are unclear. Continued study in Barbados and comparison with the regulatory frameworks in other countries is needed to help enhance positive ...
Source: BioMed Central - January 5, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jeremy SnyderValorie A CrooksLeigh TurnerRory Johnston Source Type: research

Nigeria: Stemming the Tide of Medical Tourism
[This Day]Recent experiences of some of the governors who have been out of the country for months for medical treatment has brought to the fore, the need to revamp the nation's health care system to check medical tourism, writes Olawale Olaleye (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 2, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Invest in Health to Stop Medical Tourism, FG Tells States
[Daily Trust]Ilorin -The Federal Government yesterday challenged state governments in the country to emulate the health policy of the Kwara State government by investing in health sector to save the country from huge amount of money and capital flights going abroad for medical tourism. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 15, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Top Spots For Medical Tourism
Top Medical Destinations—No Matter What the Supreme Court Rules on Obamacare (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 7, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Forbes Leadership Forum Source Type: news

Cosmetic surgery common reason for medical tourism
Nearly a third of people surveyed across the globe say they?re open to traveling abroad to undergo surgical procedures at a lower cost. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - December 6, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Medical Tourism Is A Massive Opportunity For Emerging Nations Like Thailand
Medical tourism isn't a new concept - Switzerland has been a mecca to foreigners for over 100 years by offering superior health care. Interestingly, a more recent trend of emerging, and even frontier, nations developing medical tourism industries has sprouted. Unlikely spots such as Thailand are getting in on the game. I visited Bangkok last week and was encouraged by a friend to get a full check up at the Bumrungrad International Hospital. I generally don't like hospitals but I had a very positive experience at a fraction of the U.S. cost and at 5x the speed. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 27, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Miguel Forbes Source Type: news

Medical tourism booms in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - When Canadian house cleaner Marlene Trithardt needed a tooth replaced, she drove past her local dentist's office in Alberta and flew to the beach paradise of Costa Rica - to save money. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - November 27, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Sun, sand and root canal: Medical tourism booms in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - When Canadian house cleaner Marlene Trithardt needed a tooth replaced, she drove past her local dentist's office in Alberta and flew to the beach paradise of Costa Rica - to save money. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Ethical concerns for maternal surrogacy and reproductive tourism
Reproductive medical tourism is by some accounts a multibillion dollar industry globally. The seeking by clients in high income nations of surrogate mothers in low income nations, particularly India, presents a set of largely unexamined ethical challenges. In this paper, eight such challenges are elucidated to spur discussion and eventual policy development towards protecting the rights and health of vulnerable women of the Global South. (Source: Journal of Medical Ethics)
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - November 23, 2012 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Deonandan, R., Green, S., van Beinum, A. Tags: Reproductive ethics Source Type: research

Use of medical tourism for hip and knee surgery in osteoarthritis: A qualitative examination of distinctive attitudinal characteristics among Canadian patients
Conclusions: Compared to other patients reported on in the existing qualitative hip and knee surgery literature, medical tourists are less likely to question their need for surgery and are particularly active in their pursuit of surgical intervention. They are also comfortable with taking control of health-related decisions. Future research is needed to identify motivators behind patients' pursuit of care abroad, determine if the attitudinal characteristics identified here hold true for other patient groups, and ascertain the impact of these attitudinal characteristics on surgical outcomes. Arthritis care providers can use...
Source: BMC Health Services Research - November 21, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Valorie CrooksKeri CameronVera ChouinardRory JohnstonJeremy SnyderVictoria Casey Source Type: research

Galichia Heart Hospital CEO Harris to retire at year’s end
Steve Harris, the CEO of Galichia Heart Hospital, plans to retire at year’s end, the hospital announced Friday. The veteran health care administrator has helped Galichia increase its physician base and improve its financial and operational performance. A succession plan hasn’t yet been announced. Under Harris’ leadership, Galichia has achieved new accreditations, such as a designation as a chest pain center this year, and expanded its medical tourism initiative, which is designed to bring… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - November 16, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: Josh Heck Source Type: research

Nigeria: FG Urged to Stop U.S.$8 Billion Medical Tourism
[Daily Trust]Ibadan -A group of visiting medical experts from the US yesterday urged the federal government to halt overseas medical trips that cost Nigeria $80bn annually. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 14, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Indians most open to medical tourism, Japanese least: Poll
Nearly a third of people surveyed around the world say they are open to the idea of medical tourism - traveling abroad to enjoy cheaper medical or dental treatment. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nigeria: 'Health Gaps Fuel Medical Tourism'
[Daily Trust]Long years of decay in health sector and governments' failure to improve on health facilities and services are some of the reasons encouraging medical tourism abroad, Martin Okonkwo, Chief Executive Officer of Martreach Global Healthcare Service, has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 12, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Country Loses N80 Billion Yearly On Medical Tourism
[Daily Trust]The Senate has revealed that Nigerians, especially government officials and their powerful cronies annually spend over N80billion on foreign medical treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 7, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigeria Loses N80 Billion Annually to Medical Tourism - Senate
[Vanguard]Abuja -The Senate, yesterday, said the about N80bn spent annually by Nigerians to seek better medical treatment abroad was no longer acceptable. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 7, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Autologous cell therapies: challenges in US FDA regulation.
Abstract Cell-based therapies (CBTs) have been hailed for the last two decades as the next pillar of healthcare, yet the clinical and commercial potential of regenerative medicine has yet to live up to the hype. While recent analysis has suggested that regenerative medicine is maturing into a multibillion dollar industry, examples of clinical and commercial success are still relatively rare [1-3] . With 30 years of laboratory and clinical efforts fueled by countless billions in public and private funding, one must contemplate why CBTs have not made a greater impact. The current regulatory environment, with its zero...
Source: Regenerative Medicine - November 1, 2012 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: McAllister TN, Audley D, L'heureux N Tags: Regen Med Source Type: research

Wal-Mart gives major boost to domestic medical tourism movement
The retailer joins the ranks of companies sending employees to hospitals far from home in the name of less expensive and better care. (Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS)
Source: American Medical News - BUSINESS - October 29, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Medical Association - Citizens Spend N78 Billion On Medical Trips Annually
[Daily Trust]More than 5,000 Nigerians travel to India and other countries every month on medical tourism spending about N78 billion every year, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: Nigeria Loses N78 Billion to India On Medical Tourism
[Daily Trust]Nigeria loses more than $500 million (N78 billion) on account of medical tourism annually, half of the entire loss to India alone, says the Nigeria Medical Association. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 23, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Medical tourism in Houston likely won't be hurt by ACA, expert says
One of the hot health care topics circulating the Web today concerns potential changes to the international tourism industry if the Affordable Care Act is implemented. The online conversation pointed me to a story in Global Post about the fear that exists abroad if all Americans actually end up insured. It seems most of those fears are unfounded, if for no other reason than because the U.S. is headed toward a shortage of doctors and the price of across-the-border medical care is still likely to… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - October 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: Bayan Raji Source Type: research

Stackpole & Associates Awarded ProExport Colombia Marketing...
ProExport Colombia has selected Stackpole & Associates in collaboration with The Center for Medical Tourism Research to conduct its national medical travel market analysis.(PRWeb September 30, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9959275.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 30, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Why do patients engage in medical tourism?
Abstract: Medical tourism is commonly perceived and popularly depicted as an economic issue, both at the system and individual levels. The decision to engage in medical tourism, however, is more complex, driven by patients’ unmet need, the nature of services sought and the manner by which treatment is accessed. In order to beneficially employ the opportunities medical tourism offers, and address and contain possible threats and harms, an informed decision is crucial. This paper aims to enhance the current knowledge on medical tourism by isolating the focal content of the decisions that patients make. Based on the existin...
Source: Maturitas - September 14, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: Vivien Runnels, P.M. Carrera Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Africa: Medical Tourists Flock to India
[EA Business]Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -The East African countries ranks the highest in medical tourism to India with hundreds of thousand patients travelling to India to seek medical treatment every year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 4, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Transnational health care: From a global terminology towards transnational health region development
Abstract: Within European cross-border health care, recent studies have identified several types of international patients. Within the Anglo-Saxon setting, the specific terminology of medical tourism is used. The analytical purpose of the paper is to resolve this semantic difference by suggesting an alternative terminology, ‘transnational health care’ that is understood as a ‘context-controlled and coordinated network of health services’. For demand-driven trans-border access seekers and cross-border access searchers, there is a need to opt for regional health-policy strategies. For supply-driven sending context ac...
Source: Health Policy - August 31, 2012 Category: Health Management Authors: Tomas Mainil, Francis Van Loon, Keith Dinnie, David Botterill, Vincent Platenkamp, Herman Meulemans Tags: Cross-Border Health Care Source Type: research

Nigeria: FG to Apply Stringent Rules On Foreign Medical Trips
[This Day]With records indicating that Nigerians spend about N180 billion annually on foreign medical trips, the Federal Government Tuesday said it would focus its 2013 health budget on improving the quality of services at the tertiary levels to curb medical tourism out of the country, including applying stringent rules that will discourage the trend. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 1, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Medical tourism presents opportunities and risks for patients
(Source: AORN Journal)
Source: AORN Journal - July 27, 2012 Category: Nursing Tags: AORN Connections Source Type: research

The perils of cosmetic surgery/medical tourism
The article discusses a case involving negligent aesthetic surgery. The surgery took place in a Belgian clinic and was performed by an Italian surgeon. (Source: Clinical Risk)
Source: Clinical Risk - July 16, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Vick, L. Tags: AvMA Medical & amp; Legal Journal Source Type: research

"I didn't even know what I was looking for...": A qualitative study of the decision-making processes of Canadian medical tourists
Conclusions: While Canadian medical tourists are often thought to be motivated by wait times for surgery, cost and availability of procedures were common primary and secondary motivations for participants, demonstrating that motivations are layered and dynamic. The findings of this analysis offer a number of important factors that should be considered in the development of informational interventions targeting medical tourists. It is likely that trends observed amongst Canadian medical tourists apply to those from other nations due to the key role the transnational medium of the Internet plays in facilitating patients' pri...
Source: Globalization and Health - July 7, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Rory JohnstonValorie CrooksJeremy Snyder Source Type: research

Transfusion-dependent anaemia of undetermined origin: a distinctive syndrome in paediatric medical tourism.
Conclusion: A defi nitive diagnosis can be identifi ed in this cohort of children on medical tourism with severe anaemic illnesses requiring repeated transfusions with diagnostic approaches that circumvent the interference of transfused cells. PMID: 22892608 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore)
Source: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore - July 1, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lee AC Tags: Ann Acad Med Singapore Source Type: research

Some Nurses Take Flight, Others Take to the Streets
Nurses in India are up in arms against the deterioration of the nursing profession in the country, including unfair wages and the policies of private hospital managements. Many exploited female nurses are leaving the country in droves, migrating to countries that offer better employment prospects and working conditions. Those that remain are taking to the streets, demanding decent pay and the enforcement of labour regulations. For two years now, thousands of nurses working in corporate hospitals across the country have been participating in demonstrations and strikes, protesting the fact that hospital managements – often...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 28, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Walter García Tags: Active Citizens Asia-Pacific Civil Society Development & Aid Economy & Trade Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Migration & Refugees Regional Categories TerraViva United Nations Women & Economy Women's Health India Nurses Source Type: news

Nigeria: Overseas Medical Tourism 'Killing'
[Daily Trust] Former Super Eagle Captain Kanu Nw.wo said the rush for seeking medical treatment abroad is gradually killing the health sector in Nigeria as the country is losing billions to other countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 22, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Beyond 'medical tourism': Canadian companies marketing medical travel
Conclusions: This article uses content analysis of websites of Canadian companies marketing medical travel to provide insight into Canada's medical travel industry. The article reveals a complex marketplace with different types of companies taking distinct approaches to marketing medical travel. (Source: Globalization and Health)
Source: Globalization and Health - June 15, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Leigh Turner Source Type: research

Advanced Healthcare Partners expands globally with medical tourism company
Advanced Healthcare Partners has collaborated with Henghao Consulting Limited to form a medical tourism company with a focus on cardiovascular surgery. The new company’s prospective patients will primarily come from China and Russia and travel to the world-renowned Konkuk University Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea, a written statement said. Henghao Consulting Limited taps into heart valve replacement techniques and equipment developed by Dr. Meong-Gun Song at Konkuk University Medical Center,... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - June 5, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Medical Tourism in India
Medical tourism is an activity wherein people travel to another country for medical, surgical, or dental care that is either not available or not affordable in their own country. The term tourism also suggests combining health care with leisure travel. The term medical tourism is debatable. A number of alternate terminologies like medical value travel and so forth are being used. The industry can be divided into three groups: (Source: Clinics in Laboratory Medicine)
Source: Clinics in Laboratory Medicine - June 1, 2012 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Vijay Gupta, Poonam Das Tags: Unique Business Opportunities Source Type: research

Nigeria: Medical Tourism With Tears
[Leadership] Senate president David Mark could not attend the ceremonial signing of this year's budget. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 26, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Irving Stackpole to Moderate International Healthcare Standards Panel
International healthcare leaders’ panel on standards to be moderated by Irving Stackpole, Medical Tourism expert, at EMTC 2012(PRWeb April 21, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9421910.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - April 21, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Canada's turbulent medical tourism industry.
PMID: 22499811 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien)
Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - April 1, 2012 Category: Primary Care Authors: Turner L Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research

Patients Without Borders: The Rise of Surgical Tourism
Medical tourism has been discussed previously in this column and elsewhere in the AORN Journal, but it seems timely to revisit the topic. A good starting point is to consider what the term medical tourism means. One definition is travel outside of an individual's home region or country in pursuit of medical care that is more accessible, of higher quality, of lower cost, or some combination of these. Out-of-pocket expenses are typically met by the patient. The term excludes emergency treatment given to people who become ill when traveling overseas and foreign residents of destination countries. (Source: AORN Journal)
Source: AORN Journal - March 30, 2012 Category: Nursing Authors: Lois Hamlin Tags: Global Perspectives Source Type: research