medical tourism News

MHI brings disruptive innovation to group health with silo busting programs that reduce health and wellness costs and plan administrative expenses through bundled national PPO access, wellness, health travel program management, and TPA services.

Maria Todd, author of two industry best-selling handbooks, Medical Tourism Program Development and The Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook has accepted an invitation to speak Hotels Bridging Healthcare (H2H) on June 16-19 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Maria Todd, author of two recent industry best-selling handbooks on Medical Tourism Program Development and a training book for medical tourism facilitators has accepted an invitation to speak at EMTC2012 in Berlin, Germany in April 2012.

Medicare has announced that ambulatory surgery centers must begin using a safe surgery checklist by January 1, 2012, in order to comply with a new Medicare quality reporting program. Mercury has required this for the past three years.

As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, Mercury Healthcare International, the World's Largest Medical Tourism Network joins DirectLabs to assist in the growing movement with specials on Diabetes Testing Packages that save 40-70% on regular prices.

Mercury Healthcare International (MHI), the world's largest medical tourism network, has selected Michael Tarabay to serve as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Tarabay joins the company during a period of rapid growth and client expansion.

Costa Rican Medical Care offers a complete turnkey package for employers, employee benefit advisors and health agents who want to offer a “Medical Tourism Plan”.

Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. (MHI) and RXCut have joined forces to provide MHI clients and members up to 90% savings on prescription medications for members and their pets. The discounts work on all FDA approved medications.

Mercury Healthcare International, Inc (MHI) and TruHearing have joined forces to provide MHI clients and members up to 60% savings on hearing aids and diagnostic testing. Hearing aids are rarely covered by union and employer health benefit programs.

Mercury Healthcare International (MHI) has selected Practice Fusion, the fastest growing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) community in the US for its Electronic medical records system for its globally integrated health delivery system®.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Allegro Nursing Specialty Education as an Exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) as a Bronze Sponsor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Flying Nurses International as an Exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Jordan Hospital as an Exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

Colina Dental in Escazu, one of the most recognized dental clinics in Costa Rica is a global and national leader in a cutting-edge guided dental surgery process that is revolutionizing the way people receive dental implants.

The Medical Tourism Association restructures their social media outlets to spread the word for the 4th Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce the New Life Global Network as an exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The Medical Tourism Association™ will be awarding a select group of leaders in international healthcare who have enhanced and innovated International Healthcare and excelled at providing international healthcare quality and patients services.

The MTA recently showcased medical tourism to one of the largest Human Resources Conferences in U.S. Over 13,000 HR professionals and decision makers attended; the MTA was able to educate employers about the benefits of medical tourism.

Costa Rican Medical Care is enrolling agents to offer a “medical and dental tourism” option. With “Open Enrollment” season coming up, agents who offer a Medical Tourism option to their clients will have a advantage over their competitors.

The online guide for medical tourism and healthcare travel Novasans, is now introducing live chat on the website in order to instantly accommodate and assist patients seeking for treatment abroad. The live chat is managed by Novasans travel experts.

The Summit will be held April 23-25 at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in Escazu, Costa Rica, close to excellent shopping, nightlife and a variety dining options.

The Medical Tourism Association™ (MTA) – has partnered with The Private Hospitals Association (PHA) to assist with organizing The International Medical Tourism, Wellness & Spa Congress that will be held in Dead Sea – Jordan March 18-20, 2012.

As medical costs soar, an increasing number of people are getting high quality medical care at low prices by traveling to foreign countries. Often the doctors they find there were trained in the U.S.

AADI MediTour has been doing an excellent job in not only providing excellent medical treatment, but also delivering personalized care and attention to its patients. We will see how AADI MediTour has achieved this 100% success rate.

There are some countries which have restriction on some treatment and disease. In such countries there are need of medical tourism which provided by planet hospital.

Following The Clinic Finder’s global launch the site is now completely free. From 1 January 2012 they no longer charge introduction fees.

The consultancy portal, offering access to business experts for market research, technical questions and other consultation has listed MHI's Maria K Todd in the top 5 assets under Healthcare Cost Containment among more than 40,000 listed experts.

MHI brings disruptive innovation to group health with silo busting programs that reduce health and wellness costs and plan administrative expenses through bundled national PPO access, wellness, health travel program management, and TPA services.

Global Medtracker, your gateway to quality healthcare abroad, grew both in size and visitor base in 2011

Maria Todd, author of two industry best-selling handbooks, Medical Tourism Program Development and The Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook has accepted an invitation to speak Hotels Bridging Healthcare (H2H) on June 16-19 in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland

Many employers, are accelerating efforts to bring health benefit cost under control. According to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans from Mercer, the national average is just over $10,000 per employee... too close for comfort!

Maria Todd, author of two recent industry best-selling handbooks on Medical Tourism Program Development and a training book for medical tourism facilitators has accepted an invitation to speak at EMTC2012 in Berlin, Germany in April 2012.

Following its successful UK launch, The Clinic Finder has now gone global. As well as launching locally into more than thirty countries it has also integrated a Medical Tourism option, which lets prospective patients find clinics overseas.

Considered to be one of the most attractive global destinations for medical tourism, the nation of Costa Rica, the Costa Rica Tourism Board and PROMED are proud to host the third annual Medical Travel Summit in the capital city of San Jose.

Medicare has announced that ambulatory surgery centers must begin using a safe surgery checklist by January 1, 2012, in order to comply with a new Medicare quality reporting program. Mercury has required this for the past three years.

Shanghai’s longest-running ophthalmology clinic has launched a medical tourism service to attract the city’s growing foreign market.

Harris to provide insight and strategic direction to Satori World Medical

Global Medtracker can now be followed on Facebook and Twitter

The founder and President of AMG and President of Al-Joaib Holding , Dr. Abdullah Al-Joaib with the Oman authorities, signed the first land acquisition agreement of the Integrated Medical Tourism Complex in Salalah, Oman.

Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd. launches a report on the Hotel Industry in India 2011 as part of Netscribes’ Travel and Tourism Industry Report Series.

Experts cite technological changes, aging population and high expectations as the three main triggers

As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, Mercury Healthcare International, the World's Largest Medical Tourism Network joins DirectLabs to assist in the growing movement with specials on Diabetes Testing Packages that save 40-70% on regular prices.

Mercury Healthcare International (MHI), the world's largest medical tourism network, has selected Michael Tarabay to serve as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Tarabay joins the company during a period of rapid growth and client expansion.

Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. (MHI) and DiaTri have joined forces to offer MHI client members 40-70% savings on MRI, CT and PET Scans at 3900 locations nationwide. The discounts are priced according to a negotiated fee schedule.

Costa Rican Medical Care offers a complete turnkey package for employers, employee benefit advisors and health agents who want to offer a “Medical Tourism Plan”.

Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. (MHI) and RXCut have joined forces to provide MHI clients and members up to 90% savings on prescription medications for members and their pets. The discounts work on all FDA approved medications.

Mercury Healthcare International, Inc (MHI) and TruHearing have joined forces to provide MHI clients and members up to 60% savings on hearing aids and diagnostic testing. Hearing aids are rarely covered by union and employer health benefit programs.

Satori to showcase innovative medical travel benefit, as an approach to lowering employer healthcare costs

Mercury Healthcare International (MHI) has selected Practice Fusion, the fastest growing Electronic Medical Record (EMR) community in the US for its Electronic medical records system for its globally integrated health delivery system®.

Ohio patient travels to Bangkok, Thailand for surgery at world-renowned Preecha Aesthetic Institute

Mertz to provide strategic input, guidance and policy direction on the continuing development of Satori World Medical

With millions of patients seeking healthcare abroad, medical tourism continues to grow. In order to provide patients with comprehensive information about health options abroad, the medical tourism guide Novasans launches a new interactive website.

Global Medtracker aggregates and analyzes the best medical travel sites on the internet, offering easy-to-access information on coordinators, clinics and hospitals, accreditation agencies, reference materials and insurers.

MedToGo International travels with American Patients to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for Aesthetic Surgeries, Announces Discount Packages to new Patients

USD Alumnus, Steven Lash, Talks Medical Tourism and the Globalization in the Health Care Market

The 4th Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, with several parallel conferences, taking place Oct 25-28 has launched various successful initiatives to foster the growth of Global Benefits, Healthcare Development & Medical Tourism industries.

A 53 year old gentleman suffering from a large sized kidney stone was operated upon successfully in a complicated surgery at the Wockhardt Hospital by Dr. Madhav Sanzgiri, Senior Consultant of Urology.

Company’s Director of Patient Services, Kevin Poling, to speak on Affordable Sexual Reassignment Surgery

In two weeks, multinational employers, insurers & agents will converge on the Chicagoland to discuss best practices and new trends in international employee benefits, travel insurance and expatriate benefits at the Global Benefits Conference.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce DEIK/Health Tourism Business Council as Platinum Sponsor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) as an Exhibitor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to MD Anderson Cancer Center as a Bronze Sponsor at the conference held in Chicago on October 25-28, 2011.

The 2nd Annual Global Benefits Conference Announces Standby MD as a Bronze Sponsor in Chicago, IL October 25-28, 2011.

Harris to provide insight and strategic direction to Satori World Medical

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce the Gold Coast Medical Tourism Association as a bronze sponsor at the conference held in Chicago on October 25-28th, 2011.

The 4th Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce the Chicagoland Foreign Investment Group as a bronze sponsor at the conference held in Chicago on October 25-28th, 2011.

These days affordable surgery are very expensive. Planet hospital offers you a great solution for getting treatments at a much lower rate.

The 4th World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is pleased to announce Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) and Korea International Medical Association (KIMA) as a Silver Sponsor at the conference held on October 25-28, 2011.

Increasingly, the patients are finding themselves in a big financial bind despite having a valid insurance coverage. This is forcing many patients to seek non traditional avenues like medical tourism.