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The Medical Tourism Association™ (MTA) has launched two certifications and professional designations for both insurance/HR professionals and travel agents.

Bariatric surgery medical tourism will grow despite more weight loss surgeries approved at home, says Medical Travel Quality Alliance MTQUA. People want second and third operations but doctors refuse so they go abroad for bariatric surgery.

Organization Meets 100 Percent of International Patient Program Certification Criteria

One of the top 5 private clinics in Romania, Gral Medical, offers to support the full medical treatment cost for the first patient from UK who applies for a Kidney Stone Lithotripsy treatment.

The Medical Tourism Industry is about to become a reality in Belize

United States Patent & Trademark Office Issues Satori a Second Healthcare Savings Patent

The team of pediatric urologists in Apollo Children’s Hospital Chennai successfully accomplished a robotic surgery of a seven-year-old girl from Tanzania whose urethra was crushed after a severe road accident in her home town.

In yet another case of Organ Transplants in India, a Pakistani businessman underwent a swap Liver transplant in Apollo Hospital Delhi

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) this morning, which means U.S. healthcare reform is here to stay.

The Johns Hopkins Dental Group, a patient advocate and referral service that facilitates dental tourism in Costa Rica, accredited Clinica Gadea Ramirez today.

Satori World Medical to showcase medical travel benefit as an approach to lowering employer healthcare costs

The Medical Tourism Association™ Announces the First Medical Director Summit at the Annual WMT& GHC

"Dogfooding" can be a way for a company to demonstrate confidence in its own products. The idea is that if the company expects customers to buy its products, it should also be willing to use those products.

Organization Meets 100 Percent of International Patient Program Certification Criteria

The Johns Hopkins Dental Group, a patient advocate and referral service that facilitates dental tourism in Costa Rica, accredited Symmetry Dentistry. Symmetry Dentistry is a well known and respected team of dental specialists in Costa Rica.

The Johns Hopkins Dental Group, a patient advocate and referral service that facilitates dental tourism in Costa Rica, accredited Meza Dental Care. Meza Dental Care is a leading Implant and Cosmetic Dentistry Center in Costa Rica.

The Johns Hopkins Dental Group, a patient advocate and referral service that facilitates dental tourism in Costa Rica begins its Accreditation Process.

Organization Meets 100 Percent of International Patient Program Certification Criteria

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

The newest trend in the medical industry today is Medical Tourism. Americans are saying "good-bye" to over priced surgeons and hospitals, and "hello" to affordable care in Costa Rica.

Dr Prem Jagyasi, a globally renowned trainer & speaker and medical tourism expert will conduct a Two-day Training & Certificate program in Medical Tourism at Hotel Holiday Inn, Mumbai on June 1-2 2012.

The Medical Tourism Association™ Announced the Preliminary List of Attendees to the 3rd Ministerial Summit on Medical Tourism

The "International Conference on Tourism (ICOT 2012)" will take place in Archanes, Crete, Greece on 23 May 2012.

The leading international medical and plastic surgery tourism guide Novasans has just launched its revamped Home Page, making healthcare abroad easier for potential patients across the world.

Travel costs associated with access to lower-priced medically necessary healthcare are still permitted as an eligible expense, which is promising for domestic and international health travel patients with fully-funded HSAs.

Satori’s President & CEO, Steven Lash, To Speak on Medical Travel and Lowering GASB 45 Liabilities

A new resource guide for stem cell treatments in Mexico has launched today. MexicoStemCellTherapy.com will provide users with unparalleled stem cell content.

Hospitality Associates for Research and Training (HART); the University of Delaware; the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics; the Department of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management; and the College of Health Sciences.

Costa Rican Medical Care, a leading medical tourism provider in Costa Rica has developed a mobile app for smart phones and tablets. Their mobile app may be downloaded from the iTunes App Store or the Android platform, under Costa Rican Medical Care.

Global Medtracker reports strong first quarter growth from 2011 to 2012

Jim Tate, President of The Medical Travel Commission™, announces pending certifications for International Patient Departments and Medical Tourism Hospitals.

Follow-up Video on Satori World Medical’s Hip Resurfacing Patient

Cruise Shipping Miami hosts the Medical Tourism Association's President & Founder Renee-Marie Stephano Esq.

United States Patent & Trademark Office Issues Notice of Allowance to Satori World Medical’s Health & Shared Wealth Program

There are no two ways that India is the world leader in attracting patients from across the borders for medical treatment in India

The Halle Institute for Global Learning at Emory University is offering a free live webcast of the 2012 India Summit, including a panel on medical tourism in India moderated by Dr. Manoj Jain. Please register for livestream link on Friday, March 2.

Taking a look at the Asia Pacific Healthcare market in 2012 and beyond

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 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.

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.

From initial concept to outcomes measurement, Maria Todd's "Handbook of Medical Tourism Program Development" covers intricacies involved in building framework, infrastructure, policies and procedures to develop successful medical tourism programs.

From pre-launch to follow up and outcomes measurement, Maria Todd's "Medical Tourism Facilitator's Handbook" covers medical tourism business startup, marketing, operations, and medical and travel knowledge, to keep clients safe and satisfied.