Global Medical Tourism --- Aarkstore Enterprise
The wealthy citizens of developing countries have frequently traveled to the U.S
. and Western Europe to seek the expertise and gain access to advanced technology available at leading medical centers. Recently, a trend categorized as medical tourism has emerged, wherein citizens of highly-developed countries choose to bypass care offered in their own communities and travel to developed areas of the world to receive a wide variety of medical services in order to save money. Medical tourism is fundamentally different from the traditional model of international medical travel, where patients generally journey from less-developed nations to major medical centers in highly-developed countries for medical treatment that is unavailable in their own communities. This report focuses on the medical tourism trend that will have an increasing impact on the healthcare landscape in industrialized and developing countries around the world. The term medical tourism does not accurately reflect the reality of the patients situation or the advanced medical care provided in these destinations. Nevertheless, it provides an unambiguous way of differentiating the recent phenomenon of medical tourism from the traditional model of international medical travel. This phenomenon is driven by marketplace forces and occurs outside of the purview and control of the organized healthcare system. Medical tourism presents important concerns and challenges as well as potential opportunities. This analysis will examine the international locales that are experiencing a dramatic increase in medical tourism, with particular emphasis on Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Table of Contents :
1. Introduction 12
1.1 Executive Summary 12
1.2 Medical Tourism: An Overview 13
1.3 Scope 14
1.4 Methodology 15
1.5 Key Drivers of Medical Tourism 16
1.6 Medical Tourism: Advantages 17
1.7 Medical Tourism: Disadvantages 19
1.8 Medical Tourism: A Fine Line Between Pleasure and Pain 19
1.9 Medical Tourism: Its Increasing Popularity 21
1.10 Medical Tourism: The Preferred Destinations 22
1.11 The Global Healthcare Marketplace 24
1.12 Quality and Safety in Medical Tourism 25
1.13 The Response to Medical Tourism 26
1.14 The Continuing Evolution of Medical Tourism 26
1.15 Medical Tourism: Evaluating Trend, 2007 27
1.16 Medical Tourism: Emerging Trends, 2008 27
1.17 Medical Tourism: The Leading Players 28
1.18 Hosts Who Lead the Race 28
1.19 Hosts Excelling in Medical Technologies and Procedures 29
1.20 Medical Tourism and the Morality of Organ Sales 29
1.21 Trends in Organ Transplantation 30
1.22 India Offers World-Class Facilities for Organ Transplantation Procedures 31
1.22.1 Kidney Transplants in India 31
1.22.2 Liver Transplants in India 31
2. American Patients on a Shopping Spree for Global Medical Care 32
2.1 Savings for the American Shopper can be Significant 32
2.2 Forecast of U.S. Out-Bound Medical Tourism Spending 34
2.3 Non-U.S. Based International Providers 37
2.4 American Medical Association Guidelines for Medical Tourism 38
2.5 A Few Tips for Would-Be Travelers 38
2.6 Why Do U.S. Patients Travel Abroad for Medical Care? 39
2.6.1 Not Available at Home 39
2.6.2 Less Expensive 39
2.6.3 Cost for Procedures in the U.S. vs. Abroad 39
2.6.4 Faster to Obtain 40
2.6.5 Access to Medical Staff 40
3. Record Number of British Patients Flying Abroad 42
3.1 Fact Sheet by Infertility Network, U.K. 43
3.1.1 Regulations and Inspections 43
3.1.2 Patients Conducting Research 43
3.1.3 The Journey 43
3.1.4 Language Difficulties and Follow-Up Care 43
3.1.5 Finances 44
3.1.6 Embryo Transfer 44
3.1.7 Donor Gametes 44
3.1.8 Counseling 45
3.1.9 Support 45
3.2 Infertile Couples Head Overseas for Treatments 45
3.3 E.U. Directive on Cross-Border Healthcare 45
3.4 Exodus of Medical Tourists from the U.K. 46
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