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Is Medical Tourism Only Overseas Travel ?

Posted on 27 February 2009 in Uncategorized by admin

It is an interesting point or points of view or what might call perspectives.

Medical tourism or “medtravel”  or  “medical tourism / medtravel”  often is not most times refers to people , patients or their families traveling to far off , what were once backward third world places , to get medical treatment or medical treatments which they either cannot afford to get “back home”  or are too far down the list or que.

Medical tourism can now refer to medical treatment in the good old USA.

It is now accident that often the most wealthy and powerful come to the US for treatment.

The choice of oil rich sheiks , with no shortage of cash and money to burn , – ever,  used to be “private British ” health care clinic or private British hospitals.  It was closer and more familiar to the colonial past .  However , or in spite of this many of the wealthiest people in the world now routinely , as a matter of course , to American hospitals for their medical care – be it John Hopkins , the Mayo Clinic , Sloane-Kettering or a myriad of others.

In addition to that many who holiday in the US – say for warmer Florida in the winter are already there , so to speak.  Travel costs are already covered , as well as a stay away from home in nice surroundings.  Even friends or family can visit for a stay – and have minimal costs .  Hence these areas , Florida included , have incurred a resulting boom in medical care to those who are not their direct population and citizenry.

These too can be termed “medical tourism”  or medical tourism medtravel even home in the USA.

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Planning Ahead in Case of Complications of Medical Tourism Procedures Therapies

Posted on 10 February 2009 in Uncategorized by admin

One concern regarding what is called “medical tourism”  or  alternatively “medtravel” is the cost of  medical complications.

Complications can occur following any medical treatment , treatments or procedures.  It is of course a matter of numbers and stats.  It is not only  nosocomial or hospital borne infections that are of issue here. Complications resulting from medical treatments and therapies do occur on a predictable basis.  Nosocomial infections just by themselves are estimated at a rate of 5 to 10 % of therapies and treatments.  With enough time and patients medical complications do occur in some treated patients.  It is not unlike the computer information technologies adage concerning replacements of hard drives and  a regime of data backups.  It is not a matter of if it is a certainty. It is a question of when.

To this purpose it is first of all important to choose a reputable overseas medical facility with not only a good record , but good access for communication and at least some overseas ( in the industrialized world ) trained specialist medical and support staff.

This way if problems do occur quick and effective two way communications can be afforded.

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Check before therapy if your health care medical plan will cover or not cover emergency problems.  It is highly unlikely that you will be put on a plane back to the health care facility both from a cost standpoint and logistical standpoint – you will hardly be in  a state to travel.

If you are actually being sent by your medical health care insurance plan for quicker or less expensive medical care this should not be an issue – there are legal and insurance concerns here for the carrier.  If you are having your travels professionally arranged – then the agency or service may arrange at home complication follow up care as a matter of course and procedure.  Lastly if you are being covered by yourself check ahead of time if your health care insurance carrier will cover this care if need be or will call it  a “pre-existing condition ” of sorts and not their direct responsibility .  If you are self insuring through your own resources make sure that you have not stretched out your financial resources to the hilt and have no financial or medical backup what so ever.

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The Strategic Importance of US Based Medical Care

Posted on 2 February 2009 in Uncategorized by admin

An interesting case in point regarding the concerns of the trending towards “Socialized Medicine” in America.   One of the major points of medicine in the United States it that it is still profit driven to a great degree.  This is true , however on the other hand there is feedback in the system leading to better care.  If I do not like the level of care – many patients can reason – I can go to another doctor / hospital / care provider.  The system is rewarded or punished for good or poor service levels or good or poor value.  There is a feedback system in check. Poor performers or poor providers are punished.

It is true that many patients who are in dire straights are not  given a choice.  They are deathly ill or without other access and must take what they are given.

In spite of its apparent costs the beauty of the American system is that is available.  Costs are what they are , however when oil sheiks need treatment – and money is no object – where do they run – its to the US.  Its not even to “private British hospitals ” nowadays.

Hence the American medical system remains an escape valve .  If a patient in dire straights in behind the ques in a country with socialized or limited medical care he or she can always go to the States for treatment.  Money has limited value if you are dead or in no shape to enjoy its mettle.

The interesting thing is that although Canada is held up as a model of available medical care with a socialized medical care system that when major political figures – not even the wealthy , have serious illness , its to the US that they run in a snap.  This is so widely reported and so common , Canadians ( who may well be in a treatment ques for an extended period for serious or debilitating medical illness )  do not even bat an eye towards this and question it.  Nothing much that can be done when it comes to the slowness of the medical system and all its bureaucracies .

Thus in spite of its failing , high costs etc the value of the American medical system , among other paradoxes is that it remains a good safety valve – available always when needed and in addition providing pressure as a good example in point to other less available or efficient medical systems of the world.

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