About the Program
Join us virtually at noon ET on July 16 for our virtual interactive program, “The Globalization of Healthcare.”

It used to be said that all health care is local, but healthcare dynamics are changing primarily because of cost and access issues. Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism, or global healthcare) refers to the rapidly growing practice of traveling across international borders or state borders to seek health care. Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry. Services offered can include joint replacement, cardiac surgery, dental surgery, cosmetic surgery, bariatric surgery, psychiatry, and Global Integrative Spa Medical Services. Providers and customers usually find each other via the internet. Sometimes, providers are not credentialed for the medical procedures they perform, and there is much less legal oversight.

Some countries have even set up exclusive vacation packages and resorts that include medical services for medical tourists.

Participants will learn the origins and current trends in medical tourism; the impact of medical tourism on the US Healthcare industry (both positive and negative; patient profile of those participating in medical tourism; quality standards abroad compared to US standards; the disparity in legal standards and patient rights; and US hospital and healthcare strategies to maximize international healthcare opportunities), while minimizing erosion of their own beneficiary population.

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