HOW far do you want to go to get medical care of good quality? The
high cost of healthcare around the world led to millions of patients across the
international border and make it a trend.
Medical Tourism (medical tourism) is not new. In fact, there are already hundreds of years. In the past, patients who seek medical care with better quality will go to the U.S. or other Western countries for treatment.
But today, researchers found the opposite trend. Western tourists would visit the countries of Asia such as Korea and India to seek medical care more affordable.
Most of the operations performed abroad are non-emergency procedures or elective. Popular treatments including dental work (crowns, veneers), plastic surgery (breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift), and elective surgery, such as laser eye surgery and hip or knee replacement.
Medical tourists in many cases do not sacrifice quality for price. For example, Wockhardt Hospitals in India has an exclusive agreement with Harvard Medical, which provides access to the hospital for advanced research. Many hospitals are also certified by overseas-based doctors and trained staff of the Joint Commission in the U.S. or the UK.
Deloitte Consulting memerkirakan that 1.6 million Americans will travel abroad to receive medical treatment in 2012. According to KGI Securities, 33 percent of American medical tourists, followed by China (29 percent) and Japan (18 percent).
Most patients are good Americans to travel to the Mexican border or flying to Asia such as India. Among the U.S. patients, 86 percent said they would travel abroad again for a survey of health in the Medical Tourism Association in 2009.
But no doubt, medical tourists looking for a cheaper price. In the United States, hip replacement surgery on average will cost around USD43 thousand. With the same procedure, in Singapore or Thailand costs only $ 12 thousand and USD9 thousand in India.
However, there are risks associated with travel abroad for medical treatment. After returning home, patients will not be able to have contact with their surgeon, in case of complications or infection. The U.S. government also warned of potential medical tourists will malpractice laws are different in each country.
Medical Tourism (medical tourism) is not new. In fact, there are already hundreds of years. In the past, patients who seek medical care with better quality will go to the U.S. or other Western countries for treatment.
But today, researchers found the opposite trend. Western tourists would visit the countries of Asia such as Korea and India to seek medical care more affordable.
Most of the operations performed abroad are non-emergency procedures or elective. Popular treatments including dental work (crowns, veneers), plastic surgery (breast augmentation, liposuction, facelift), and elective surgery, such as laser eye surgery and hip or knee replacement.
Medical tourists in many cases do not sacrifice quality for price. For example, Wockhardt Hospitals in India has an exclusive agreement with Harvard Medical, which provides access to the hospital for advanced research. Many hospitals are also certified by overseas-based doctors and trained staff of the Joint Commission in the U.S. or the UK.
Deloitte Consulting memerkirakan that 1.6 million Americans will travel abroad to receive medical treatment in 2012. According to KGI Securities, 33 percent of American medical tourists, followed by China (29 percent) and Japan (18 percent).
Most patients are good Americans to travel to the Mexican border or flying to Asia such as India. Among the U.S. patients, 86 percent said they would travel abroad again for a survey of health in the Medical Tourism Association in 2009.
But no doubt, medical tourists looking for a cheaper price. In the United States, hip replacement surgery on average will cost around USD43 thousand. With the same procedure, in Singapore or Thailand costs only $ 12 thousand and USD9 thousand in India.
However, there are risks associated with travel abroad for medical treatment. After returning home, patients will not be able to have contact with their surgeon, in case of complications or infection. The U.S. government also warned of potential medical tourists will malpractice laws are different in each country.
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