Disadvantages Of Medical Tourism

According to World health organization (WHO), a state of social, mental and physical well-being and the absence of disease is defined as a health (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016a). The main aim of healthcare system is to provide health services to the people including permanent residents, tourists, temporary, citizens and students. The primary purpose of a healthcare system is to promote, maintain and re-establish health. The Healthcare system of a country includes emergency care, diagnosis of diseases, health advancement and maintenance, treatment of chronic and acute term diseases ( Health Education and Training Institute, n.d). In the past, doctors were not well trained and paid and the access to GP’s was not affordable

Traditionally, it is custom that patients to travel to the provider. Although it is possible to create an establishment for patients to visit providers, Mullin & Stenger (2013), advise patients choose home care in which the provider travels to them. According to Buchan, Couper, Tangcharoensathien, Thepannya, Jaskiewicz, Perfilieva, & Dolea (2013), the World Health Organization provides favorable recommendations to procure health care professionals into the rural environment. These recommendations include providing further education opportunities, improved living conditions, career development programs, incentives such as public recognition, and a safe and supportive work environment. Another essential recommendation is to implement jobs for multiple scopes of practices and varieties of health care workers. It is important that health care providers have the support of a multidisciplinary work staff to implement safe and efficient

Globalization in healthcare is a topic that has been the subject of many debates worldwide. While practically the entire world is becoming a global village due to globalization, the healthcare industry was considered to be invulnerable to this trend. This was attributed to the fact that healthcare is a service industry, where service is delivered on area of purchase. However many developments not only in the healthcare industry but in the entire economical sphere as a whole have seen the aspects of globalization. As a result globalization in the healthcare industry is a common phenomenon in the contemporary world. As the healthcare industry across global boundaries becomes increasingly intertwined,

In light of these new traits of the society, the health care sector must develop itself and address the new needs of the society. Furthermore, these new needs are not only shaped by the changes in the life style of the population, but other traits as well. For instance, at a demographic level, it is noted that the population ages at a rapid rate and requires more health care. Then, at an economic level, it is noted how the internationalized economic crisis poses new threats and limits the population's access to health care.

I have been to the hospital so many times that I’ve lost count. I have broken bones, torn muscles and had to have surgery. There are 3 levels of Healthcare, Primary - General practitioner - the first organisation people would usually go to, Secondary - organisations where you have to be referred to by a GP before going - specialist, and then there is the hospital. The Australian health system is used by all types of people - Australian citizens to tourists and even asylum seekers. According to the World Health Organization, a health system is 'all the activities whose primary purpose is to promote, restore and/or maintain health'. Further, a good health system 'delivers quality services to all people, when and where they need them'. In 2011-12, health spending in Australia was estimated to be $140.2 billion. The amount was around 1.7 times as high as in 2001-02, with health expenditure growing faster than population growth. Almost 70% of total health expenditure was funded by governments. The rest was paid for by patients, private health insurers and insurances. Why would we need to travel overseas if we have what we need

A recent survey determined that the average American consumer can guess the price of a new car within that margin of $1000. On the other hand, the same consumers were asked to estimate the cost of a four day hospital stay, on average their estimates were off by over $12,000 (Herrick, 2007). Furthermore, 68 percent of consumers surveyed who had recent medical care actually did not know the cost until the actual bill arrived and another 11 percent never learned of the actual cost of care (Herrick, 2007). The international healthcare market often openly post medical procedure pricing so savvy consumers may compare prices. Additionally, providers that do not offer fixed prices are willing to provide reasonable quotes. As a result of these practices, overseas medical centers are able to draw in large numbers of medical tourists who seek out the best value of treatment.

The cost of healthcare continues to rise in the United States. Americans are struggling to pay out of pocket expenses related to needed surgeries. Many individuals are responsible for the entire bill because they don’t have any health insurance. Many people are now reaching out to other countries for needed live saving procedures. This paper will explore some of the reasons for this change, the trends, and the globalization of healthcare along with the pros, cons and risks to the patient. The questions that begin each paragraph are the homework assignment questions. A decade ago the idea that medical procedures might move offshore was unthinkable. Today it is a reality. What trends have facilitated this process?

In addition, there are many types of tourism around the word. For example, religious tourism, medical tourism, social tourism, sports tourism, shopping

Medical Voyage is, today, the only company on the California coast, which provides high-quality medical and travel services to people who choose to undergo treatment in the United States. If you want to take advantage of first-class medical service in America, our company will solve all the organizational issues related to your travel and stay in the immediate Los Angeles area and other major cities. The first-class level of medical care in the

The level of activity at the national level in regards to healthcare is currently very high. There are many healthcare policies, initiatives and trends that will affect the delivery of healthcare locally, nationally and globally in the future. Healthcare costs alone are rising due to emerging high end technologies, global pandemics (with increased international travel), and the continued increase in numbers of the aging population (which traditionally has shown a higher use of healthcare services).

People are choosing, instead of where to get care and how quickly they can get there, whether or not to even get care. The expense of medicine is because of how difficult it is to produce and discover new technologies. This expense is paid for by insurance companies, when the time comes that a person

In contrary, health and wellness tourism is now had been immerging to the world wide and it is an international trend set by the health travellers who seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. Health tourism refers to an activity by health facilities that used the natural resources, such as mineral water or climate in order to give the health services. Health tourism also is defined by Goodrich and Goodrich (1987) as an attempt on the tourist facility to attract tourists by promoting and providing its health-care services and facilities. Besides, wellness travellers are a person who seeks a wellness travel experience, which is generally healthy to

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare.

and cross cultural exchanges between guest (people coming for medical treatment) and host (country people are resorting to). To strengthen the argument as to why the medical tourism industry is beneficial is that it provides an opportunity to successfully promote the image of India as a healthcare destination as it forms customer relations with foreign travel companies as well as other global medical relatives (Singh, 2014, Pg.8).

C.B. Venkata Krishna Prasad* Traveling abroad for health is not a new phenomenon. Medical tourism is actually thousands of years old. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god, asklepios; the god of healing was located at Epidaurus. In roman Britain, patients took the waters at a shrine at bath, a practice that continued for 2,000 years. During 18th century wealthy Europeans used to visit health resorts in North Africa. But in the past seven years or so, the movement has accelerated sharply. It is growing rapidly and turning out to be an immense business opportunity for nations which have the strategic advantage of having