http://medtripinfo.com/articles/News+and+blogs Interviews, news, and commentary from MedTripInfo.com, the site for all you need to know about international medical travel. en no http://medtripinfo.com/node/369 HealthLeaders has launched the <a href="http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/archive/ENEWS/item/6315/topic/WS_HLM2_GBL/year/2008/Global.html">HealthLeaders Media Global newsletter</a>, which is available for free by email. I recommend signing up for this newsletter. While you are there you may also want to consider HealthLeaders' other (free) newsletters. http://medtripinfo.com/node/369#comments News and blogs Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:09:57 -0400 David Williams 369 at http://medtripinfo.com http://medtripinfo.com/node/360 <p> <a href="http://www.edenia.com/medical/biblica.htm">Clinica Biblica Hospital</a> in Costa Rica has received Joint Commission International accreditation. </p> <p> Congratulations! </p> http://medtripinfo.com/node/360#comments Costa Rica News and blogs Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:24:05 -0500 David Williams 360 at http://medtripinfo.com http://medtripinfo.com/node/359 <p> Michael D. Horowitz MD MBA and Jeffrey A. Rosensweig have an <a href="http://www.imtjonline.com/zine/features/medical-tourism-vs-traditional-international-medical-travel-a-tale-of-two-models">article</a> published in the latest International Medical Travel Journal, which is well worth a read. Here's the abstract: </p> <p> Medical tourism is an emerging phenomenon wherein citizens of industrialized nations bypass services offered in their own communities and travel to less developed countries to receive medical care. </p><p><a href="http://medtripinfo.com/node/359">read more</a></p> http://medtripinfo.com/node/359#comments News and blogs Policy Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:19:52 -0500 David Williams 359 at http://medtripinfo.com http://medtripinfo.com/node/356 <a href="http://www.medicalinsightsinternational.com/">Medical Insights International</a>, a medical tourism consulting firm run by Michael D. Horowitz, MD, MBA is now open for business. Dr. Horowitz is a contributor to MedTripInfo and we wish him great success with his venture. http://medtripinfo.com/node/356#comments News and blogs United States Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:16:53 -0500 David Williams 356 at http://medtripinfo.com http://medtripinfo.com/medical-tourism-harvard-medical-international-departs <p> According to an article in today's Harvard Crimso, Harvard Medical International (HMI), which consults to hospitals around the world, is likely to be divested from Harvard Medical School. According to the article (<a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=521635"><em>HMS To Drop International Consulting Subsidiary</em></a>), HMI's increasing focus on health care delivery makes it a better fit for a hospital system than a medical school. Apparently HMI is to be transferred to Partners HealthCare, which includes leading Harvard-affiliated hospitals such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's. </p> <p><p><a href="http://medtripinfo.com/medical-tourism-harvard-medical-international-departs">read more</a></p> http://medtripinfo.com/medical-tourism-harvard-medical-international-departs#comments News and blogs United States Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:14:53 -0500 David Williams 355 at http://medtripinfo.com