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Medical Tourism vs. Traditional Medical Travel: A Tale of Two Models
Posted February 13th, 2008 by David WilliamsMichael D. Horowitz MD MBA and Jeffrey A. Rosensweig have an article published in the latest International Medical Travel Journal, which is well worth a read. Here's the abstract:
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.
Interview with Dr. Robert Crone, former head of Harvard Medical International (transcript)
Posted December 26th, 2007 by David WilliamsDavid Williams: This is David Williams, CEO of MedTripInfo.com. At the International Medical Tourism Conference in Washington, D.C. last week, I spoke with Dr. Robert Crone. He was, until recently, president and CEO of Harvard Medical International or HMI.
Over the past several years, HMI has been involved in the development of world class health care facilities outside of the US, including Wockhardt Hospitals in India and Dubai Healthcare City. We spoke about accreditation, the impact of the globalization of health care on the US, and the Medical Tourism Association. Dr. Crone, thanks for being with me today.
Interview with Dr. Robert Crone, former head of Harvard Medical International
Posted December 11th, 2007 by David WilliamsAt the International Medical Tourism Conference in Washington, DC last week I spoke with Dr. Robert Crone, who was until just recently President and CEO of Harvard Medical International, (HMI). Over the past several years, HMI has been involved in the development of world-class health care facilities outside of the US, including Wockhardt Hospitals in India and Dubai Healthcare City.
We spoke about accreditation, the impact of the globalization of health care on the US, and the Medical Tourism Association.
14:12 minutes (6.85 MB)
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Interview with Dr. David Kibbe, medical informatics expert
Posted December 5th, 2007 by David WilliamsDuring the International Medical Tourism Conference I had the chance to interview health care informatics expert Dr. David Kibbe, senior advisor to the American Academy of Family Physicians and Principal of the Kibbe Group. We spoke about the globalization of health care and the direct and indirect impacts it will have on US health care. We also focused on the role of information technology in health care and medical tourism specifically.
13:39 minutes (6.63 MB)
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