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Medical, Dental, and Wellness Tourism: A Post-Pandemic Perspective offers a thorough and informative guide to medical travel and tourism for the treatment of health-related issues. The book first defines medical, dental, and wellness tourism and travel for treatment and then goes on to look at the myriad issues involved, such as benefits and challenges of travel for treatment, how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the treatment sectors in tourism, selecting the right destination and facility, ending your life in another country, the growing world of birth tourism, dental tourism, medical travel for second opinions, privacy and health data security, the importance of post-operative care, and more. The book explores why medical tourism is the answer to our healthcare crisis. The patient deserves the right to seek the highest quality of medical, dental and wellness care anywhere on the globe with transparent pricing.
This volume provides an abundance of information necessary for practical solutions to healthcare needs, both to avoid the seemingly ever-rising cost of healthcare in the United States, offering choices and options outside the US as well as for choosing effective care in other countries. The volume also addresses advances in technology in the healthcare travel industry. A section on resources and experiences to aid in making the right healthcare decisions is included as well.
The chapters answer important questions when considering healthcare outside the US, such as
What options and choices are available globally
How to choose the right medical, dental, pharma, or wellness location
The benefits and challenges of travel for treatment
What is involved in euthanasia in other countries
How privacy of healthcare data maintained
COVID-19 has changed the face of the globe. Patients have a new perspective on how they want to receive health and wellness care, and this includes a deeper dive into the world of medical, dental, and wellness tourism. The future is about customizing how and where the patient wants to receive their medical, dental, and wellness treatments, transparent pricing, and the ability to make choices and view options anywhere in the world. Employers, government agencies, and private organizations are able to control healthcare costs, forecast trends, and allow their employees to get the highest quality of care through specialized Centers of Excellence. The book offers a comprehensive guide to medical, dental, and wellness tourism, explains how technology plays a role, as well as proposes solutions to the current healthcare system. A must read for anyone interested in the future of our global healthcare system.
Written by a renowned international speaker on medical, dental, and wellness tourism and travel for treatment, who has significant experience and advocate for affordable healthcare choices, this volume shares necessary information for those considering healthcare in other countries-those needing care as well as their healthcare professionals and loved ones.
Contents
Foreword by Greg Jenke, Ramsay Health Care, Australia 1. Defining Medical, Dental, and Wellness Tourism and Travel for Treatment 2. How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected the Treatment Sectors 3. Balancing the Physical and Virtual Connections 4. How the International Medical Tourism Sector Fought through the Pandemic, and the Industry's Road to Post-Pandemic Recovery 5. The Benefits and Challenges of Travel for Treatment 6. Selecting the Right Destination and Facility 7. The Next Steps in Resetting Healthcare 8. Health, Mental Wellness, and Seeking Clarity Post-COVID-19 through Resort Travel 9. Ending Your Life in Another Country 10. The Growing World of Birth Tourism 11. What's Next for Dental Tourism 12. Rise in Medical Travel for the Second Opinion 13. Privacy and Health Data Security 14. Relevance of Post-Operative Care 15. How Technology is Continuously and Tremendously Improving Medical Travel as an Industry 16. Resources and Experiences to Aid in Making the Right Healthcare Decisions 17. Telemedicine Revolutionizing the Medical Industry 18. Alternative Treatment and Medicines for Travelers
