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- Research indicates that heart disease is related to the quality and not the quantity of fat consumed.
Our opinions and views matter a lot and so do the opinions and views of others. Human beings tend to form views and opinions about just anything and everything. The opinions that we form can influence someone else’s thinking to a great extent, and if the opinions and views belong to a reliable person or a credulous source then the magnitude of influence amplifies. Nowadays, the influence of social media has increased so much that every person prefers to consider the views and opinions of other people before doing anything in their respective lives.
Suppose a person is on a lookout for a new Smartphone, he will never go straightaway to the shop and buy one. First of all he would consult his friends and ask them about their views on the cell phone, and then he would search the web for reviews and then finally take a decision of buying that Smartphone. Likewise, when a person starts planning for a vacation, he would never choose a place about which he has not heard some positive reviews, after an intensive research on places and people’s feedback on them, finally one decides a place. Similarly, there are multifarious things about which one prefers to take into consideration the views and opinions of others to be on a safer side.
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Health travel sector expands rapidly, but agents told to be cautious before jumping in
Medical tourism is a US $20 billion industry that is expected to be worth $60 billion in five to 10 years, according to a leading expert on the sector. Read more
At a formal gathering in UAE, officials from Ministry of Health announced that they had received an unprecedented response to ‘No Tobacco Campaign’, an awareness drive to acquaint residents about the dangers of tobacco consumption. “It has been a successful initiative by all standards. We set out to educate people about the hazards and to elicit a response. The campaign has received almost 10,000 pledges from smokers who have refrained from smoking on 31st of May which is observed globally as the World No Tobacco Day,” said Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, Head of the National Tobacco Control Committee, Ministry of Health UAE. Read more
The time is right for the UAE to make forays into the fledgling global medical tourism industry as experts say that the country has an edge over ‘perception of destination’ as compared to other countries. Read more
Trying to upload many new features in new website.
A. Quick Acces to Social Networks with live streams
B. News observation page
C. Publish News Story page for friends and colleague to publish news
D. Added Pages – Guidbooks, more information, details about initiatives.
Hope to put all together by this weekend.
Dr Prem
Medical Tourism is experiencing enormous growth in the present era. However, several stumbling blocks are not allowing this industry to achieve its maximum potential. Dr. Prem Jagyasi, the renowned Medical Tourism Consultant and an extensive researcher comes up with his valuable suggestions to alleviate the concerns that may arise regarding Medical Tourism.
The ancient Greeks, Europeans and Egyptians have been traveling for centuries in the name of health. They journeyed to hot springs, baths and remote retreats during 18th and 19th century hoping to cure ailments. Now, tens of millions of uninsured or underinsured patients are boarding planes not for the typical face-lift but for the value in serious procedures such as hip replacements and sophisticated heart surgeries.
It’s no wonder that in this modern era that age-old concept transformed to the Medical Tourism industry. Medical Tourism is on the threshold of a dramatic boom. If Medical Tourism is to live up to this promise, several barriers must first be swept away.
Lack of Awareness:
Awareness is the most vital tool in today’s world necessary for proper decision making in life; however, various poorly researched steps lead people to getting distracted from the main focus of the exact concept. The concept and benefits of “Medical Tourism” are poorly presented. The knowledge is being mostly passed on by word-of-mouth or by internet-savvy individuals; the majority of it remains unreliable or fraudulent. Ignorant people continue dropping baseless comments on website blogs which seem to be enough to divert the populace to be aware of not only the pros, but more importantly the cons of medical tourism. Hence it’s highly necessary to put forth the authorized, authentic and well researched meaning. People need to know that Medical Tourism is just not tourism or trip, the core is high quality medical treatment with the added advantage of tourism. Industry players involved in medical tourism should focus on right objectives to ensure proper awareness is in place.
Lack of Legalization:
The Government authority of the developed world should term Medical Tourism as the legal and formal option. The people traveling from the UK and the US are to be supported and compensated. All of the leaders associated with the Medical Tourism industry should come together to make this concept a formal, acceptable and affordable industry. People should be aware of official and responsible associations dedicated to Medical Tourism related affairs. Though many medical associations and government authorities have started recognizing medical tourism as a solution, which is certainly a feather in the cap of the medical tourism industry, the medical tourism industry still seeks formal and legal approval from authorities.
Lack of transparency and quality:
Transparency is very much essential to make it a successful drive. There should not be any hidden cost or expense in the process of Medical Tourism. In the developed countries health and medical regulatory laws ensure quality. There is little way of knowing an overseas facility or physician has the same quality. Internet claims certainly are highly dubious. We need to remove this skepticism, and identify, evaluate and foster quality of care available abroad, best quality standards should be presented by the proper certified and accredited Medical Tourism providers and facilitators. The pre-operative and post-operative issues, future technological development, proper certification or accreditation are to be taken care. Price structure policy must be expressed with transparency by healthcare organizations and medical tourism facilitators.
As the industry is grows medical tourism facilitators are mushrooming. Though the role of medical facilitators is vital in many cases, a facilitator with little information could spoil the growth of the industry. Facilitators should follow guidelines suggested by associations, and such as the Medical Tourism Association develop a strict adherence plan to ensure safety, benefits and convenience for Medical Tourism. The ultimate objective of a Medical Tourism facilitator should be to provide the best value for patients under best quality practice. A certification from the MTA could also aid them in achieving these objectives.
Cultural aspect:
Various healthcare organizations are jumping to attract international patients, but their understanding about patient’s cultural, ethnic or regional background remain unfocused. Healthcare organizations should be aware about ethnic and regional backgrounds along with patients’ healthcare histories. A little knowledge about cultural background would go a long way in helping them to satisfy patients’ personal needs.
Ethical aspects:
Medical Tourism is the industry which involves the Ministry of Health, the Tourism Board and a country’s Economy. In many countries, government authorities are trying to get maximum business, jumping to capture a piece of the pie of this industry without any regard for the ethical norms and regulations. The residents are to be given priority; affordable healthcare services are to be provided and accessibility and availability are to begin in their home country for their residents first. Hence, government authorities should identify and promote certain medical tourism services, which are over produced by healthcare providers in their region.
The government should identify organizations which are capable of offering international care, and only certain services should be allowed by such organization for international patients.
Lack of Education:
There is not currently sufficient education available regarding the Globalization of Healthcare. Regional healthcare crisis and development and the evaluation and monitoring of Medical Tourism related solutions are the important facets that need empowerment. Regional education that covers culture, language and healthcare ethics are to be imparted and educational events to be performed to instill the notion of Medical Tourism perception among all.
Set of connections:
A professional base needs to be established for bilateral communication/networking within health authorities. There are many B2B providers, health authorities and insurance companies, but there is a need of more business to consumer relations communication, B2C events and interaction and platform for non-commercial networking. Many Medical Tourism events are appearing on calendars, but not many are focused on industry related issues and challenges. Medical tourism is seeking a platform from which regular connections could be established to educate the consumer.
Two- Way Deal:
Medical Tourism should have mutual means of agreement between organizations and governments in order to develop healthcare exchange resource programs to compensate and aid in setting up authorities to assist in economic development and in the prevention of a brain drain system. Medical tourism should always be developed as two-way street, and all healthcare exchange programs should be in place.
Let there be light, just not flight.
About Dr Prem Jagyasi Dr Prem Jagyasi is world renowned Health Tourism / Medical Tourism Consultant. He provides exceptional, extensive & high-end consultancy services to Healthcare Organizations, Medical Travel Facilitators, Governments and Semi-Government Authorities through his office based in Dubai HealthCare City. He is serving Medical Tourism Association (A Non-Profit Organization) as a Chief Strategic Officer, and is responsible to develop, execute and monitor marketing, brand and communication strategies. He is also closely involved with MTA team to create, protect & foster industry standards, quality of care projects & strategic developments. He has strong interest in Health Tourism industry, and has developed innovative, cultivable & productive strategies to boost global healthcare industry. He has defined several industry related terms. He is invited in several international congresses as speaker & chairperson in numerous national & international healthcare congresses.
Any age-old, saying or popular fable simply appears in front of us without struggle for its meaning. Every individual has different takes on a particular notion, yet keeping the purpose and initiative intact. Read more
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Dr Prem Jagyasi, MD & CEO of ExHealth, Specialized Medical Tourism consultancy firm spoke with Katie at City & TV in Business Inside Show about his medical tourism research report. Available to download from www.DrPrem.com
Dr Prem Jagyasi answered about Middle East Medical Tourism, Growing demand in medical tourism, steps middle eastern countries and other countries need to take to develop medical tourism. He also spoke about Health care reform.
He emphasized on medical tourism certification program for facilitator, and also expresses happiness on Dubai taking sponsorship at World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress.
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Dubai Health Authoirties recent decision to promote medical tourism will spark Public Private Partnership. The Medical tourism extend many benefits, more than obvious. It just not only brings international revenue, it improves national healthcare services, as more organizations opt for international accreditation. It also opens door for healthcare innovation. What’s most importnat that it creates platform for Public Private Partnership, which is essential for growth of healthcare industry.
Dr Prem Jagyasi
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Read complete research and survey report at http://drprem.com/medical_tourism_research_and_survey.html
Medical tourism destinations.
Thirty Five (35) countries in total were identified as being medical tourism destinations, which were (in alphabetical order): Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Caribbean, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK and USA.
India, Thailand and Singapore were ranked first, second and third as the most popular medical tourism destinations respectively. The United States was placed at number four.
The top three reasons identified as essential components of a good medical tourism destination were ‘Quality standards of healthcare and wellness services’ which was marked by 51% of respondents, followed by ‘Accessibility of the destination’ at 30% and ‘Technology, facilities & specializations available’ at 27%.
Note:
The survey was completed by 159 respondents, the vast majority (95%) who were industry experts. Not all answered this particular question, so the analysis here should not be considered comprehensive
Do not copy. Please read research report and important notes at http://drprem.com/medical_tourism_research_and_survey.html
Medical Tourism Research conclusion. Read complete research and survey report at http://drprem.com/medical_tourism_research_and_survey.html
Conclusion
The medical tourism is going through exciting phase where alongside of international activities, more intra-regional travels are taking places in this sector of the health market. The responses received clearly revealed that there is an overwhelming perception among the industry leaders that there is so much more that can be achieved within this sector. However, there are challenges, which require immediate attention of industry stakeholders.
An overwhelming majority of the respondents felt that there was great deal of potential for medical tourism that at present remains untapped, with the perceived major concern being one of complications following treatment. Confusion and a lack of information were also cited here as being factors and one particularly significant finding was that only 8% of respondents believed that there was a perception that health tourism offered no benefits at all.
The perceptions from the respondents were that participants who actively engage in medical tourism do so primarily because of an economic standpoint, with additional important factors being that they can access a treatment that may not be available in their home countries, or if available, there is an unacceptable delay involved before being able to receive it.
The most popular destinations were believed to be those in the Far East and Asia, with the U.S. coming in at number four – an unexpected finding that could mean that there are good opportunities for this country to create inbound medical tourism. Malaysia, Germany, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil and Costa Rica also made to list of top ten destinations. The quality of healthcare services at a destination is deemed to be of supreme importance.
It is clear from the replies that the respondents believe that the role of facilitators in medical tourism is significant; with 88% agreeing that they were ‘important/very important.’ It is the compiler’s overall conclusion (based on the survey findings) that the main key to increasing the uptake of primary medical tourist services is to successfully overcome the confusion, lack of accessible information and fear about healthcare services in other countries. Medical tourism facilitators are in a prime position to do this by utilizing their expertise in this area and harnessing their knowledge to media or public information programs to demystify aspects of the sector.
Today’s health conscious populaces are more than just aware of the glaring wellbeing issues that surround them. Such knowledge triggers a desperate need among nations to fill the essential niche of global healthcare through Medical Tourism.
With privileges such as expanding infrastructure, improvised communication and wide-ranging conduits, the global healthcare industry is all set to develop at an intense pace over the next decades. The power of information at the health-seeker’s fingertips has also paved limitless capacities and shrunk the world into one global village. Small wonder that the number of people in quest of healthcare facilities overseas now runs into millions each year.
As more and more people continue to be convinced about the quality and perceive the advantages of treatment in developing countries, the countries proffering such treatment should keep in mind certain essential components that attract tourists who not just popularize the treatment destination but also add to the national per capita.
Hence, I am doing in-depth research on what are essential components of a good medical tourism destination. Finding of my research reports will be published soon in an international magazine.
Keep reading!!!
Dr Prem Jagyasi | www.DrPrem.com
Challenges of the Health Reform Bill and the Impact faced by Americans
Going through daily media report about healthcare reform challenges is a challenge itself, with so many differences of opinions; no one is sure on which side camel is going to sit. It’s time where America’s left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing, but only thing is sure that both hands are not working together.
Below are some research/report about key challenges from some important news sources, I thought to share with my industry colleagues for easy reading, and thought to get opinion on What do you think, will Healthcare reform do what is meant to do?
Research Points with reference link[I].
Experts Talk Health-Care Reform Bill Impact[II]
Americans have negative expectations about health reform’s impact[III]
Healthcare reform will have negative financial impact on executives’ facilities: AMN survey[IV]
Nearly 75% of health care executives surveyed earlier this month say healthcare reform will have a negative financial impact on their facilit
Health Insurance Reform: Good or Bad for Business?[V]
U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study[VI]
· Despite hope coming from the health reform of improving the health care system the US healthcare industry still ranks last
o The United States ranked last when compared to six other countries — Britain, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand, the Commonwealth Fund report found.
· Even though Obama addressed issues of access, quality and safety in the bill:
o “We rank last on safety and do poorly on several dimensions of quality,” Schoen told reporters. “We do particularly poorly on going without care because of cost. And we also do surprisingly poorly on access to primary care and after-hours care.”
Rise in employer healthcare costs slowing: survey[VII]
In the wake of reform, hospitals try doing more with less[VIII]
· Costs are up and money is tight, but rising patient volumes are putting pressure on hospitals to expand.
Health reform’s grandfathering rules likely to raise costs[IX]
[I] Read important disclaimer
[II] http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/mar2010/pi20100322_662113.htm
[III] http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/22/americans-have-negative-expectations-about-health-reforms-impac/
[IV] http://www.news-medical.net/news/20100423/Healthcare-reform-will-have-negative-financial-impact-on-executives-facilities-AMN-survey.aspx?page=2
[V] http://www.articlesbase.com/insurance-articles/health-insurance-reform-good-or-bad-for-business-2054176.html
[VI] http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65M0SU20100623
[VII] http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65D4OZ20100614
[VIII] http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12019117.html
[IX] http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100623/SMALLBIZ/100629939
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I just updated iBook application on iPad it can read PDF files now. A great missing tool from all iPhone standard application. Sync from computer or just open via email. It automatically put a PDF folder on ibooks library. One can search PDF document as well. Heads up to apple. I see revolution coming in to personal computer soon. It’s mobile technology which is going to takeover market.
Prem
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Major community health initiative aims to keep residents active at this time of year
Dubai, UAE: This year’s Summer Wellness campaign, which commenced yesterday (June 17), will tackle the vital subject of how to remain healthy during the region’s prolonged hot and humid season. At a time of year when outdoor activities tail off because of the excessive outdoor heat, Dubai Summer Wellness 2010 addresses the fitness and health issues that are inevitably thrown up by the excessive temperatures that are an uncomfortable feature of the UAE’s summer. The program of activities forms a major part of the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) and follows on from last year’s successful inaugural event. Read more
What’s Hospital Accreditation? Why should a medical tourist look for hospital accreditation? Are non-accredited hospital are non-reliable?
There is no doubt that medical tourism offers many benefits to the tourist. The benefits range from considerably cheaper healthcare cost, more treatment options to choose from to the significantly less waiting time for the healthcare services. However, like all good things, medical tourism also has downsides- the medical tourist may become exposed to different types of foreign diseases; the tourist may not be aware of the quality of care being provided; travel may be stressful for a patient who is recovering from major surgery; in case of any malpractice, the laws may not be favorable and the standards of patient care may vary from country to country. These issues have given rise to various international accreditation and regulatory bodies which provide regulatory services for both patients and health care professionals worldwide. These organizations ensure that the healthcare provided to the international patient is safe and of high quality. These accrediting organizations help hospitals in improving their healthcare standards to receive accreditation. The organizations also help the patients get best possible care at the lowest prices possible. Read more
‘Telemedicine’ is a combination of Greek and Latin words. ‘Tele’ in Greek means ‘distance’, and ‘mederi’ in Latin means ‘to heal’. Therefore, the literal meaning of the word telemedicine is ‘distance healing’. Telemedicine is not a technology or a process in itself, but encompasses all methods that bridges the geographical limitations and facilitate providing health services from a distance. Read more
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DrPremJagyasi — June 11, 2010 — in this interview by Medical Tourism Magazine, Dr Prem Jagyasi about how important are regional medical tourism congresses and how it helps international destinations to build their national healthcare name into international brands, what are key factors should be considered.