Patients Beyond Borders is the world’s most trusted source of information for patients seeking high-quality affordable healthcare around the world. Author Josef Woodman covers the most-traveled destinations for specialties such as dentistry, cosmetic treatment, orthopedics, bariatrics, IVF/fertility, vision, hearing, health checkups and more.
Nine chapters help healthcare consumers plan and budget a medical journey, provide advice on what to do while in-country and how to successfully recover and return from a medical procedure. This best-selling guidebook cites 17 medical travel destinations where some 2 million Americans visit every year for medical treatment, including Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and more.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Chapter One: What Am I Getting Into? Some Quick Answers
for Savvy Health Travelers
Chapter Two: Planning and Budgeting Your Health Travel Journey
Chapter Three: The Twelvefold Path to Enlightened Health Travel
Chapter Four: While You’re There
Chapter Five: Home Again, Home Again
Chapter Six: Dos and Don’ts for the Smart Health Traveler
Chapter Seven: Checklists for a Successful Health Journey
Chapter Eight: The Most-Traveled Healthcare Destinations
Chapter Nine: Additional Resources and References
Über den Autor
As CEO of Patients Beyond Borders, Josef Woodman has spent the past 15 years researching and vetting international options for quality, affordable medical care. He has met and consulted with ministries and key stakeholders in the world’s leading medical travel destinations, touring more than 200 medical facilities in 35 countries. Co-founder of My Daily Health (1998) and Ventana Communications (1987), Woodman’s pioneering background in publishing, healthcare and technology has allowed him to compile a wealth of information and knowledge about international medical care, telemedicine, wellness, integrative medicine and consumer-directed healthcare.Woodman has lectured at the UCLA School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Scientific American and the International Society for Travel Medicine. He has keynoted and moderated conferences on medical tourism and global healthcare in 20 countries. He has appeared in numerous print and broadcast media, including The Economist, The New York Times, CNN, ABC News, Fox News, Huffington Post, Barron’s, The Wall Street Journal, and more.
Woodman is an outspoken advocate of affordable, high-quality medical and preventative care for healthcare consumers worldwide.
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