Medical Tourism – a brief guide
The report offers insights into the supply chain, business models, products and the targeted consumer- and the business of medical tourism for those new to or thinking of entering the market.
It offers background, a global overview, details of the market and product types, details of trade bodies and global accreditation organisations, plus an updated overview of EU cross-border healthcare.
Author Ian Youngman comments, “ While there are various reports and other publications on specific aspects of medical tourism, this fills the need for an unbiased introduction to the business of medical tourism.”
This is not a consumer guide, nor a how to guide, but an overview of medical tourism for providers, agents, consultants and official bodies wanting a simple introduction to a subject that is often over-hyped by those wanting to sell their services.
As a companion volume to Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2016, this guide does not include any details about individual countries or other specific figures.
It offers background, a global overview, details of the market and product types, details of trade bodies and global accreditation organisations, plus an updated overview of EU cross-border healthcare.
Author Ian Youngman comments, “ While there are various reports and other publications on specific aspects of medical tourism, this fills the need for an unbiased introduction to the business of medical tourism.”
This is not a consumer guide, nor a how to guide, but an overview of medical tourism for providers, agents, consultants and official bodies wanting a simple introduction to a subject that is often over-hyped by those wanting to sell their services.
As a companion volume to Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2016, this guide does not include any details about individual countries or other specific figures.
BACKGROUND
6 Introduction
6 History of medical tourism
7 Wellness and medical tourism
7 Health and wellness trends
13 European wellness in the future
14 European spas and wellness
15 Terrorism
16 International health insurance
16 Medical tourism and insurance
18 Medical travel insurance
22 Hotels and health/ wellness tourism
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM OVERVIEW
24 Global figures on medical tourist numbers
24 Global figures problems
25 Why migration alters figures
26 Problems on global medical tourism figures for countries
27 Global medical tourism figures illusions
29 Top 10 countries for inbound medical tourism
29 Top 10 European destinations
29 Top 10 outbound destinations
30 Top 10 health and wellness destinations
30 Global medical tourism potential
34 Global medical tourism outbound potential
37 Regional medical tourism potential
41 Global tourism and medical tourism
41 Global figures on travel and tourism
51 Medical tourism revenue
51 Health and wellness tourism figures
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET
53 International medical tourism
54 Regional medical tourism
55 Domestic medical tourism
56 Distribution
56 Agencies
58 Agency collapses
59 Agency frauds
61 Agency scams
61 Agency regulation
63 Agency requirements of hospitals
63 Agent training and education
64 Advertising regulation
65 Apps
67 Consumer Rights Act 2015
69 International medical accreditation
72 Legal and ethical issues
72 Medical cruise tourism
73 Medical negligence
73 Medical price comparisons sites
76 Mobile technology
77 Price comparisons
78 Price comparison sites
81 Price regulation
82 Smart phones
82 Social media
82 Television channels
83 Travel agencies and tour operators
83 Videos
MEDICAL TOURISM CUSTOMERS
84 Defining medical tourists
84 Customer demand
84 Carers
85 Older patients
86 Safety
88 Security and terrorism
89 Taking time to be a tourist
89 Uninsured Americans
92 VIP patients
93 Waiting times
93 Why people become medical tourists
93 World events
MEDICAL TOURISM PRODUCTS
96 Addiction treatment
96 Birth tourism
97 Cancer
98 Cosmetic surgery
99 Cosmetic surgery safety
101 Cosmetic surgery safety examples
104 Dental treatment
106 Diabetes treatment
106 Elderly care
107 Eye care
108 Fertility treatment
108 Obesity treatment
109 Organ transplants
112 Sex change tourism
113 Spa types
114 Spas and wellness
114 Sports medical tourism
116 Stem cell treatment
EUROPEAN CROSS BORDER HEALTHCARE
120 European Union
121 European Health Insurance Card
122 European Union cross-border healthcare
126 EU cross-border healthcare EU patient information
129 EU Cross border healthcare and UK Brexit
130 EU Cross border healthcare in EFTA countries
131 EU Operation of Directive 2011/24/EU 2015 reports
135 Evaluative study on the cross-border healthcare directive
138 EU cross-border healthcare rules on professional liability
139 EU Package Travel Directive
140 EU Health- EFRETOS project
142 European standards on cosmetic surgery
143 European standards on non-surgical medical procedures
GLOBAL MEDICAL TOURISM TRADE BODIES
144 Global Healthcare Travel Council
145 International Medical Spa Association
146 International Spa Association
147 Leading Hospitals of the World
147 Leading Hotels of the World
148 Medical Tourism Association
149 Wellness Tourism Worldwide
REGIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM TRADE BODIES
150 Asian Medical Travel Council
150 European Spas Association
152 Swiss Leading Hospitals
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ACCREDITATION ORGANISATIONS
154 ACHS International
157 Acreditas Global
158 Accreditation Canada International
169 American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
161 American Nurses Credentialing Centre
163 CHKS
165 COHSASA
166 DNV-GL Healthcare
168 European co-operation for Accreditation
171 Haute Autorite de Sante
173 International Healthcare Commission
174 International Organization for Standardization
176 International Society for Quality in Health Care
180 Joint Commission International
186 NABH International
188 QHA Trent
191 SafeCare
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM ACCREDITATION ORGANISATIONS
194 Global Clinic Rating
196 HealthCare Tourism International
197 International Board of Medicine and Surgery
198 Temos
200 Treatment Abroad
6 Introduction
6 History of medical tourism
7 Wellness and medical tourism
7 Health and wellness trends
13 European wellness in the future
14 European spas and wellness
15 Terrorism
16 International health insurance
16 Medical tourism and insurance
18 Medical travel insurance
22 Hotels and health/ wellness tourism
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM OVERVIEW
24 Global figures on medical tourist numbers
24 Global figures problems
25 Why migration alters figures
26 Problems on global medical tourism figures for countries
27 Global medical tourism figures illusions
29 Top 10 countries for inbound medical tourism
29 Top 10 European destinations
29 Top 10 outbound destinations
30 Top 10 health and wellness destinations
30 Global medical tourism potential
34 Global medical tourism outbound potential
37 Regional medical tourism potential
41 Global tourism and medical tourism
41 Global figures on travel and tourism
51 Medical tourism revenue
51 Health and wellness tourism figures
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET
53 International medical tourism
54 Regional medical tourism
55 Domestic medical tourism
56 Distribution
56 Agencies
58 Agency collapses
59 Agency frauds
61 Agency scams
61 Agency regulation
63 Agency requirements of hospitals
63 Agent training and education
64 Advertising regulation
65 Apps
67 Consumer Rights Act 2015
69 International medical accreditation
72 Legal and ethical issues
72 Medical cruise tourism
73 Medical negligence
73 Medical price comparisons sites
76 Mobile technology
77 Price comparisons
78 Price comparison sites
81 Price regulation
82 Smart phones
82 Social media
82 Television channels
83 Travel agencies and tour operators
83 Videos
MEDICAL TOURISM CUSTOMERS
84 Defining medical tourists
84 Customer demand
84 Carers
85 Older patients
86 Safety
88 Security and terrorism
89 Taking time to be a tourist
89 Uninsured Americans
92 VIP patients
93 Waiting times
93 Why people become medical tourists
93 World events
MEDICAL TOURISM PRODUCTS
96 Addiction treatment
96 Birth tourism
97 Cancer
98 Cosmetic surgery
99 Cosmetic surgery safety
101 Cosmetic surgery safety examples
104 Dental treatment
106 Diabetes treatment
106 Elderly care
107 Eye care
108 Fertility treatment
108 Obesity treatment
109 Organ transplants
112 Sex change tourism
113 Spa types
114 Spas and wellness
114 Sports medical tourism
116 Stem cell treatment
EUROPEAN CROSS BORDER HEALTHCARE
120 European Union
121 European Health Insurance Card
122 European Union cross-border healthcare
126 EU cross-border healthcare EU patient information
129 EU Cross border healthcare and UK Brexit
130 EU Cross border healthcare in EFTA countries
131 EU Operation of Directive 2011/24/EU 2015 reports
135 Evaluative study on the cross-border healthcare directive
138 EU cross-border healthcare rules on professional liability
139 EU Package Travel Directive
140 EU Health- EFRETOS project
142 European standards on cosmetic surgery
143 European standards on non-surgical medical procedures
GLOBAL MEDICAL TOURISM TRADE BODIES
144 Global Healthcare Travel Council
145 International Medical Spa Association
146 International Spa Association
147 Leading Hospitals of the World
147 Leading Hotels of the World
148 Medical Tourism Association
149 Wellness Tourism Worldwide
REGIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM TRADE BODIES
150 Asian Medical Travel Council
150 European Spas Association
152 Swiss Leading Hospitals
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ACCREDITATION ORGANISATIONS
154 ACHS International
157 Acreditas Global
158 Accreditation Canada International
169 American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
161 American Nurses Credentialing Centre
163 CHKS
165 COHSASA
166 DNV-GL Healthcare
168 European co-operation for Accreditation
171 Haute Autorite de Sante
173 International Healthcare Commission
174 International Organization for Standardization
176 International Society for Quality in Health Care
180 Joint Commission International
186 NABH International
188 QHA Trent
191 SafeCare
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM ACCREDITATION ORGANISATIONS
194 Global Clinic Rating
196 HealthCare Tourism International
197 International Board of Medicine and Surgery
198 Temos
200 Treatment Abroad
