This report will help you to understand the competition in terms of which countries have the highest number of incoming medical travellers and the US$ earned, and identify which countries have significant outgoing medical travel flows. It will give you the benefit of an impartial view of what is happening now and what the future trends may be.
2020 and 2021 have been dramatic times for medical tourism which is why it is vital for those wishing to stay or enter the market to understand not just the background but how the industry and countries are adapting.
All are essential reading if you wish to make more informed decisions and deliver a better return on your investment when targeting the international patient.
Monitoring the ever-changing world of medical tourism is a challenge for every destination and healthcare provider involved in the international patient business. Organisations must adapt their medical tourism strategy in response to a changing market. To do that, they need to know which countries are doing well or badly, who is going where, the treatments they are seeking, why they are going there, and how political, economic, social and technological changes are impacting the medical tourism market.
Key Topics Covered:
1. OVERVIEW
Introduction
History
Wellness and medical tourism
UNWTO definitions
2. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM FIGURES
Global figures on medical tourism
International patients
Why migration alters figures
Global medical tourism figures by country
Global medical tourism figures illusions
Top 50 global medical tourism destinations
Top 50 outbound medical tourism sources
Top 45 health and wellness destinations
Global medical tourism potential
Global tourism and medical tourism
UNWTO/ETC health tourism report
European Parliament report on health tourism
European Regional Development Fund
Global travel
Domestic travel
World tourism economy
European travel
Economic impact of tourism sectors
Health and wellness tourism figures
Health and wellness tourism potential
Medical tourism revenue
Medical tourism revenue top 25 destinations
Health and wellness tourism revenue
Health and wellness tourism revenue by sectors
Health and wellness tourism trends
Medical spas in the USA
Wellness communities
Hair transplant surgery
3. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET
International medical tourism
Regional medical tourism
Domestic medical tourism
Distribution
Agencies
Agency failures
Agency frauds
Agency regulation
Agency requirements of hospitals
Agency scams
Agent training and education
Advertising and fake reviews in South Korea
Advertising and fake reviews on social media
Advertising regulation
Advertising regulation in the UK
Airlines
Apps
Direct chat
Hotels and medical tourism
International medical accreditation
Legal and ethical issues
Medical and wellness cruise tourism
Medical negligence
Medical price comparisons sites
Medical tourism scams
Mobile technology
Price comparisons
Price regulation
Smartphones
Social media
Travel agencies and tour operators
Videos
Visas
Wellness destinations
Wellness in hotels
Wellness vacations
Why people become medical tourists
4. MEDICAL TOURISM CUSTOMERS
Defining medical tourists
Customer demand
Carers
Crowdfunding
Cultural sensitivity
Diaspora
LBGTX
Luxury travel
Muslim and Halal
Older patients
Safety
Security and terrorism
Taking time to be a tourist
Uninsured Americans
VIP patients
Waiting times
Wellness travel motivations
Wellness in hotels
Wellness vacations
Why people become medical tourists
5. MEDICAL TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Addiction treatment
Birth tourism
Cancer
Cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery ethics
Cosmetic surgery ISAPS survey
Cosmetic surgery Brazilian butt lift
Cosmetic surgery mental health screening
Cosmetic surgery problems
Cosmetic surgery standards
Dental implants
Dental tourism
Dental tourism and Australia
Dental tourism and New Zealand
Diabetes treatment
Elderly care
Eyecare
Eye care safety
Fertility treatment
Obesity treatment
Organ transplants
Organ transplants regulation-Europe
Organ transplant regulation-global
Organ transplant problems in Costa Rica
Organ transplant problems in Egypt
Organ transplant problems in India
Procreation tourism
Sex change in tourism
Spa and wellness
Spa definitions Visit Britain
Spa definition-ISPA
Spa and wellness definitions- IMSA
Spa and wellness definitions- Wellness Tourism Association
Sports medical tourism
Stem cell treatment
Stem cell treatment in the USA
Stem cell treatment in India
Stem cell treatment in Switzerland
Stem cell treatment in Canada
Stem cell treatment in Costa Rica
Stem cell treatment problems
Stem cell treatment advice from FDA
Stem cell treatment regulation
Stem cell treatment risks
Surrogacy
Traditional Arabic Islamic Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Korean Medicine
6. MEDICAL TOURISM AND INSURANCE
Medical tourism and insurance
Travel insurance
Compulsory travel health insurance
Medical tourism insurance
Medical negligence and insurance
Medical negligence and medical complications insurance
Stem cell insurance
Insurers as medical tourism agents
Cosmetic surgery insurance
Spas and insurance
7. EUROPEAN CROSS BORDER HEALTHCARE
European Health Insurance Card
European Union cross-border healthcare
EU cross-border healthcare official EU patient information
EU cross border healthcare in EFTA countries
European Reference Networks
EU cross border healthcare 2016 and 2017 data
European Commission 2018 report
European Court of Auditors 2018 audit
EU cross-border healthcare rules on professional liability
EU cross-border projects
EU Package Travel Directive
European standards on cosmetic surgery
European standards on non-surgical medical procedures
8. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
ACHS International
Acreditas Global
Accreditation Canada
American Accreditation Commission International
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care,
American Nurses Credentialing Centre
CHKS
COHSASA
DNV-GL Healthcare
European Aeromedical Institute
European co-operation for Accreditation
European Society for Quality in Healthcare
European Historic Thermal Towns Association
European Spas Association
Global Clinic Rating
Global Healthcare Accreditation Programme
Global Healthcare Travel Council
Haute Autorite de Sante
Healing Hotels of the World
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Programme
International Hospital Federation
International Medical Spa Association
International Organization for Standardisation
International Society of Aesthetic Global Surgery
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
International Society for Quality in Health Care
International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Organisation
International Spa Association
Joint Commission International
KTQ International
Leading Hospitals of the World
Leading Doctors of the World
Leading Hotels of the World
Medical Travel Quality Alliance
Royal College of Surgeon
SafeCare
Swiss Leading Hospitals
Temos
Wellness Tourism Association
World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies
Companies Mentioned
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
Accreditation Canada
ACHS International
Acreditas Global
American Accreditation Commission International
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
American Nurses Credentialing Centre
CHKS
COHSASA
DNV-GL Healthcare
European Aeromedical Institute
European co-operation for Accreditation
European Historic Thermal Towns Association
European Society for Quality in Healthcare
European Spas Association
Global Clinic Rating
Global Healthcare Accreditation Programme
Global Healthcare Travel Council
Haute Autorite de Sante
Healing Hotels of the World
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Programme
International Hospital Federation
International Medical Spa Association
International Organization for Standardisation
International Society for Quality in Health Care
International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Organisation
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