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What is the future of Thailand’s medical tourism? In the days immediately following the anti-government protests in Bangkok, social network user

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My medical travel agency, Cosmetic Surgery Travel, has evolved and changed – what we did eight years ago is significantly different from what we are doing today.



Now, what I advise newcomers to the industry is very different compared with the advice I gave five years ago. Today, when I talk with clients about issues in the industry, I ask them to consider a number of questions as they develop or review their business strategy for a… Continue

Protesting about the lack of patients or the poor service given by providers or agencies is not new.

In the first wave of enthusiasm for the business of medical tourism, despite millions of dollars being invested by businesses and hospitals, only a few companies actually delivered patients, and just a few long term business relationships were realized. These companies, and these relationships, continue to be strong today. The others? They complained about the lack of patie

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And the winner is...

Within days of passage of the new US health care reform bill, we already see signs of how it might impact medical tourism in the next few years and beyond.

How will Obamacare, as the new health c

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If you haven’t recently visited – or read – your hospital’s website, you may want to take a closer look at it. It may be very sick. Any facilitator linking to and promoting hospitals expecting to get help in closing a patient or an employer, needs to take a hard look at these sites.

In building web pages for the Top 10 World’s Best Hos

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