By Maria K Todd, MHA PhD CEO & Founder Mercury Healthcare International, Inc. The term, Medical Tourism Facilitator has so many facets to it, that I suggest it is time to revisit the term and perhaps refine the role and qualifications a bit better. A medical tourism facilitator can be many things to many people. To...
Continue readingWhy Health Insurers Don’t Offer Plans that Cover Elective Medical Travel
Many healthcare facilities at international destinations have requested my assistance to get contracts with insurers who offer plans that cover elective medical travel. Some have heard through various advertising by consultants and medical tourism trade associations that this was possible so naturally, they want a piece of the action...
Continue readingNine-Field Matrix Analysis in Medical Tourism
Nine-field matrix analysis in Medical Tourism in medical tourism enables the clear weighting distribution of management units and strategy derivatives for future development of medical tourism hospitals and clinics A 2-hour hands-on, interactive workshop available to add to any event or conference as a pre-or post conference offer. This matrix is part of a...
Continue readingBenchmarking & Comparative Analysis in Medical Tourism
Benchmarking & comparative analysis in medical tourism helps clinics and hospitals use the information to find the right approach for market success A 4-hour workshop available to add to any event or conference as a pre-or post conference workshop. Benchmarking is defined as a continuous process of analysis, in which a medical tourism hospital...
Continue readingAgile Marketing for Health and Wellness Tourism
Agile Marketing for Health and Wellness Tourism A 4-hour workshop available to add to any event or conference as a pre-or post conference workshop. Agile marketing is a high-communication, low documentation, rapid iteration process designed to provide more frequent, more relevant and highly measurable marketing programs. This is a necessity in medical and dental...
Continue readingMedical Tourism Facilitator Excellence: How to Achieve it and Why It’s Important
Health care organizations are expected to deliver a high-level quality of care. This extends out to those who coordinate referrals and patient care to these healthcare organizations and providers. Society demands efficient usage of healthcare funding, transparency, integrity, competency and accountability. Medical tourism facilitation business operation is subject to regulations like any...
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A Workshop for Hoteliers and Alternative Accommodation Providers The Hotel and Spa Collaboration Criteria for Medical Tourism Workshop helps hoteliers to assess readiness to participate in medical tourism partner collaboration in their region. This 4-hour workshop can be offered at any location around the world. Add it to any event or congress as a pre-or post conference workshop. Help...
Continue readingWhy all the lamentations about the lack of verified and standardized statistical reporting in medical tourism?
Many bloggers and so-called experts who post on LinkedIn like to bring attention to the lack of statistics, the poor quality of statistical reporting in medical tourism and the overblown allegations of market size. Waaaah! So what! There is no way to “force” proprietary businesses and multiple governments to standardize to one reporting method,...
Continue reading7-S Model Framework for Medical Tourism Businesses
7-S Model Framework for Medical Tourism Businesses Helps to Assess Strengths and Weaknesses of Your Corporate Structure A 4-hour workshop available to add to any event or conference as a pre-or post conference workshop. Ideal for individual facilities and medical tourism regional clusters. The 7-S Model, developed in the 1908s by Peters and Waterman (authors of...
Continue readingFive Forces Analysis for Medical Tourism Businesses
Five Forces Analysis for Medical Tourism Businesses Helps to Assess Attractiveness and Competitive Advantage A 4-hour workshop available to add to any event or conference as a pre-or post conference workshop The Five Forces Analysis, by Michael E. Porter of Harvard University is a model which measures competitive analysis on five factors. A medical...
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