World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces the Pre-Conference Workshop on Financing Healthcare Projects

This workshop will explain how organizations looking to build or expand hospitals or clinics can obtain financing for these healthcare projects. In the current world economic climate it can be difficult to obtain healthcare financing, and this workshop will explain how and where to get financing and how to avoid receiving sub-optimal financing terms on projects, and how to obtain the best financing terms and rates. The workshop will also discuss utilizing financing to capital expenditures (capex), such as using financing to obtain and international accreditation.

The pre-conference workshop is Monday, October 26^th, 2009 at 8:00am- 5:00pm, with a break at 12:00-1:00pm for the networking lunch. The Exhibit hall opens conveniently at 5:00pm! This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

“The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year.” This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and, at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering.

The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. Don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will take place on October 26-28th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles California USA!

This is the one event you cannot afford to miss!  Click Here to receive registration information.

World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Announces Latin America Conference

The 1st Latin America Medical Tourism Congress will feature up to 400 attendees from over 25 countries and will focus on the high quality of healthcare available through Medical Tourism in Latin America. It will also bring together the stakeholders in Latin American medical tourism for the ultimate networking event and educational opportunities.

Latin America is poised to be one of the top destinations for medical tourism for the United States, Canada, and Europe. Come to this amazing Congress and network with attendees from over 25 countries to uncover the many possibilities of this exciting medical tourism industry.

Conference Highlights Include:

Up To 400 Attendees
US Health Insurance Companies and Insurance Providers Invited
Understanding Marketing Opportunities In The US, Canada, and Europe
Industry Players From Over 25 countries
Highlighting The High Quality Of Care Available In Latin America
The Top US Medical Tourism Facilitators Invited
Click Here to request additional information about Latin America Medical Tourism Congress in Monterrey, MX

Medical Tourism Congress Announces New Media Sponsor

Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 2008 – The 2nd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress is happy to announce another Media Sponsor, PlacidWay. PlacidWay is a leading authority in the field of health tourism through its vision, commitment to service and determination to be the most complete resource possible. PlacidWay offers world class healthcare providers in exotic destinations, a formidable knowledge and information base, quick response turnaround and a one-stop interactive approach to booking a health tourism experience.

The 2nd World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which takes place October 26th – 28th, 2009 in Los Angeles California is the official Congress of the Medical Tourism Association. The Medical Tourism Association is the first and only non-profit association in the world for the medical tourism industry. The Medical Tourism Association is headquartered in the United States with branch offices in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

To read more about the Medical Tourism Congress please visit PlacidWay.com

Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress to focus on international industry expected to top $40 billion by 2010

From Argentina to Thailand, countries have benefited from the growth in travel for medical procedures and the business is set to expand in the Middle East, according to leading industry observers.

“As global healthcare choices expand, patients are travelling across the world to seek medical treatment,” said Ayana Everett, Conference Producer of the first Healthcare Travel and Exhibition Congress taking place at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel, Dubai, from 2-4 November 2008. “Internationally, healthcare travel is expected to become a $40 billion industry by 2010,” Everett added.

“Going abroad for elective or necessary procedures is taking off and countries such as Jordan and Lebanon are already benefitting. With a population predominantly made up of expatriates, the United Arab Emirates has always been a major market for the medical travel business. Now the UAE has embarked on ambitious plans to make the emirates a major inbound destination for medical travel.”

The UAE and other countries are hoping to emulate the success of places such as Singapore. In 2006, some 410,000 patients travelled to Singapore for healthcare and from 2012 hopes to attract one million medical travellers annually.

Based entirely around private businesses, global medical travel is a fiercely competitive market and substantial sums of money have been invested throughout the world. Healthcare travel is not only a matter of individual patients. Employers, insurance companies and governments are integral parts of the equation as well.

“The global economic downturn is expected to impact medical travel, as with all industries,” Everett added. “The challenge is for providers, brokers and insurance companies to help customers on budgets to ensure they remain well-covered internationally at a competitive price. Providers who can manage that balancing act will have a competitive edge.”

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The Healthcare Globalization Summit and Health 3.0 Summit

Market conditions and health policy are already driving the emergence of new care providers and creating disintermediation and competition for patient relationships.

How will the current market dynamic of an ailing economy and a new administration’s health policy agenda affect patients attitudes and choices about how and where they connect for care? 

Discover these answers and more at the upcoming Consumer Health World conference. 

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Join hundreds of healthcare industry leaders December 8-10, 2008 at The Healthcare Globalization Summit in Arlington, VA as they in discuss how new web technologies, consumerism, and new points of care delivery are evolving in a globalized health care marketplace.

Featured presentations include: “Solutions Driving a Global Healthcare Model” including Intel’s Mark Blatt and “The Emergence of New Care Providers“, featuring Joseph Kvedar, MD, Director, Partners Healthcare System, and other presentations.

Also featured will be:

The Health 3.0 Investors and Emerging Companies Summit which will connect investors with entrepreneurs around today’s hottest topics, including the fully wired consumer & the Ubiquitous web, future technologies connecting patients, providers and payers, and radical visions for the health plan of the future.

Read and inquire more about Healthcare Globalization Summit at PlacidWay.com

World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress : 09 September 2008

World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress Highlights

World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress will pre-arrange meetings and connect you with top international hospitals, medical tourism companies and other professionals, Self Fnded Health Plans and Insurance Companies and assist in the development of new relationships and valuable new contracts.

• Over 40 Exhibitors and up to 1,000 attendees
• Over 50 U.S. Healthcare and Insurance Companies Interested in Outsourcing Surgeries Overseas.
• Guaranteed Networking Sessions and Meetings with Top International Hospitals, Medical Tourism Companies, US Insurance and Healthcare Companies
• Industry Players from over 30 Countries
• 500 “Buyers” invited from the United States, Canada, European Union and other countries looking at sending patients overseas
• Special Networking Sessions and one on one pre-arranged meetings

Click Here to request additional information about Medical Tourism Annual Congress in San Francisco, USA

 

This event has one sole purpose, to put Insurance Companies, Self Funded Employers, Health Insurance Agents and Healthcare Companies in one place together with International Hospitals, Medical Tourism Companies and Medical Tourism Experts for the ultimate educational learning and networking event. This event is meant for US Employers and companies to create new relationships and new contracts in the area of Medical Tourism, as well as to learn how to properly implement Medical Tourism into a US health plan with success. The Medical Tourism Association will pre-arrange meetings and connect international hospitals with executives from top US healthcare companies to assist in the development of new relationships and valuable new contracts. We will also help International Hospitals in attracting patients from the Middle East and Asia. 

This is the one event per year where US health Insurers, TPA’s, Self Funded Employers and Health Insurance Agents have the opportunity to meet the top executives from the leading international hospitals. It’s time for the US Marketplace to seriously step outside the box and look at Medical Tourism as a real solution to the rising costs of healthcare.

Medical Tourism is the Ultimate Consumer Driven Benefit Tool!

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The National Conference on Health Care Consumerism : 04 May 2008

The National Conference On Health Care Consumerism features two tracks of programming: Best Employer Healthcare Strategies and Wellness & Prevention Strategies to Improve Employee Health & Corporate Performance. These three tracks will connect innovative plan design and funding options with wellness and prevention strategies that improve employee health and corporate performance. With dedicated programming for employer strategies and wellness/prevention strategies, this conference will focus on lowering employers’ health beneift costs while also improving productivity.

The Health Care Globalization Summit… Connecting You to a World of Opportunity

The Health Care Globalization Summit will showcase the solutions, including information technology and platforms, that are enabling the globalization of care and guaranteeing an unbroken continuum of care for patients receiving treatment abroad. US providers and employers will also be brought to the table to see the opportunities of a global healthcare model. Highlights of the Summit will include:

• Presenting the final version of the McKinsey Report on cross-border patient flow
• Showcasing solution providers that enable global healthcare
• Connecting US corporations and companies that sell global plans or overseas medical services
• Demonstrating the opportunities of a global model to US providers
• Removing issues of quality and liability as barriers to global healthcare

Learn more about National Conference on Health Care Consumerism