Medical Tourism: How to choose a medical provider abroad?

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Choosing medical care in a foreign country is a very important decision to make. A decision which comes with its risks, but also with tremendous advantages. As with any medical experience there are some risks that come along, and when the need to travel in a foreign country is added, you could says that these risks double.

There are a lot of factors to be taken into consideration and questions to ask before this experience. One of the most important ones is ‘How to choose a medical provider abroad when considering medical tourism?’. There are so many options, so many clinics and hospitals claiming to be the best, to have modern equipment and the highest trained medical staff. Tough choice to make!

Some make the distinction between medical travel and medical tourism, with the former being trips made solely for medical purposes, and the latter for those who wish to combine tourism with their medical treatments. I prefer to use the term medical tourism for both types of trips since the family members and the patient both normally have the option of sightseeing while in the country.

In summary, in choosing your medical tourism destination, you need to:

– Know exactly the procedure you need. You can learn this from your personal doctor.
– Determine which countries have doctors and hospitals that perform this procedure.
– Select the ones that are accredited and have been rated highly by others.
– Based on a cost analysis of your chosen list of doctors and hospitals, determine which destination fits most closely with your personal medical and financial needs.
– Either personally make your travel and medical arrangements, or contact a medical travel facilitator to do it for you.
– Do it. Go take care of your medical problem while enjoying the thrill of spending time in another country.

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