5 medical tourism trends for 2013 will both help and hinder the industry's growth as a reasonable health care choice.

1. 5
Medical
Tourism
Trends
For
By Julie Munro
2013
President, Medical Travel Quality Alliance
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2. 1 Medical tourism goes mainstream
In The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , Maggie Smith flies to India for a hip
replacement at the suggestion of her British doctor.
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3. 2 Medical tourism certification takes off
A growing number of medical tourism services – hospitals, clinics,
doctors, facilitators and others will seek certification.
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4. 3 Professional credentials
cross borders
Increasingly, medical qualifications are
becoming recognized and accepted no matter
in which country a doctor is licensed to practice.
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5. 4 Pricing is more confusing
More second-tier hospitals and clinics, and dentists and doctors, will charge premium
prices, promising but not delivering high quality results.
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6. 5 More attention is paid
to public safety of
medical destinations.
Independent medical travelers will be more
cautious about where to go for health care.
Countries like Lebanon and Jordan will
become less popular, while Mexico will still
be an unsafe place for medical tourists.
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7. Visit the resource center at
www.MTQUA.ORG
for more information about special
quality and safety needs of medical tourists.
Download best practices, white papers, videos,
membership, and certification information.
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