By Joao Franco
Taking time to research about your
medical tourism destination and the hospital or clinic you are planning to get
treatment or surgery from is very important. However, a number of medical
tourists usually make a quick decision due to the lure of travel and
inexpensive healthcare and in making such a decision, those seeking surgery or
treatment abroad often neglect the fact that it’s not worth saving a few bucks
if you are already compromising your health, your peace of mind and your
safety.
Contact your doctor abroad and ask all the questions you can
think of.
If you already decided which country
you will go to for medical treatment, it is a good idea for you to contact the
doctor who will be performing the procedure whatever procedure this may be.
Discuss how much he or she will be involved after the operation. Aftercare is
something that many medical tourists fail to consider before booking with a
travel agency. It doesn’t matter whether you will be using a broker or a travel
agency or have direct access to a particular hospital or clinic abroad –ask a
lot of questions and take time to process the answers for you to make a sound
decision.
Qualifications and Accreditation
Research on your doctor’s
qualifications as well as the accreditation of the facility where the operation
will take place. Checking the medical team’s specializations is also a must.
Another thing you need to do is to call the government and ask whether a
particular hospital or clinic is a registered healthcare facility or not.
Regulatory Body
Medical tourists are advised to get
in touch with the professional regulatory body in the country they are planning
to get treatment from. This also entails researching on the standards that
these regulatory bodies enforce. Another important thing to keep in mind while
doing this research is to know who you should contact in case you would have to
file a complaint.
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