By Sigrid Salucop
Medical tourism is quickly becoming an acceptable
alternative for patients who cannot afford treatment in their home countries.
There are of course risks of travelling abroad to get medical treatment but
according to Deloitte, a management consulting firm, in its 10-year projection
for the medical tourism industry roughly 25 million patients will be travelling
abroad by 2017.
With this projected growth, there are now a number of health
tourism providers advertising themselves online –some luring would-be-patients
from the West to go to exotic medical tourism destinations such as the Dominican
Republic or Costa Rica. The use of the term “lure” should not be taken
personally by peoples from the said countries though because this is actually
what many health tourism providers do. However, it is safe to say that most
health tourism agencies ensure that clients go to countries with reputable
healthcare standards. Aside from places in Latin America, India is also a favorite
among medical tourists because of their high healthcare standards and low
costs. For hearth surgery abroad or kidney transplant, Israel remains in the
top spot.
But wherever you may choose to go, there are things that you need to
research on thoroughly. This includes the accreditation of the hospital or
clinic abroad you are planning to be confined in, the qualifications of the
doctors and the medical staff, the travel risks, your safety in your
destination, and your travel insurance.
The good thing is, you won’t have to do a lot of research on
your own because there are comparison websites that will provide all the
information you need minus of course the bad reviews. For the latter, you may
need to do a thorough research by looking at files related to treatment abroad
gone wrong.
If you go to a health tourism provider and choose a country
for your treatment abroad including the type of treatment you are planning to
get, you will be asked to pay a deposit.
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