Patients Beyond Borders by Josef Woodman

Patients Beyond Borders by Josef Woodman

Patients Beyond Borders is the first comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to medical tourism, written by the world's leading spokesperson on international health travel. Impartial, extensively researched and filled with authoritative and accessible advice carefully culled from hundreds of resources in the US and abroad. Patients Beyond Borders lists the 30 top medical travel destinations, where patients can choose from hundreds of hospitals and save 30-80% on medical procedures, ranging from a comprehensive health check-up to heart work, orthopedics, dental and cosmetic surgery, in vitro fertilization and more. The revised and expanded Second Edition carries 40 new hospitals and 8 new destinations, including Israel, Jordan, Korea, New Zealand, Panama, the Philippines, Taiwan and Turkey. In addition to never-before-published information on continued care post-procedure, how to handle malpractice abroad, finding the best health travel agent. A handy Treatment Index allows readers to easily match their medical condition to the best clinics.

"A must-read for those considering medical tourism" -- ABC News "If you have no medical insurance, and need medical or dental treatment, you might consider obtaining a copy of a book that has clarified the way to a new form of travel: medical or dental tourism." -- Arthur Frommer, author of The Travel Show with Arthur Frommer and radio personality on WOR 710 Talk Radio "Patients Beyond Borders is a landmark series of consumer guides to international medical travel that has helped thousands of patients plan successful health journeys abroad." -- US News World Report "This tome couldn't be more timely." -- Travel Leisure Magazine "Patients Beyond Borders tells how to plan and budget for medical care and how to find the best doctors and hospitals. -- AARP Bulletin "a practical guide to planning a medical trip..." -- Washington Post

As CEO of Patients Beyond Borders, Josef Woodman has spent eight years touring more than 200 medical facilities in 35 countries, researching and vetting international healthcare options. Co-founder of MyDailyHealth (1998) and Ventana Communications (1987), Woodman's pioneering background in publishing, health and technology has allowed him to compile a wealth of information and knowledge about international medical care, telemedicine, wellness, integrative medicine and consumer-directed healthcare.

Woodman has lectured at the UCLA School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Duke Fuqua School of Business, Johns Hopkins University, Scientific American and the International Society for Travel Medicine. He has keynoted and moderated conferences on medical tourism and global healthcare in 20 countries. He has appeared in numerous print and broadcast media, including The Economist, The New York Times, CNN, ABC News, Fox News, Huffington Post, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Woodman is an outspoken advocate of affordable, high-quality medical and preventive care for healthcare consumers worldwide. He lives in Chapel Hill, NC.

Jeremy Abbate has served for the past six years as Publishing Director for Scientific American WorldView magazine and Director, Global Media Solutions for Scientific American. Previously he was Director of Business Development at The Scientist magazine. He lives in New York.

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ISBN 13	9780979107924
ISBN 10	097910792X
Titel	Patients Beyond Borders
Autor	Josef Woodman
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Healthy Travel Media
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-08-01
Seitenanzahl	410
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