HealthLeaders Media Global - September 23, 2008 | The U.S. Employer's View of Medical Travel


The U.S. Employer's View of Medical Travel Rick Johnson, Senior Online Editor U.S. employers and consumers alike are feeling the pressure of a down economy. I caught up with Peter Hayes, director of associate health and wellness, to ask a few questions about Hannaford's entrance into global healthcare and how that has improved the company's dialog with regional healthcare providers. [Read More]
		Sept. 23, 2008

Editor's Picks

Transforming a South Korean chaebol
The thing that strikes me about this McKinsey Quarterly interview with Doosan's Yongmaan Park is his description of transforming the conglomerate. One of the first things Doosan's leaders had to do was determine its core business and getting out of even profitable lines that didn't support the core. Sound familiar? I've talked with healthcare executives who continually review their system's service line offerings to decide what will grow, maintain, or die. [Read More]

Service Line Portfolio Analysis: Identify Leaders and Laggards
Speaking of service line management ... HealthLeaders Mediacontributors Francine Machisko and Aaron DeBoer say you might be surprised how your service lines hold up under analysis. This Web-exclusive article will walk you through the process of service line analysis to identify leaders and laggards in your service line portfolio. [Read More]

Medical tourism represents a $2.1 billion business, study shows
Today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette picked up the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions' report on medical tourism. Not a lot new in this story, but one tidbit is that JCI's David Jaimovich says he expects the number of JCI-accredited hospitals to double by 2012. [Read More]

Global Health Headlines

Medical tourism may be a temporary boom
Fort Worth Business Press, September 23, 2008

Medical tourism may take a hit
The Times of India - September 19, 2008

Doctors blame IV infection for 13 newborn deaths in Turkey
AP/Chicago Tribune, September 22, 2008

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10 Events That Could Change Healthcare

No one knows what the future holds, but several scenarios could significantly alter the healthcare landscape. [Read More]

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