HealthLeaders Media Global - April 1, 2008 | The Collaboration Suite


The Collaboration Suite Rick Johnson, Senior Online Editor When I talk to executives at leading healthcare organizations that have recently made the strategic move into global healthcare, they stress the importance of getting their C-suite team on the ground as quickly as possible. The idea is a simple one: that a team of experienced leaders with varied disciplines can influence change and quality improvement quicker than a heavy-handed CEO on his own. [Read More]
		April 1, 2008

Editor's Picks

Poor must be treated to call medical tourism in India a success
A couple weeks ago I took exception to Indian regulations that I said were anti-business. But I didn't mention the careful balancing act the developing country is facing as its private hospitals seek access to medical travel dollars while India as a whole attempts to improve the health of its citizens. This story in the Thaindian News does a nice job of highlighting the delicate maneuvering the country faces. In it, Health Secretary Naresh Dayal says rather bluntly that he doesn't favor medical tourism and considers it a distraction from treating the country's poor. Dayal doesn't go so far as to try to close the door on medical travel, but says he doesn't favor an environment in which private hospitals prosper by catering to foreigners, unless care is also provided to citizens. However, consider the example that Singapore--albeit a very different culture and level of economic development--sets in terms of how its health system uses profits to then provide better care to its citizens. While India's healthcare infrastructure will continue to evolve, its medical travel industry doesn't have to diminish from the country's overall health. Time will tell whether they can make it work or decide to put up barriers to private hospitals. [Read More]

New Delhi makes more medical travel headlines
India might be grappling with the ethics of medical travel, but it is getting continual press as a destination spot for medical tourism. The lead of this Chicago Tribune article provides an anecdote about an American who travels to New Delhi for life- and cost-saving liver transplant surgery. This interesting read points out something I alluded to in last week's column--that medical travel is becoming more and more sophisticated as global hospitals adopt the latest technologies and provide access to innovative procedures. [Read More]

NuWire Investor ranks top five medical tourism destinations
And despite India's health secretary's recent statement on medical tourism, the country is ranked fifth on this NuWire article, which attempts to rank the top five destinations. The article provides some well-known data about the expected growth of the medical travel industry and pithy summaries for each listed destination. This is worth reading, but take it with a grain of salt. [Read More]

Global Health Headlines

Philippines to ban commercial sales of kidneys to foreigners
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Netherlands firm implements Algerian e-health program
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CIGNA expands network through Turkish hospitals
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