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Rick Johnson, Senior Online Editor
The Internet continues to drive healthcare globalization forward. CEO Vishal Bali told me recently how the Wockhardt Hospitals Group uses the Web to engage global consumers. [Read More]
  
 
August 12, 2008
 
Editor's Picks
Expanding professions in India
This Boston Globe story doesn't mention healthcare once, but it does give insight into India's surging middle-class. As South Asia becomes more and more affluent, the masses will eagerly covet three things: education, entertainment, and healthcare. The third one bodes well for private healthcare in the region. [Read More]
Medical tourism info for retirees
Contributors to the Motley Fool Web site write about the benefits of medical travel. They note, "If recovering from a medical procedure while lying on a palm-swept beach, relaxing by the hotel pool, or shopping for terrific bargains sounds good, then medical vacations may be exactly the right solution for you." [Read More]
More on Web 2.0
Corporations are adopting more Web 2.0 technologies—things like RSS, blogs, Web services, and podcasts. But that doesn't mean they are doing them well. In fact, 22% of executives surveyed by The McKinsey Quarterly voiced clear dissatisfaction, and some companies have dropped certain technologies altogether. Global healthcare organizations should investigate Web 2.0 functionalities, but only implement consumer tools that support organizational goals. [Read More]
Lawyer urges ban against China's transplant tourism
A lawyer is calling on the Australian government to ban transplants tourism in China. David Matas, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, says he will present new evidence of forced organ removals in China. [Read More]
The traveling medical tourism show
Skip Brickley, CEO of Transmarx LLC, will bring medical tourism information directly to consumers beginning in Texas this fall. Attendees will be able to meet with medical travel facilitators and providers, receive free health screenings, meet with personal trainers, obtain disease management counseling, get nutrition, fitness and exercise coaching and learn about healthy eating. [Read More]
New Global E-Newsletter
You might also be interested in Patient Safety Monitor: Global Edition: an e-newsletter from HealthLeaders Media's parent company, HCPro, Inc. This free, twice monthly e-newsletter provides you with patient safety news from across the world, and helps you stay current about topics concerning infection control, medication errors, and quality of care. For more information, visit www.hcpro.com/global. [Read More]
From HealthLeaders Magazine
The Hospital of the Future
Sure, your organization offers sophisticated, compassionate care. But the patients of tomorrow will want much more than that. [Read More]  
 
Audio Feature
Kaveh Safavi, MD, JD, chief medical officer at Thomson Reuters' Center for Healthcare Improvement, discusses how technology might impact global healthcare and the looming physician shortage. [Listen Now]
 
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