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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans foreign cancer centers
In a joint venture with GE Healthcare, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans to establish 25 cancer centers in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. No money will change hands in the collaboration, but the cancer centers would purchase and use GE Healthcare equipment whenever appropriate. In exchange, GE Healthcare will help determine the best markets for the centers based on the reimbursement structure of a particular site, expected patient flow, the regulatory and political climate, and potential cultural barriers. UPMC is already is in discussions with hospital companies in Turkey, Greece, Germany, and South Korea, said Charles Bogosta, president of UPMC's international and commercial services division, in an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. UPMC already operates two cancer centers in Ireland. [Read More]
South Korea invites medical tourists to its hospitals
Like other Asian countries, South Korea is realizing the viability of the medical tourism market. The government has revised immigration rules to allow foreign patients and their families to get long-term medical visas and altered laws to permit local hospitals to seek joint ventures with foreign hospitals. Those who support medical tourism say it can be a boon to other areas of the economy as well, because many patients stay to shop and sightsee after their procedure is over. [Read More]
WellPoint to offer medical travel benefits
Officials from foreign countries are not the only ones seeing dollar signs when they think of medical tourism. Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., the nation's second-biggest health insurer, will soon offer employees of Wisconsin-based Serigraph Inc. the option of traveling to India for nonemergency procedures such as joint replacement surgery. Serigraph will waive the insurance deductible and coinsurance for employees who agree to go, paying all medical costs as well as travel expenses. WellPoint joins a handful of U.S. insurers offering medical travel benefits, but expect several more to follow suit if the venture proves lucrative. [Read More]
Costs force chronically ill U.S. patients to skip care
Chronically ill patients in the United States spend more out-of-pocket money, skip needed care, and report more medical errors than patients in seven other industrialized countries, according to a survey from the Commonwealth Fund. The countries included in the survey were Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States. The survey found striking differences across the eight countries, said Cathy Schoen, the Commonwealth Fund's senior vice president. "Overall, the United States stands out for chronically ill adults reporting the most negative experiences," Schoen said. "They are far more likely to go without care because of cost, including not filling prescriptions, [or] following up on recommended care." [Read More]
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Global Health Headlines
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Zimbabwe doctors protest over ailing health system
AP/Yahoo News - November 18, 2008
English city to reward people for keeping fit
AP/Yahoo News - November 12, 2008
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Audio Feature
Global Winner on Teamwork: Chatree Duangnet, MD, CEO of Bangkok Hospital talks about leading his system through changing from regional to international accreditation standards. Bangkok Hospital is the winner in the global category of the 2008 Top Leadership Teams in Healthcare Awards. [Listen Now] |
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