Patients Beyond Borders Explained

Patients Beyond Borders Third Edition
Author:	Josef Woodman
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Medical Tourism
Publisher:	Healthy Travel Media
Pub Date:	2006–2011
Media Type:	Print

Patients Beyond Borders is a 2015 medical tourism guidebook by Josef Woodman.

Overview

The book surveys the economic and social trends associated with medical travel and provides information on medical travel destinations,^[1] internationally accredited hospitals and corresponding medical specialties, subspecialties and procedures.

Patients Beyond Borders has been cited by mainstream press organizations as a leading guidebook for medical tourism.^{[2] [3]} Data on international patient flow and comparative costs of medical procedures have been cited by research, news and reference media.^{[4] [5]}

Content

This chapter summary provides a rough indication of the book's contents:

• Foreword: Jeremy Abbate, Publisher, Scientific American Worldview.
• Introduction: Definition and overview of medical tourism; why patients travel for care, most-traveled destinations; comparative treatment costs.
• Part One: What medical travelers should know; how to vet international doctors, surgeons and facilities; accreditation overview; travel cautions; post-op care; medical travel facilitators.
• Part Two: Most visited hospitals and their specialties. An overview of 150 hospitals in 22 countries offering international healthcare services.
• Part Three: Resources and References.

Editions

• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Third Edition. 2015
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Taiwan Edition Simplified Chinese Translation. 2013
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Healthcare City Edition. 2012
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition. 2012
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Turkey Edition. 2010
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Malaysia Edition. 2009
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Singapore Edition. 2009
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Thailand Edition. 2009
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Taiwan Edition. 2008
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: 2nd Edition. 2008.
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Singapore Edition (Arabic Translation). 2008.
• Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Korea Edition. 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medical Tourism: Update and Implications. Deloitte. 14 August 2011.
2. Web site: Growing Reasons to Consider Medical Tourism. U.S. News & World Report. 15 August 2011.
3. News: Taiwan taps China for lucrative medical tourism market. 31 March 2011 . BBC News. 15 August 2011.
4. Web site: Medical Tourism Map: Where Patients Go to Save. MintLife Blog. 15 August 2011.
5. Web site: The Top 5 Countries for Medical Travel. Foreign Policy. 15 August 2011.