Patients Beyond Borders

Patients Beyond Borders Third Edition
Author	Josef Woodman
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Medical Tourism
Publisher	Healthy Travel Media
Published	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 ISBN 978-0-9846095-8-1
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Taiwan Edition Simplified Chinese Translation. 2013 ISBN 978-0-9903154-0-7
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Healthcare City Edition. 2012 ISBN 978-0-9846095-2-9
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition. 2012 ISBN 978-0-9846095-0-5
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Turkey Edition. 2010 ISBN 978-0-9823361-1-3
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Malaysia Edition. 2009 ISBN 978-0-9791079-5-5
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Singapore Edition. 2009 ISBN 978-0-9791079-7-9
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Thailand Edition. 2009 ISBN 978-0-9823361-2-0
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Taiwan Edition. 2008 ISBN 978-0-9791079-3-1
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: 2nd Edition. 2008. ISBN 978-0-9791079-2-4
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Singapore Edition (Arabic Translation). 2008.
Josef Woodman. Patients Beyond Borders: Korea Edition. 2006 ISBN 978-0-9791079-8-6

References

^ "Medical Tourism: Update and Implications" (PDF). Deloitte. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ "Growing Reasons to Consider Medical Tourism". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "Taiwan taps China for lucrative medical tourism market". BBC News. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "Medical Tourism Map: Where Patients Go to Save". MintLife Blog. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "The Top 5 Countries for Medical Travel". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[1] "Medical Tourism: Update and Implications" (PDF). Deloitte. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[2] "Growing Reasons to Consider Medical Tourism". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[3] "Taiwan taps China for lucrative medical tourism market". BBC News. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[4] "Medical Tourism Map: Where Patients Go to Save". MintLife Blog. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

[5] "The Top 5 Countries for Medical Travel". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

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