Medical tourism is becoming a popular option for tourists across the globe. It encompasses primarily and predominantly biomedical procedures, combined with travel and tourism. The term Medical tourism has been coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly growing practice of traveling across international borders to obtain hi-tech medical care. Various countries like Thailand, Malaysia, India, etc. are promoting medical tourism aggressively.
Most people prefer to travel to India for medical tourism and the key competitive advantages of India in medical tourism stem from the following:
1. Low-cost advantage,
2. strong reputation in the advanced healthcare segment
3. Cardiovascular surgery, organ transplants, eye surgery, etc.
4. And the diversity of tourist destinations available in the country.
And the key concerns facing the industry include:
1. Absence of government initiative,
2. Lack of a coordinated effort to promote the industry,
3. No accreditation mechanism for hospitals
4. And lack of uniform pricing policies and standards across hospitals.
Description
BIMS will make all necessary arrangements for our patients to receive world-class medical procedures in India, Thailand, the Philippines, and other Asian countries. The Company will arrange for initial consultations between patients and foreign doctors, schedule procedures, and make all travel arrangements. In the majority of cases, an all-inclusive quote will be provided for prospective clients.
The quote will include the Company’s fees, which will account for approximately 20% of the total. For the procedure itself, the client will be contracting directly with the medical provider. Financial arrangements, including necessary deposits, will be finalized before travel itineraries are booked and before the client is admitted to the medical facility. The Company will work directly with the client’s insurance provider to determine in advance whether a portion of the treatment and related expenses will be covered.
OUR FEATURES & BENEFITS
The Company’s services will include the following:
1. Help with procuring a medical visa;
2. Booking travel to the country where the services will be provided;
3. Airport pick up and drop off;
4. Consultation with appropriate specialists;
5. Pre-operation accommodation;
6. Booking into the hospital for the operation;
7. Accommodation for post-operative recuperation;
8. Arrangements for post-operative care in a foreign country;
9. Book travel home from the country where the services have been provided;
10. Arranging emergency insurance coverage for any unexpected serious adverse events arising from the surgery that means prolonged hospitalization and/or a medical flight back to the U.S
11. Arranging Travel insurance.