Why does the Medical Tourism Industry requires Facilitators?

[Bhagya]

The role of facilitators in the medical tourism industry has always
been questioned. When considering safety when undertaking a medical
travel, a facilitator would be the best person to help you with
options. One of the main advantages of a Facilitator is the access to
a wide range of information which the medical traveler would not know
about. Experience combined with meticulous data like a doctor’s CV,
hospital credentials and knowledge of available services makes the
facilitator to help out the confused medical traveler.

Because of the wide experience and exposure to the industry a
facilitator can easily get cheaper rates from their networked
hospital. Thanks to the boom in the medical tourism industry, there
are now a number of facilitators who set up offices in their living
room trying to help a traveler. At the same time there are established
organizations like SurgeryPlanet, who ensure total care of the
traveler till his medical need is met.

Constant follow ups along with ample information about the doctor and
hospital ensures that the patient is in safe hands! SurgeryPlanet has
been involved in catering to various needs of the medical traveler,
from a complicated bypass surgery to cosmetic needs.

With a B2B2C model of communication, complete transparency is
maintained which encourages the patient to go ahead with
SurgeryPlanet. With a group-buying power, SurgeryPlanet ensures that
the patient receives treatment at very low costs, yet world class
standards.

Safety has always been on priority with SurgeryPlanet. This
facilitator ensures that the hospitals or clinics that they are
networked with offer facilities without compromising on safety and
quality. Many of the hospitals networked with SurgeryPlanet are
accredited by the Joint Commission International.

A good facilitator should be able to understand and reply to the
inquiry made by the patient. It is quite imperative for the patient to
understand how the local system works and a good facilitator helps
resolve a majority of problems faced by the traveler. A medical
tourist would definitely find it very difficult to be able to handle
these issues on his own.

One of the more prominent issues that a lone medical traveler faces,
that can be resolved through a facilitator is Communication. Effective
communication between the facilitator and medical staff can ensure a
smooth travel. SurgeryPlanet’s networked hospitals have doctors and
surgeons who speak good English and who have immense international
exposure.

There is a fine line between medicine and commercialism. The main role
of a facilitator would be to help healthcare institutions understand
this and make them aware of the needs of foreign patients.

SurgeryPlanet is an 'A' Rated business by Better Business Bureau, BBB
in USA and has a 100% customer satisfaction rating. In addition to
healthcare facilitation, SurgeryPlanet also provides vacation & travel
arrangements at your desired destination.The Healthcare facilitation
services are free of cost, including, Case management, Doctor phone
consultations, Airport Transfers, Booking & Ticketing services except
for personalized services like private nurse, chauffeur etc. Your
treatment costs will need to be paid directly by you to the hospital.
For more information, visit www.surgeryplanet.com

This is Bhagya M India, I am frequent traveler and working in Medical
Domain. My hobbies writing medical related articles and doing research
in medical tourism. Please reach me on http://www.cmsGalaxy.com