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Patients Beyond Borders Fourth Edition - 4th Edition by Josef Woodman (Paperback)

Patients Beyond Borders Fourth Edition - 4th Edition by  Josef Woodman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"New and completely revised fourth edition"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Patients Beyond Borders is the world's most trusted source of information for patients seeking high-quality affordable healthcare around the world. Author Josef Woodman covers the most-traveled destinations for specialties such as dentistry, cosmetic treatment, orthopedics, bariatrics, IVF/fertility, vision, hearing, health checkups and more. </p><p>Nine chapters help healthcare consumers plan and budget a medical journey, provide advice on what to do while in-country and how to successfully recover and return from a medical procedure. This best-selling guidebook cites 17 medical travel destinations where some 2 million Americans visit every year for medical treatment, including Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and more.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The $20 billion-a-year global medical-tourism market finally has a guidebook of its<br /> own. With medical tourism now growing at 15 percent annually . . . this tome couldn't<br /> be more timely." --Travel + Leisure</p><p><br /> "Patients Beyond Borders tells how to plan and budget for medical care abroad and<br /> how to find the best doctors and hospitals." --AARP Bulletin</p><p>"Headed around the world for some cheaper medical care? Follow these rules."<br /> --Outside Magazine</p><p><br /> "Patients Beyond Borders is a landmark series of consumer guides to international<br /> medical travel that has helped thousands of patients plan successful health travel<br /> journeys abroad." --U.S. News & World Report</p><p><br /> "Woodman suggests a $6,000 rule: if your procedure would cost more than $6,000<br /> in the United States, you would likely save money--possibly more than $1,000--by<br /> traveling to a foreign hospital, including all other costs."<br /> --NPR (National Public Radio)</p><p><br /> "I have read and am impressed by this book." --Arthur Frommer</p><p>Patients Beyond Borders author and CEO, Josef Woodman, contributed to this landmark<br /> international healthcare study, along with nine other health industry experts.<br /> --The Economist's Intelligence Unit</p><p><br /> "Patients Beyond Borders's author lends advice to patients considering travel overseas<br /> for medical care." --Oprah.com</p><p><br /> "While AMA guidelines have established a foundation, additional steps will be<br /> needed to set appropriate quality standards that extend from pre-operation care to<br /> post-discharge and followup. Accreditation and oversight by neutral overseers--JCI, <br /> Patients Beyond Borders, and others--will be important."<br /> --Deloitte Center for Health Solutions</p><p><br /> "Patients Beyond Borders, the best-selling consumer reference for international health<br /> travel . . . is a leading advocate of affordable, high-quality medical care for healthcare<br /> consumers worldwide." --AARP Life@50+</p><p>"The [Patients Beyond Borders] website lists and recommends accredited medical<br /> facilities around the world that have met strict international standards."<br /> --New York Daily News</p><p><br /> "Through Woodman's 12 years of work with internationally accredited hospitals, Ministries<br /> of Health, doctors and specialists, Patients Beyond Borders compiled a shortlist<br /> of the most-traveled destinations and the average range of savings per procedure."<br /> --WMC 5 Action News Memphis</p><p><br /> "Woodman's father is not alone in looking abroad for a medical overhaul. After all, if the<br /> American healthcare system is not completely broken, it is certainly dysfunctional. As<br /> baby boomers age into more medical problems with spotty coverage and would prefer not<br /> to deplete their retirement savings, they are looking at all available options."<br /> --Financial Times</p><p><br /> "A must read for those considering medical tourism." --ABC News</p><p>"A practical guide to planning a medical trip." --Washington Post</p><br>

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