Post on 16-Jul-2015
Medical Tourism –Healthcare in the age of
globalisation
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Dr. Claudia Ebm
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People traveling across boarders for the sole purpose of obtaining health care (WHO, 2011)
Definition
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- Global Revenues related to medical tourism increased from $56B (2008) to $100B (2012) with a 20% annual growth rate
- Number of people treated abroad will jump 20fold from 750,000 (2008) to 7MM in 2011 and 15MM in 2017 (USA)
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Deloitte, 2008
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40, 40%
32, 32%
15, 15%
13, 13%
Technology
Quality
Costs
Waiting times
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Relative size of medical-traveler segments(100% = 49,980 patients)
McKinsey Quarterly, 2008
Main Drivers of medical tourism
1. Cost
2. Waiting times
3. Quality
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Procedure US India Poland UK
Heart bypass 113,000 10,000 7,140 13,921
Heart valve
replacement
150,000 9,500 18,000 9,520
Hip
replacement
47,000 9,000 7,500 12,000
OECD, 2011
Cost Comparison of high-tech medical procedures in the USA/India/Poland/UK
Prices in USD
1. Cost
2. Waiting times
3. Quality
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Shocking state of the NHS: Half a million patients forced to wait 30 minutes on trolleys before admission to A&E•300% rise in waiting times in some areas in just 12 months
1. Cost
2. Waiting times
3. Quality
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What do foreign patients demand?
1. Reliability of care – well educated doctors with good reputation
2. Predictability in costing – no surprise at the final bill
3. Friendliness of staff / Empathy
4. Prior to departure “Check-in” Service
5. Follow- up calls
6. Up to date Equipment –
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Why Austria?
• Reputation of reliable, high quality care, high-tech equipment, stable political
situation
• Multiple suppliers: short waiting time
• Private and Public providers
• Historical ties to Russia and CIS countries
• 12% of total tourism is attributable to international medical tourism
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Why Austria?
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