Embracing Independence: The Rise of Self-Service in Medical Tourism

The landscape of medical tourism is undergoing a significant transformation, marked by a shift towards customer independence and self-service. This change reflects a broader trend seen across various ...

Expanding Your Reach, Building Families: Why Fertility Clinics Should Join PlacidWay Medical Tourism

The world of fertility treatments is experiencing a boom. Advancements in reproductive technology, coupled with a growing desire for parenthood, have fueled a global demand for In Vitro Fertilization ...

Navigating the Global Landscape: Why Bariatric Surgeons Should Join PlacidWay Medical Tourism

In the ever-expanding field of bariatric surgery, the competition among providers has never been more intense. With the global increase in obesity rates and the growing awareness of surgical weight lo...

Harnessing Global Opportunities: Why Plastic Surgeons Should Join PlacidWay Medical Tourism

In the dynamic and highly competitive field of Beauty Tourism, establishing a strong brand, expanding patient outreach, and increasing revenue streams are paramount for success. With the rising demand...

Adhering to High Standards: How PlacidWay Upholds Transparency and Ethics in Medical Tourism

In an era where health and wellness transcend geographic boundaries, the role of medical tourism has become increasingly pivotal. As patients globally seek medical treatments outside their home countr...

Beyond Traditional Healing: Joining the Global Alternative Medicine Community with PlacidWellness

In an era where the pursuit of wellness transcends conventional boundaries, the allure of alternative and holistic healing practices has never been more compelling. Amidst this burgeoning demand lies ...

Navigating the Digital Landscape: How PlacidWay's Comprehensive Digital Marketing Lifts Medical Centers

In the rapidly evolving healthcare sector, the importance of a robust digital presence cannot be overstated. Medical centers across the globe are recognizing the need to adapt to the digital era, ...

The Future of Medical Tourism How PlacidWay is Shaping the Industry with Cutting-Edge Solutions

The landscape of medical tourism is evolving rapidly, driven by an increasing number of patients seeking affordable, high-quality medical care beyond their borders. The industry is not just growin...

PlacidWay Medical Tourism: Revolutionizing Global Medical Tourism Marketing for Healthcare Centers

The landscape of medical tourism is evolving rapidly, and for medical centers looking to capitalize on this growth, a standout presence in the market is crucial. This is where PlacidWay Medical To...

Building Trust, Ensuring Credibility: PlacidWay's Expertise in Global Stem Cell Marketing

The landscape of stem cell therapies is a complex realm, where scientific innovation converges with ethical considerations and regulatory mandates. Navigating this intricate terrain requires a delicat...

How PlacidWay is Overcoming the Challenges of Medical Tourism

In a world where healthcare spans continents, the obstacles of accessibility, transparency, and patient education often cast shadows over the international medical landscape. This is a pressing proble...

Revolutionizing the Patient Journey in Medical Tourism: PlacidWay Introduces Kanban System

In an era where the efficiency of medical services is as crucial as their quality, PlacidWay, a prominent figure in the medical tourism sector, has taken a significant leap forward. The company recent...

PlacidWay's Innovative Approach to Help Medical Centers in the International Medical Tourism Field

Boost Your Brand to Global Prominence with PlacidWay's Cutting-Edge Approach to Medical Tourism In today's interconnected world, the healthcare industry transcends local and national bounda...

Innovative Healthcare Financing: The Role of Crowdfunding in Medical Tourism

In an era where the quest for high-quality, affordable healthcare knows no borders, medical tourism has emerged as a beacon of hope for many. However, even with lower costs abroad, the financial burde...

PlacidWay Pioneers Patient Journey Optimization in Medical Tourism with Innovative Kanban System

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Denver, CO – PlacidWay, a global leader in medical tourism platform, is proud to announce its latest innovation in enhancing the patient experience: the integration of t...

Top 10 Essential Questions Patients Ask When Considering Medical Travel Abroad

In the realm of medical tourism, patients face a complex decision-making process, often fraught with concerns about cost, quality of care, and logistics. As an expert in this field, we aim to demystif...

Revolutionizing Medical Tourism: Adopting Amazon's Customer-Centric Approach for Enhanced Patient Experiences

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, medical tourism has emerged as a vibrant sector, offering patients worldwide the opportunity to access a diverse range of treatments across borders. Howev...

Will Unethical Behaviors of Medical Providers and Agencies Further Impact Rebound of Medical Tourism Post-COVID?

Lack of Transparency and Ethics Continue to Prevail in Medical Travel Industry  In the past decade, the medical travel industry has seen uncontrolled growth. COVID shut-down has impacted every...

Why Americans are Traveling Abroad for Medical Tourism

Medical Tourism: When American Passport Becomes their Prescription  Ah, medical tourism – the perfect excuse to turn your health journey into a globetrotting adventure. And if there'...

The Power of Digital Health in Medical Tourism

The Power of Digital Health in Medical Tourism  Digital Health Tools Enhancing the Consumer Experience in Medical Tourism The medical tourism industry is entering a new era where consumers ...

The Art of Negotiation in Medical Tourism

The Art of Negotiation in Medical Tourism What is a negotiation and why is it important in your value proposition in the medical tourism market?  According to Wikipedia, Negotiation is a d...

Shoring up your Brand in Medical Tourism

Once you have realized the characteristics of mainstream markets and its consumer behavior as well as your specific consumer value proposition as a key selling points, then you have to figure out how ...

Remote Customer Service in Medical Tourism- How to Achieve Effective Patient Engagement

Remote Customer Service in Medical Tourism- How to Achieve Effective Patient Engagement Remote customer service or online consultation is significantly rising in the medical tourism industry. ...

Navigating the Complex Realities of Medical Tourism in a Globalized World

Navigating the Complex Realities of Medical Tourism in a Globalized World The conventional understanding of globalization—often reduced to the concept of "creating a single, interconnect...

Medical Tourism - Digital Transformation is No Longer Optional

Medical tourism industry is undergoing an immense shift in how information is obtained and distributed. Some industries like entertainment, travel and banking have digitized their processes to improve...

MEDICAL TOURISM AND DIGITAL HEALTH – A CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE

As the Medical Tourism industry evolves in the digital health era, customers are increasingly seeking better experience by using tools they use in their daily lives. The medical tourism patients conti...

Marketing Content Distribution is the Key in Medical Tourism- Top 8 Channels

In the medical tourism industry, it is no longer a question of whether to adopt technology or not. The question is what technology should be adopted and how it should be accessed and implemented fast ...

Main Stream Market in Medical Tourism: How Would you like to know them?

Main Stream Market in Medical Tourism: How Would you like to know them? A mature global healthcare market demands a perfect solution, not a broken system, not an 80% solution. It requires medical p...

Know your Selling Value Amidst Price War in Medical Tourism

Know your Selling Value Amidst Price War in Medical Tourism “How much does it cost?” This is one question most commonly used by medical tourism consumers that automatically leads int...

Hybrid Medical Tourism- Why Online Consultation Service should be the New Normal for Healthcare Providers?

The world is reeling under an unprecedented health emergency of COVID-19. With international travel restrictions and fear in the mind of patients to travel abroad for healthcare, medical tourism had&n...

Hybrid Medical Tourism Experience is the Future Post-COVID

COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be fatal for the medical tourism industry in 2020 and 2021. With restrictions imposed on international travel, lockdown situations in the countries, categorizing e...

From Patient Nurturing to Patient Conversion in Medical Tourism

Once you acquire a patient lead through effective marketing and educational approaches, the next best step is to make sure you nurture that lead. You must work hard to convince the patient that you ar...

8 Strategies for Medical Tourism Providers to Stand Out in a Growing Market

In the dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape of medical tourism, standing out amidst a sea of options is crucial for providers aiming to attract and retain patients from around the globe. As internat...

Elevating Global Healthcare Standards: Certification and Licensing for Medical Tourism Providers on PlacidWay

Our mission is to connect patients with top-tier medical facilities and healthcare providers around the world. To ensure the highest quality of care for our clients, PlacidWay is committed to partneri...

PlacidWay Medical Tourism Adds over 100 New Healthcare Providers Post-Covid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2022     PlacidWay Medical Tourism Adds over 100 New Healthcare Providers Post-Covid    PlacidWay continues to expand its d...

What - Defining the Concept Behind Medical Tourism Abroad

Part 5 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism The “What” of medical tourism is critical to understand the demands as well as wh...

The Future of Patient Acquisition: Digital Marketing and Online Platforms in Medical Tourism

In the rapidly evolving landscape of medical tourism, the race to attract international patients has never been more competitive. Medical facilities worldwide are recognizing the need to pivot from tr...

Thriving Amidst Competition: Differentiating Your Medical Tourism Practice in a Saturated Market

As globalization continues to make our world increasingly interconnected, medical tourism has blossomed into a multi-billion dollar industry. Patients are no longer limited to healthcare within their ...

The Medical Tourism Patient Journey: Personalization, Trust, and Transparency

In an increasingly globalized world, medical tourism has emerged as a thriving industry, allowing patients to cross international borders to seek diverse healthcare options. Amidst this growth, challe...

The Vanguard of Tech-Driven Medical Travel: PlacidWay’s Role in Elevating Patient Experience through AI and Telemedicine

Tech-driven medical travel has unveiled a myriad of possibilities, bridging geographical divides and enhancing the healthcare experience for patients globally. As we delve into the transformative worl...

Charting the Future of Health Travel: The Crucial Role of Innovation in Medical Tourism

The path of medical tourism, also known as health tourism or medical travel, is ascendant. As people around the world increasingly prioritize quality, affordability, and specialization in healthcare, ...

Integrating Digital Strategies to Create Exceptional Hybrid Medical Experience

Once Walt Disney said, “Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show ...

Meeting Patient Needs in Medical Tourism: Unlocking the Future of Patient Conversion

Dive into the dynamic universe of medical tourism, where cutting-edge healthcare converges with the expectations of a global, digitally savvy clientele. If you think your top-notch medical services ar...

Navigating the Future: Vital Medical Tourism Trends of 2023 Healthcare Providers Must Adopt

As we catapult into 2023, the healthcare landscape is not what it used to be. Virtual consultations, real-time patient reviews, and personalized treatment plans are no longer the stuff of science fict...

5 Critical Medical Tourism Trends in 2023 that Medical Centers Cannot Ignore

The healthcare system is also evolving as the world is. Something that was popular two years ago is now regarded as outdated. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how patients approach doctors for aid ...

PlacidWay Medical Tourism Adds over 100 New Healthcare Providers Post-Covid in 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2022     PlacidWay Medical Tourism Adds over 100 New Healthcare Providers Post-Covid    PlacidWay continues to expand its d...

How Understanding Your Customer Needs Translates to Good Patient Conversion

Understanding Your Customer Needs – The Key to Good Patient Conversion Take a look at the graphic. What do you see? These are points that every customer wants when it comes to their healthcar...

CX in Medical Tourism Industry - Create Seamless Customer Experience in 2023

CX or Customer Experience has stormed into the medical tourism industry. Engaging patients virtually, such as using a mobile app to contact a doctor, has grown tremendously in recent times. Such seaml...

"Which" - Selecting the Best Option for Medical Treatment Abroad

Part 8 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism Welcome to the comprehensive guide on selecting the best option for medical treatment abroad. Thi...

Importance of Patient’s Friends and Family as a Part of Healthcare Team in Medical Tourism

In the medical tourism industry, most of the healthcare providers remain focused on attracting patients from around the world with competitive pricing and innovative procedures. Most of them are focus...

Are - Examining the Characteristics or Qualities of Medical Travel Services Abroad

Part 10 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism  Welcome to our comprehensive guide on medical travel services abroad. In this guide, we wi...

Can - Discussing the Possibility or Ability of Medical Travel Abroad

Part 9 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism Patients considering medical travel abroad often have questions regarding the feasibility an...

Growing Demand for Cosmetic Procedures and Global Cash-Pay Marketplace

There is always a steady demand for cosmetic/plastic surgeries globally. As the procedures are elective, the market mostly caters to the cash-paying consumers. Plastic and cosmetic surgeries have b...

ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INTRAPRENEURSHIP, AND MEDICAL TOURISM

Do you remember the movie line, “if you build it, they will come”? This may work for Hollywood, but it isn’t very effective in real life. When starting up any business, small or larg...

PlacidWay Launches PlacidExpert to Empower Patients with Online Consultation and Second Opinion Globally

The global medical tourism marketplace is providing access to top medical experts via PlacidWay’s Expert Corner to help patients from anywhere, anytime during the pandemic COVID-19 crisis. Gl...

Analyzing Consumer Behavior- Mastering the Art of Influencing Medical Travelers

Elements that influence individuals’ decision to make a purchase is called consumer behavior. Analyzing consumer behavior is extremely essential in the medical tourism industry as it helps provi...

Will Retailing of Self-Pay Healthcare Help Expand Private Pay Marketplace?

The competition to capture the growing market of elective procedures is increasing rapidly. In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, some procedures have maintained steady demand. For example, a report stat...

Rising Demand for Obesity Surgeries among Cash-Paying Patients

Obesity is increasingly becoming prevalent among adults as well as children all over the world. Growing inclination towards junk food consumption and an inactive lifestyle are some of the key factors ...

How to create a compeling treatment package?

Many doctors like to say that there is no need to create a compelling treatment package or any marketing strategy, because everyone needs a doctor. This might be true, but if you would love to expand ...

How to Tap the Big Self-Pay Market of Global Fertility Treatments?

Fertility services include different procedures utilized for the treatment of fertility issues along with conception assistance. Assisted reproductive technology is used in these services to help coup...

The power of visualisation: Before & After Images

They say a picture is worth a hundred words and we say that it is true. It is proven that images affect people’s brains more that listening to an hour of a lecture. If you are not using your Bef...

2020's Best Practices for Patient Engagement in Medical Tourism Industry

Have you ever entered into your hotel room and found a basket full of your favorite fruits along with a personalized note? Or have you ever walked into a restaurant and had the host greet you by ...

8 Digital Marketing Strategies to Survive and Overcome COVID-19 Crisis in Medical Travel

Nationwide lockdown and travel restrictions are common scenarios during the COVID-19 crisis across the globe causing a virtual standstill of many sectors. One of the worst affected sectors is health t...

COVID-19 Global Crisis and Medical Travel

As you already know the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is impacting all of us, the amount of information (and misinformation) spreading around is almost as frightening as the virus. The tourism industry is...

Self-Pay Stem Cell Market- Scope, Challenges and Solution

Regenerative medicine therapies or stem cell treatments are among the top high-demand procedures in the global self-pay healthcare market. The majority of this market belongs to the cash-paying patien...

Dental Tourism is Again Rising in Mexican Border Towns amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Medical tourism has been severely hit by travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, people from America and Canada have again started to visit the Mexican border towns for dental care....

PATIENT + PROVIDER DIRECT COMMUNICATION – KEY INGREDIENT OF MEDICAL TOURISM INDUSTRY GROWTH

What works towards the growth of the medical tourism industry? Improving patient-provider relation! It is the effort to improve patient care and overall experience that leads the industry to grow. Thi...

Instant Messaging And Patient Psychology In The Medical Tourism Industry

Successful medical centers in medical tourism industry are taking a proactive approach in improved patient satisfaction by implementing effective psychological techniques of emotional validation and d...

Healthcare Travel after Coronavirus- TouchPoints that Patients will consider before Booking Treatment

The coronavirus outbreak has spread rapidly around the world and its impact is unprecedented on the health travel industry. However, restrictions imposed on international travel are slowly being lifte...

PlacidWay Launches Innovative Medical Travel Video Chat for Faster Patient Conversion

Effective solution for healthcare providers to stand out in a crowded medical tourism market and reach out to patients via face-to-face discussions to close the appointments. PlacidWay, a well-reco...

Artificial Intelligence-based Omnichannel Communications Powers Medical Tourism

According to a study, 89% of customers use at least one digital channel to interact with the brands they prefer. The trend can also be seen in the medical tourism industry, but it has rapidly increase...

4 Key Stages of Consumer Behavior to Boost Medical Tourism Marketing

Healthcare decision is not something an average person spends a lot of time every day. Only when a medical issue arises, the patients and their families search for the locations and solutions to meet ...

Wakeup Call! Key Pointers to Transform your Healthcare Service in Medical Tourism

Medical tourism is going through a transformation due to digitization and constant technology innovation. If you don’t adapt to this changing environment then you will lose the race to your comp...

The Importance of Smart Global Self-Pay Marketplace for Elective Healthcare Procedures

Insurance policies or socialized medicine rarely cover elective procedures such as dental, cosmetic surgery, fertility, eye, regenerative medicine/stem cells, alternative medicine, wellness, etc. Most...

Why Retailing Healthcare is the New Normal to Drive Self-Pay Patients?

The current patient journey in the healthcare industry is complicated and not relevant in the present times. They need to search for the right solutions and generate a request, which the provider asse...

How to use doctor experience for marketing purpose?

As we have said on several occasions, the medical sector is a sector with many opportunities to increase revenue through digital media today. In medical tourism the competition grows. Little by little...

Medical Travel Recovery Insight amid COVID Pandemic- Possible Future Improvements

Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still far away from being under complete control, the signs of flattening are noticeable in different parts of the world. Despite the fact that the number of cases is r...

Personas in Medical Tourism: Why it pays to know your customers

Personas in Medical Tourism: Why it pays to know your customers Do you really know your target customers? Can you clearly define their characteristics in terms of who are they, where they live, the...

The Rise of Global Self-Pay Dental Market- How to Tap its Potentials?

The awareness of keeping teeth and mouth clean i.e. the importance of oral hygiene is significantly increasing. People are now more concerned about their oral health whether it is for the treatment of...

COVID-19 Impact on Medical Travel- Healthcare Providers Should Spend Smartly and Build Marketing Presence

The coronavirus health crisis is causing a dramatic impact all over the world. Consumers are not willing to travel abroad, which is definitely causing a big blow to the medical tourism industry. As tr...

13 Factors Associated With Success Of Medical Tourism Program

Success of a medical tourism program has always been pinned to a number of patients arriving in a facility. In recent years, most of the medical tourism programs are under intense scrutiny to mea...

Is the treatment price the main concern of the patient?

Medical tourism represents a worldwide phenomenon of billions of dollars that is expected to grow considerably in the next decade. For the individual interested in medical services, costs are the key ...

Omnichannel Communication in Medical Tourism - How to Boost Customer Retention and Revenue

In 2020, the shift of consumer behavior towards digital media has been a major business headline. Now, patients expect healthcare providers to associate with them in the same way as their airlines, ba...

WHY MEDICAL TOURISM PROVIDERS ARE INCLUDING DIRECT CHAT TO SERVE PATIENTS BETTER?

Patrick Thomas, a 37-year-old businessman from Connecticut was suffering due to overweight issues. As suggested by one of his friends, he started accessing an online medical tourism directory to find ...

COVID-19 Impact on Medical Travel | Toolkits for Navigating Global Crisis

The coronavirus health crisis is causing a dramatic impact all over the world. Consumers are not willing to travel abroad, which is definitely causing a big blow to the medical tourism industry. As tr...

Zoom Boom Causes Rise in Cosmetic Surgery Patients Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

People always seek ways to look fresher and younger. This urge increased several notches higher during COVID-19 pandemic due to more time being spent at home and non-stop video calls on platforms like...

Is Traveler Optimism an Indication for Post-COVID Benefits in Medical Tourism Industry?

The health crisis of Coronavirus is causing a big blow all over the world. It has dramatically affected every sector including the medical tourism industry. With over 80% drop in current bookings, the...

PlacidWay Expands Most Innovative Medical Tourism Digital Platform Supporting Post COVID-19 Strategies

End-to-end solutions by PlacidWay emphasize online consultation, CRM, patient journey management and most comprehensive marketing strategies using innovative technologies for the medical tourism indus...

COVID-19 Global Crisis- The Ultimate Survival Guide for Medical Tourism

With the global pandemic spread of COVID-19 affecting personal and professional lives, it has become crucial to plan effective crisis management. The medical tourism industry is one of the worst-hit s...

Self Pay Orthopedic Surgery- Market Potential and Consumer Demand

The number of orthopedic surgery procedures performed globally in 2017 was 22.3 million approximately. The number is expected to cross 28.3 million by 2022, which shows orthopedic surgical procedure c...

How A Compelling Profile Can Boost Online Presence In The Medical Tourism Industry

Medical tourism is gaining pace quickly like many other industries where the consumers are relying on online searching and inspection as the first step to make a purchasing decision. The international...

Importance of Behavioral Marketing in Medical Tourism

In the medical tourism industry, healthcare providers focus on delivering solutions to patients by using various marketing strategies. However, it is not always easy for providers to use data to ident...

Are Messaging Apps Only For Social Networking? Here Are 4 Strong Pointers To Prove You Wrong!

Organic business conversation has reached a new dimension from formal website chat-boxes to personalized messaging applications like SMSes, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, LINE, WeChat and man...

5 Tips to Survive your Medical Tourism Business amid COVID-19 Scare

At the time when WHO has declared COVID-19 as pandemic and restrictions are being imposed on traveling abroad, the situation is challenging for the medical tourism industry to survive. With travel ind...

Top 5 Challenges in 2023 for Medical Practice during COVID Era

The worldwide outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has crushing effects on medical practices. Some small private practices recorded a steep decline in revenues, and they are struggling to pay their overh...

Revitalizing Medical Tourism: Insights and Innovations for the Future: A Candid Conversation with Pramod Goel, CEO of PlacidWay

Medical Tourism Outlook, a Q&A with Pramod Goel, Founder of PlacidWay Despite covid downturn, PlacidWay remains as agile as ever, expanding further into new vertices such as wellness tourism, r...

CRM in Medical Tourism - Making Strides to Better Patient Conversion

CRM in Medical Tourism - Making Strides to Better Patient Conversion CRM and MEDICAL TOURISM CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system is a great technology used by many businesses nowad...

PlacidWay and CMTM Join Forces to Boost Medical Tourism in Mexico

[Denver, Colorado, 25-May-2023] - PlacidWay, a renowned global medical tourism marketplace, is thrilled to announce its strategic partnership with the Consejo Mexicano de Turismo Medico (CMTM), t...

Compare - Evaluating Various Choices for Medical Tourism Abroad

Part 7 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism The topic "Compare" focuses on evaluating and contrasting different options for med...

When - Determining the Time or Timing of the Medical Travel Process

Part 6 of Series: Answering the Top 100 Questions of International Patients in Medical Tourism Medical tourism is an increasingly popular option for patients who seek medical care outside of th...