Risks and challenges in medical tourism : understanding the global market for health services /: understanding the global market for health services. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jill R. Hodges, Leigh Turner, and Ann Marie Kimball, editors.
• Other Names: Hodges, Jill R; Turner, Leigh; Kimball, Ann Marie
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Health Care Goes GlobalLeigh Turner and Jill R. HodgesPART I. DRIVERS, DEPARTURE POINTS, AND DESTINATIONS: SITUATED STUDIES OF MEDICAL TOURISM2. The United States: Destination and Departure PointTricia J. Johnson, Andrew Garman, Samuel F. Hohmann, Steven Meurer, and Molly Allen3. Medical Tourism the European WayRichard D. Smith, Helena Legido-Quigley, Neil Lunt, and Daniel Horsfall4. Medical Tourism in Southeast Asia: Opportunities and ChallengesChurnrurtai Kanchanachitra, Cha-aim Pachanee, Manuel M. Dayrit, and Viroj Tangcharoensathien5. Socialized Medicine Meets Private Industry: Medical Tourism in Costa RicaCourtney A. LeePART II. BORDER CROSSINGS: RISKS, CONTROVERSIES, AND CONSEQUENCES6. Unseen Travelers: Medical Tourism and the Spread of Infectious DiseaseJill R. Hodges and Ann Marie Kimball7. Perilous Voyages: Travel Abroad for Organ Transplants and Stem Cell TreatmentsDominique Martin8. Cross-Border Assisted Reproductive Care: Global Quests for a ChildAndrea WhittakerPART III. LEGAL AND REGULATORY QUESTIONS9. Into the Void: The Legal Ambiguities of an Unregulated Medical Tourism MarketNathan Cortez10. Medical Outlaws or Medical Refugees?: An Examination of Circumvention TourismI. Glenn Cohen11. Independent Health Care Accreditation: Medical Tourism and Other International AspectsStephen T. Green and Hannah KingPART IV. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS12. Medical Travel and the Global Health Services Marketplace: Identifying Risks to Patients, Public Health, and Health SystemsLeigh Turner13. Medical Tourism Facilitators: Ethical Concerns about Roles and ResponsibilitiesJeremy Snyder, Valorie A. Crooks, Alexandra Wright, and Rory Johnston14. Conclusion: High Stakes MarketAnn Marie Kimball and Jill R. HodgesAbout the Editors and ContributorsIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Subjects: 362.1; Health & Fitness -- Health Care Issues; Medical Tourism; Bioethical Issues; Health Expenditures; Health Services Accessibility; Internationality; Health & Fitness -- Alternative Therapies; Health systems & services
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216140146
• Related ISBNs: 9780313399350
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