About Satori World Medical

With the rising cost of health care within the United States quite apparent, Satori® World Medical offers people an alternative approach to arranging medical treatment. The company, headquartered in San Diego, California, and led by President and CEO Steven Lash, relies on a global network of hospitals to help reduce the cost of health care for individuals, insurers, employers, and financial sponsors. Through its Quality Assurance Program™, Satori World Medical seeks out the finest facilities around the world to minimize the economic burden on patients. The network offers medical services in Thailand, India, Costa Rica, Mexico, Singapore, Canada, and several other countries. With its approach, the company continues to serve as a leader in the globalization of health care. As medical and technological improvements are made throughout the world, many countries can offer advanced medical care without an inflated price. Satori World Medical takes advantage of this reality through its Health & Shared Wealth Program™. The company boasts a savings of 40-80% on surgical procedures compared to traditional domestic options. The cost includes airfare, hospital and physician fees, hotel accommodations, foreign ground transportation, and a personal accident insurance policy for the patient and a companion. Employers can share these savings with their employee (the patient) through options such as depositing a portion of the savings into a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) or providing meal per diems while the patient is traveling for surgery. Utilizing an HRA allows for reimbursement to an employee for qualified medical expenses and can be compatible with a qualified Health Savings Account or other model. In addition to cost savings, Satori World Medical strives to provide comprehensive customer service. Through the use of technology and highly trained staff, the firm offers patients an uncomplicated route for scheduling and receiving treatment. After a patient registers via its website or calls, a Nurse Patient Advocate from Satori will make contact to discuss the entire medical treatment process. Next, a Travel Care Coordinator will arrange all logistics of travel and the procedure. Once the date has arrived, patients will be greeted at the airport, escorted to the hotel, and checked in to the hospital the following day. Finally, once the procedure is completed and travel is authorized, patients will return home and consult with their local physician.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Baja California and medical tourism in Mexico

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While the cost of care in the U.S. continues to be an issue for many, hospitals overseas continue to attract more patients. As predicted by experts, however, the popular destinations for medical travel are not only banking on the lower cost of care to convince more patients to come to their medical facilities.

Other than lower costs, consumers also place high priority on convenience and comfort, which contribute to speedy recovery and draw many from the Latino community in the US to countries like Mexico. The border country is close to home and hosts highly qualified doctors who fill their expectations in treatments.


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Mexican state Baja California has been actively promoting Mexico as a medical travel destination. Every year, Baja California attracts about 450,000 tourists, mostly from the US. Seeing an opportunity for further growth, the border state’s local government has been formulating a plan to increase investment in its facilities and specialists.

The plan involves investing 15 million Mexican pesos to attract 15 million medical travelers, who are then expected to bring in an additional $8 million in resources. Currently, the plan blankets about 10 hospitals, 12 pharmaceutical chains, and 600 medical specialists. In addition, Mexican tourism authorities expect higher accessibility borne of an exclusive medical lane for border crossings. Mexican medical travel has created inroads, to say the least.


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Satori World Medical is connected with many high quality hospitals and highly skilled surgeons around the world. For an idea of what Mexico has to offer in terms of medical travel, visit the company’s official website.
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