Medical tourism destination? You’ve got competition

For ASCs that engage in medical tourism as a strategy, the competition is getting tougher. From simple procedures to all-inclusive hotel practices, medical tourism is increasingly about the quality and experience, rather than the cost.

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For instance, some medical tourism patients are increasingly electing to have orthopedic and heart procedures performed in Asia, which has historically been a destination for plastic surgery, according to an article from Forbes.

Here are the top destination countries for medical tourism based on patient volume, according to research from Frost & Sullivan.

1. Thailand

2. Hungary

3. India

4. Singapore

5. Malaysia

6. Philippines

7. United States

8. Costa Rica

9. Brazil

10. Mexico

11. South Korea

12. Columbia

13. Belgium

14. Turkey

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