How to Plan A Successful Medical Tourism Trip

Do you have a friend or relative who's traveled for health care?  Did they tell you about how much money they saved, about the great quality, or the excellent bedside manner?  

That sounded great to me!  At least it did, until I started thinking about all the details:

• How do you know that you’ve found a good doctor?

• Will you be safe in the city or country you go to?

• What about payment?  Credit card?  Insurance?  Cash Upfront?

• Who would take care of you if something goes wrong, or while you recover?

The truth is, medical tourism can be complicated.  There are a lot of things to think about.  Your medical problems are stressful enough, before thinking about all this travel stuff.

Still, saving 10's of thousands of dollars is worth it, right?  

How do you get started?  How can you get the savings, quality, and benefits of traveling, but still be safe?

Here is one solution:  Ilene Little, founder of Traveling4Health, blogger, and journalist has focused all her resources on writing a book on how to make it work.  

Ilene has spent years interviewing travelers, learning what they did right, and what they did wrong.  When you buy this book, you get all their knowledge and experience wrapped up in a step by step guide for making your trip successful, and stress-free.

This is a comprehensive book - over 90 pages of step by step guidance.   You won't find some of the material in any other book on the market.  

Why?  Simply put, no-one else has been listening to what other travelers have been saying.   Other books are written by doctors and facilitators.  They each have a piece of the puzzle, but not the whole picture.

Ilene Little has been interviewing travelers and blogging about their experiences.  She sees the process from your perspective - from beginning to end.  She now has unique insight into what works for you, as the traveler.  All of that experience is now ready for the would-be medical tourist.  When you buy the book, you'll have it at your fingertips.

This book is available in paperback online  and at book stores everywhere.  Kindle edition available on Amazon.  

Medical experts and travel experts have reviewed this book, providing smart comments and professional opinions.  If you're thinking about traveling for medical reasons, you really must read this book.

You'll get specific advice from professionals like Tim Morales:

“If someone wants to work with medical tourists they will go the extra route and get accredited to American standards. If not, you have to question, is this the guy I want to do my work?”  - Tim Morales of Costa Rican Dental Care

Take this quiz to decide if this book is right for you:

 If you answered yes to some or all of these, then "How to Plan Your Successful Medical Tourism Trip" is the book for you.

We gave the book to several Medical Tourism patients.  These are people who have already been through the process.  This is what they had to say about "How to Plan Your Successful Medical Tourism Trip":

Rather than a typical book, this is more like having a conversation with some of the leading individuals in the medical tourism field.  The interactivity with links to current websites and the availability of email addresses and contact information for many of those quoted in this book should be of great help to an individual who wants to learn the essentials in planning a medical tourism trip.  The option of traveling for medical care is such a new idea to most Americans that this book’s focus on medical facilitators, insurance issues, and accommodation considerations will prove a great starting point in what can seem to be an overwhelming process of planning the details of such a trip. Ilene Little is to be commended for providing such help and for her even-handed assessment of when medical travel is or isn’t advisable.   The bottom line – this book should provide much peace of mind to the prospective medical traveler.  - Dan Cormany, Florida International University
Faculty Member at the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism

It is GREAT!  I just wish that I had this type of information in 2004 when I was trying to make the right treatment decisions for my prostate cancer.  I can assure you that some of my decisions would have been different.

- Gary and Lea Walton, patient

Hi Ilene,

This is a fabulous book, I wish I would have had it before I went the first time. You have covered all the bases. We are off to Costa Rica tomorrow for a 2nd hip replacement so wish me luck. - Cheri Downie, patient

I read over your book on medical tourism.  It is professionally done, and contains a lot of information  .....   there is a huge audience of people like me who have a need  ....  A book such as yours could spread the word faster than just random searching like mine, so any method you can find to expand your audience will speed up the process 
-  William Buiten, patient

How to Plan a Successful Medical Trip is a resource guide that educates health tourism consumers on how to use the Internet wisely as a source for information and communication.  It offers professional advice, proven healthcare options, treatments and techniques to assist patients’ decisions by minimizing unforeseen errors in the decision-making process when choosing the right medical practitioner and facility.

This book offers straight talk from expert medical practitioners and healthcare contributors.  It is an invaluable resource for consumers, medical researchers and others who are seeking to tap into the knowledge industry of how to access cutting edge and quality, health-tourism information minus the marketing fluff. - Sharon Parris-Chambers, Advisory Board - Public Relations, Panama Medical Tourism

If you're considering a medical tourism trip, you need this book to help you decide if it's right for you.  If it is, the book will take you step by step through the planning process.  You'll know all the tricks of the trade to feel confident before you ever leave for the airport. 

Even minor procedures such as simple dental work can save you several hundred dollars.  Major surgeries, or unique treatments (cancer treatments for example) can save 10's of thousands of dollars.  

How much is it worth to know that you'll be safe?  How much is it worth to know everything is taken care of before you walk out your door?  That kind of peace of mind is invaluable.

Peace of mind is what you get when you buy "How to Plan Your Successful Medical Tourism Trip".