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Why offer medical travel?
With rising healthcare costs, medical travel is an innovative way to contain expenses without cutting benefits. What services does BridgeHealth provide to insurance companies?
BridgeHealth provides turnkey solutions in the complex international provider network. We arrange negotiated pricing and easy access to the World-Class Provider Network™, which consists of facilities in international destinations where dentists, physicians and hospitals are well-known and respected for their dental and medical care and expertise. We also streamline administrative functions such as provider sourcing, scheduling, coordinating with employees and payment. How does BridgeHealth screen hospitals, physicians and dentists for the World-Class Provider Network™?
BridgeHealth carefully selects facilities which are accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) or organizations with equivalent standards. JCI is a division of Joint Commission Resources (JCR), the not-for-profit affiliate of The Joint Commission, the largest accreditor of healthcare organizations in the U.S. In qualifying hospitals and facilities for participation, BridgeHealth criteria, among other items, include:
Reputation for quality
Indicated experience in selected procedures
Accreditation status
Ability to provide clinical data
Agreement to participate in our quality assurance and reporting program
Customer service orientation
Excellent nurse to patient ratio
Choice of geographic location
Familiarity with the needs of international patients
International standards in clinical delivery and patients’ rooms
World-class medical infrastructure and equipment What is the level of medical training among foreign doctors and dentists?
Many foreign doctors and dentists have been educated and trained in the U.S. or other Western countries. They have advanced schooling, skills, and experience equivalent to that of doctors in American hospitals and medical centers. Many doctors in our network are active participants in their professional organizations and many have published papers on the procedures they offer. They are well respected by their peers and have successful track records. Do hospitals in other countries have the same type of facilities and equipment as Western hospitals?
Hospitals in the World-Class Provider NetworkTM are often as well-equipped and cutting-edge as modern U.S. hospitals and other Western facilities. Many of them were designed and furnished by the same medical experts who set up hospitals in Western countries.
What types of medical procedures are available in other countries?
Virtually every type of medical or dental procedure from minor to complex is available through the World-Class Provider Network™. Cardiac, neuro and orthopedic procedures, bypass surgery, knee and hip replacements, cancer care, dental work, plastic surgery, weight loss procedures, detox and much more are available to today’s medical traveler. What are the savings?
While costs vary depending on the procedure, length of stay and the destination, savings generally range from 30-80% les than the same procedure in the US. What is the World-Class Provider Network™?
BridgeHealth has assembled the World-Class Provider Network™, the most extensive network of international pre-screened physicians and accredited hospitals in the industry, comprising over 25 hospitals and 600 physicians, dentists and health professionals in more than 10 countries – and growing. What makes BridgeHealth different from other companies that specialize in medical travel?
BridgeHealth’s founders, managers and staff have first-hand experience in medical travel as well as backgrounds in medicine, hospital management and insurance. This knowledge base gives us the ability to build and consistently monitor a robust provider network, evaluating quality parameters, safety requirements, equipment and track record. To learn more about the roots of BridgeHealth, visit our About Us page.
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