In the digital era there are lots of powerful tools which offer patients a possibility to easily share their hospital experiences, opinions, recommendations. That has a huge impact on hospital’s reputation so they need to build a new relationship with patients to stand the quality. According to the American Economic Review hospital reputation is an…
The European Parliament hosted and HTI attended a high-level conference in Brussels on 27th of September 2017, as a celebration of the International Tourism Day. Mr Antonio Tajani, President of the European Parliament underlined that Europe is the first tourism destination in the world and said that the „next budget should be more overtly political…
Dental Departures, a company that matches customers with clinics in 35 countries, lists the top world destinations for dental tourism. Five European countries generates a great revenue in the market. For example, the leading European destination Hungary attracts approximately 40 percent of dental medical tourism from within the EU only and 21 percent of travellers…
Scientists have designed a revolutionary new cancer screening tool that they believe can diagnose pancreatic cancer by analysing a user’s selfie. Early screening for pancreatic cancer is critical, since it has one of the lowest survival rates among all cancers. The technology, called ‘BiliScreen’ detect changes in the colour of a person’s sclera (white of…
Public expenditure on health care and long-term care has been increasing over the last decades in all EU Member States. In 2015, it accounted for 8.7% of GDP in the EU and could reach up to 12.6% of GDP in 2060, according to the Joint Report on Health Care and Long-term Care Systems and Fiscal…
For the first time since 1950 the working age population is beginning to decline. Also, we are facing a dramatic increase in the population aged 65 and over. According to the EU 30% to 40% of healthcare expenditure is already spent on people aged 65 and older. This causes changes in spending money. People are…
According to Integrated Benefits Institute data poor health takes approximately $576 billion annually out of the U.S. economy with 39 percent of that being attributed to lost productivity due to absenteeism and presenteeism. How companies can reduce the costs of “missed work”? One of the strategies is to implement a supportive work environment with new…
8th HTI Conference – the leading European conference on health tourism industry to be held in Zagreb, Croatia Zagreb, July 21, 2017 – The HTI (Health Tourism Industry) Conference, one of the most significant global events of its kind, will be held from 1-3 March 2018 in Zagreb. By entering its eight edition HTI Conference has…
If you are coming to Croatia, do not miss to visit Zagreb. At least for a short while. You will be delighted by its European charm with nicely preserved traces of Austro-Hungarian tradition, beautiful parks and promenades close to the city centre, and vibrancy of the streets, especially during the holidays or summer months. Zagreb’s…