Biomedical medical outsourcing

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  1. skin rash
    any red eruption of the skin
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  2. mitral valve
    valve with two cusps
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  3. health care
    the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
    Case 1: Medical Outsourcing
    As the cost of U.S. health care continues to rise to stratospheric levels, Americans have begun to shop around for medical treatment in foreign countries.
  4. cosmetic surgery
    plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  5. surgery
    science treating disease or injury by operative procedures
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  6. major surgery
    any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance
    However, outsourced medical procedures are outside the reach of many working class Americans, and these procedures have not been shown to lower the cost of
    1 Colliver, Victoria, “More Who Need Major Surgery Are Leaving U.S.,” The San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2008. sec.
  7. mitral
    relating to or resembling the miter worn by some clerics
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  8. heart surgery
    any surgical procedure involving the heart
    Furthermore, according to John Lancaster of The Washington Post, Indian private hospitals have a better mortality rate for heart surgery than American hospitals.3
  9. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  10. overseas
    beyond or across the ocean
    Individual patients are not the only ones taking advantage of the overseas medical market.
  11. procedure
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    The main incentive for outsourcing health care procedures is the relatively low cost and the high quality of care.
  12. funding
    financial resources provided to make some project possible
    In the 1990’s the Indian government shifted from funding public health care institutions to supporting private health care facilities.10
  13. panacea
    hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases
    Because of its economic advantages, the outsourcing of medical procedures has been widely touted as a panacea.
  14. burgeon
    grow and flourish
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  15. medical care
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    “Union Disrupts Plan to Send Ailing Workers to India for Cheaper Medical Care,” The New York Times, October 11, 2006.
  16. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
    Some companies (like Blue Ridge Paper Products of North Carolina), faced with the hard choice between providing health coverage and staying solvent, have tried sending their employees overseas for medical treatment.4
  17. bypass
    avoid something
    For example, “[h]eart bypass surgery, which can cost more than $130,000 in the United States, can be performed for $10,000 in India and $19,000 in Turkey.”1
  18. funded
    furnished with funds
    Additionally, while private, for-profit hospitals offer world-class, high-tech medical procedures to foreign patients and wealthy Indian nationals, most Indians are at the mercy of an under-funded and overstretched public health care system.8
  19. cosmetic
    serving a decorative rather than a useful purpose
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  20. disrupt
    make a break in
    “Union Disrupts Plan to Send Ailing Workers to India for Cheaper Medical Care,” The New York Times, October 11, 2006.
  21. trend
    a general tendency to change, as of opinion
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  22. surgical
    of or relating to a medical operation
    Surgical services in places like India and Thailand cost 70 to 80 percent less than in the United States.
  23. coupled
    joined together especially in a pair or pairs
    Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Sept. 12, 2006.
    5 Tatko-Peterson, Ann, “Going Abroad for Health Care: Medical Tourism Heads toward Robust Industry,” The Mercury News, Oct. 16, 2006. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15770690.htm.
    6 Colliver, supra n. 1.

    healthcare in the U.S. These concerns, coupled with the lack of continuity of care after patients leave the foreign hospital, have raised concern among workers and patients’ advocates.7
  24. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
    Because of its economic advantages, the outsourcing of medical procedures has been widely touted as a panacea.
  25. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
    While foreign patients pay for their care at Indian hospitals, their fee only partially funds these private institutions.
  26. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
    Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Sept. 12, 2006.
    5 Tatko-Peterson, Ann, “Going Abroad for Health Care: Medical Tourism Heads toward Robust Industry,” The Mercury News, Oct. 16, 2006. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15770690.htm.
    6 Colliver, supra n. 1.

    healthcare in the U.S. These concerns, coupled with the lack of continuity of care after patients leave the foreign hospital, have raised concern among workers and patients’ advocates.7
  27. discount
    an amount or percentage deducted
    While medical tourism is hardly novel (for years Americans have sought discounted cosmetic surgery in places like Mexico, Thailand and India), the interest in foreign medical treatment among uninsured (or underinsured) individuals is, indeed, a burgeoning trend.
  28. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
    The main incentive for outsourcing health care procedures is the relatively low cost and the high quality of care.
  29. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  30. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
    Surgical services in places like India and Thailand cost 70 to 80 percent less than in the United States.
  31. engaging
    attracting or delighting
    And companies are not the only ones engaging in this trend.
  32. legislator
    someone who makes or enacts laws
    For example, a West Virginia legislator has been developing a bill that “would encourage state employees to have nonemergency medical surgeries overseas.”5
  33. furthermore
    in addition
    Furthermore, according to John Lancaster of The Washington Post, Indian private hospitals have a better mortality rate for heart surgery than American hospitals.3
  34. rash
    imprudently incurring risk
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  35. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
    Urban areas cannot keep up with the demand for treatment, and rural towns often have no medical facilities whatsoever.9
  36. equip
    provide with, usually for a specific purpose
    As he recuperates from mitral valve surgery in a luxurious Indian hospital suite (fully-equipped with TV, computer, and mini-fridge), Robin Steeles can be assured that all of his needs will be catered to – from his diet and his galling skin rash to his craving for ice cream.2
  37. oppose
    be against
    Week in Review. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/weekinreview/01sengupta.html?ref=world
    3 0.8% in India as opposed to 2.35 % in the U.S. (see John Lancaster, “Surgeries, Side Trips for 'Medical Tourists',” The Washington Post, Oct. 21 2004.
  38. rely
    have confidence or faith in
    Concomitantly, companies in Florida, California and North Carolina have begun to specialize in selling medical insurance and services that rely on foreign hospitals.6
  39. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
    Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Sept. 12, 2006.
    5 Tatko-Peterson, Ann, “Going Abroad for Health Care: Medical Tourism Heads toward Robust Industry,” The Mercury News, Oct. 16, 2006. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15770690.htm.
    6 Colliver, supra n. 1.

    healthcare in the U.S. These concerns, coupled with the lack of continuity of care after patients leave the foreign hospital, have raised concern among workers and patients’ advocates.7
  40. concern
    something that interests you because it is important
    Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Sept. 12, 2006.
    5 Tatko-Peterson, Ann, “Going Abroad for Health Care: Medical Tourism Heads toward Robust Industry,” The Mercury News, Oct. 16, 2006. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15770690.htm.
    6 Colliver, supra n. 1.

    healthcare in the U.S. These concerns, coupled with the lack of continuity of care after patients leave the foreign hospital, have raised concern among workers and patients’ advocates.7
  41. abroad
    to or in a foreign country
    Julie Rovner, National Public Radio, Sept. 12, 2006.
    5 Tatko-Peterson, Ann, “Going Abroad for Health Care: Medical Tourism Heads toward Robust Industry,” The Mercury News, Oct. 16, 2006. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/15770690.htm.
    6 Colliver, supra n. 1.

    healthcare in the U.S. These concerns, coupled with the lack of continuity of care after patients leave the foreign hospital, have raised concern among workers and patients’ advocates.7
  42. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
    Because of its economic advantages, the outsourcing of medical procedures has been widely touted as a panacea.
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