Borderless Health Care: Review of Three Stages

Abstract

The manuscript focuses on the evaluation of the activity of Medical Tourism, which allows a reflection of those who interact with the duality of the activity. Therefore, in health there are no borders, and its combination with leisure arouses interest in the double experience, as it has been in ancient cultures. Thus, a historical review of the phenomenon of the three stages in the travel decision is made. The reflection on the planning, and the process, during the experience and the post TM, through the different environments, allows distinguishing the risks and barriers present. By appreciating the specificities of the causes that favor the mobility of patients. Finally, the decision to travel rests with the traveler, who implies and justifies being a patient, who seeks specialized treatment privately abroad through a recognized provider in the international medical tourism network.