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Miami Healthcare Tourism - Brucker Bio Feedback

Delivered February 1, 2020. Contributor: Estel M.

Goals

To provide detailed information and statistics on healthcare tourism in Miami tied to Brucker Bio Feedback clinic. Research will be used to gain insights on why Miami Jewish Health receives large number of foreign patients specifically French children with cerebral palsy.

Early Findings

MJH Biofeedback Program Popularity South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report (SFHNHR) stated that about 200 patients travel from France to Miami specifically for the Brucker Biofeedback program as an alternative therapy for brain injury.
SFHNHR reported an estimated 300,000 international patients visit the US annually to access specialty care. 
Josef Woodman, author of "Patients Beyond Borders", said that US specialists "are often called upon to treat cases considered difficult or untreatable elsewhere" in spite of cost differences. 
Miami Jewish Health (MJH) Physician Services VP Marynell Lubinski  attributes the popularity of the biofeedback program among French patients to its effectivity. 
Lubinski said, "Our patients feel the quality of services offered here is higher than other centers in Europe."
 Miami Jewish Health itself is ranked as a leading medical center in skilled nursing and senior care.
MJH offers several specialist care facilities including the Rosomoff Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center which uses the Brucker Method and The Memory Center.
MJH serves over 12,000 patients annually from local areas and countries abroad. 

Miami Healthcare Tourism Health Leaders Media reported that Miami has established itself as an international destination for foreign patients.
 Miami has worked with large healthcare providers as well as the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce to promote the city's world-class healthcare.
The city established MiamiHealthCare.org to provide interested visitors a central resource for its medical services.
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce's Rolando D. Rodriguez said, "We're going to be the world's number one international getaway for healthcare."

Proposed next steps:

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We recommend continuing research to gather recent statistics and 3-5 insights on Miami's healthcare tourism tied specifically to Brucker Bio Feedback.

Alternatively, we can continue to research Miami Jewish Health's current customer base and gather insights on why patients (specifically French children with cerebral palsy) choose treatment in the U.S. and Miami Jewish Health in particular.