The easiest way to improve a medical-tourism plan is to stop defending it for ten minutes. Red-team the quote as if your job is to find the weak point before you spend money.
Attack the scope
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Can you explain exactly what is being proposed in one sentence?
Can you explain exactly what is being proposed in one sentence?
02
If the plan uses a package name, translate it into procedures, devices, materials, facility and expected stages.
If the plan uses a package name, translate it into procedures, devices, materials, facility and expected stages.
03
Ask what would make the clinician recommend something different after examination.
Ask what would make the clinician recommend something different after examination.
Attack the money
01
Which line items are not stated? Which are estimates? Which are paid directly to a different entity?
Which line items are not stated? Which are estimates? Which are paid directly to a different entity?
02
Does the deposit remain refundable if clinical evaluation changes the plan?
Does the deposit remain refundable if clinical evaluation changes the plan?
03
What costs remain if a revision, enhancement or additional treatment is later recommended?
What costs remain if a revision, enhancement or additional treatment is later recommended?
Attack the handoff
01
What if you are not ready to fly on the planned date?
What if you are not ready to fly on the planned date?
02
What records leave with you?
What records leave with you?
03
Who answers a routine question after you return home, and what symptoms should send you directly to local care?
Who answers a routine question after you return home, and what symptoms should send you directly to local care?
The questions I would actually ask
- What assumption could make the quote wrong?
- What is the first cost likely to appear outside the package?
- What happens if I need two extra nights?
- Who owns the clinical follow-up?
- Which promise is verbal only?
Use the answer, not just the reassurance. A good provider can usually tell you what is known, what still requires examination/testing, and what could change the plan.
Do not let the lead form become the medical record. Keep initial intake lightweight. Candidacy, diagnosis, medication instructions and detailed records belong with the licensed clinical team once there is a real clinical reason to collect them.
Want help turning this into a real Colombia plan?
Keep it simple. Tell me what you are exploring and where you are in the process. This goes into the same medical lead pipeline used across the Colombia sites.
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