How to go abroad to see a doctor

The concept abroad is very big. To go abroad to see a doctor, you must first choose a country, and then choose which hospital and doctor. For example, if some patients' relatives are in Britain, priority can be given to finding suitable hospitals and doctors in London. If some patients speak German well and know Germany well, then the search perspective will also be set in Germany. Of course, most patients will choose the United States at present, because the United States has the best medical system and the most advanced medical technology in the world.

For patients who don't know much about American hospitals, a good reference source is The Best Hospital, which is a book published every year by American News and World Report magazine. At present, the latest edition is 20 15, which summarizes the best general hospitals and the best specialized hospitals in the United States for patients' reference.

Step 2: Translate the medical records.

In America, you don't need to register before seeing a doctor, but you need to make an appointment. Before making an appointment, the patient needs to provide the hospital with very complete medical records, and then the doctor decides whether to accept them.

Generally speaking, patients before going abroad have seen many hospitals in China, even lived in hospitals many times and had surgery or other treatments. Rich medical experience leads to very heavy medical records, including surgical records, examination reports, pathological reports and so on. Cai Qiang suggested that patients seek the help of domestic attending doctors to sort out the thick medical records into simple medical records. Every American hospital has different requirements for medical record abstracts, so it needs to be handled by professionals. It's better to find Dr. China who studied in an American hospital, rather than someone who doesn't know medicine.

After confirming the Chinese version of the medical record summary, you need to find someone who knows both medicine and English to translate it into English. After translation, it needs to be converted into Dicom format and sent to the international patient office of the American hospital applying for appointment together with the image data and pathological report.

After receiving the information, if the American hospital judges that the patient's condition does not need to go abroad for treatment, or it is too serious for the American hospital to provide much help, then it is very likely that the patient will be rejected by the hospital.

Step 3: Advance payment

If the patient is lucky and the American hospital agrees to accept it, then the hospital will send an appointment letter. In the appointment letter, it will be clearly written: when will the appointment be made when the hospital agrees to accept it?

Along with the letter of appointment, there is also a cost estimate. After receiving this letter, the patient needs to pay in advance to the American hospital. Generally, there are two ways, one is wire transfer and the other is credit card payment.

Step 4: Apply for a visa

When applying for a visa, patients must remember: seek truth from facts and have something to say. The visa officer of the American embassy in China is very concerned about whether what the visa applicant told him is true or not. Usually when applying for a visa, the first thing the visa officer asks is, "What are you doing in the United States?"

For all patients who want to go to the United States to see a doctor, they must tell the visa officer truthfully: I want to go to the United States to see a doctor, not because of travel, business, visiting relatives and friends and other reasons. Moreover, before the visa, patients need to prepare relatively complete visa application materials to convince visa officers that their purpose of going to the United States is indeed to see a doctor.

The information prepared by the patient needs to prove two points: 1, sufficient financial resources to pay for the expenses incurred by seeing a doctor; 2. After seeing a doctor, the patient will return to China as scheduled to avoid staying in the United States or becoming an illegal immigrant.

Going abroad to see a doctor may not be as complicated as expected, but the actual operation involves a lot of professional knowledge. You must be prepared to evaluate your personal ability, act cautiously, and be prepared for everything that will not delay the treatment of your illness.