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GLOBAL HEALTHCARE “THERE ARE SOME BELIEFS THAT SHOULD

OPPORTUNITIES AND NEVER BE CHANGED REGARDLESS OF WHAT

DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA POPULATION YOU SERVE.”

China recently began venture or investment a
reforming their healthcare success,” said Han. She
system with the goal believes that the most
of innovating China’s important elements need to
healthcare space by come together in order to
2020. These reforms have a successful model.
will encourage direct
investment and merger “It is critical for U.S.
acquisition activities. There hospitals to collaborate

Lisa Han, a partner at Jones are also many proactive with Chinese doctors and
efforts to update medical
hospitals so that they can
Day, one of the largest law facilities to reduce the develop a modern design,
firms worldwide, provides overcrowding of public modern hospital system
legal services for hospitals, hospitals. All steps are and offer quality healthcare
governments, and being instituted to provide services,” she added.
facilitators in the global basic healthcare needs
healthcare space, as well as a to more of the general Concerning medical
variety of other legal issues. population. tourism in China, Han
listed two of the most
During the 9th World Medical Presently, joint ventures common misconceptions:
Tourism & Global Healthcare between Chinese hospitals
Congress, Medical Tourism and U.S. or other foreign 1. People believe that
Magazine had the chance to hospitals are the main Chinese technology
sit down with Ms. Han to hear focus. Additionally, the might not be as
about her take on medical Chinese government advanced as is
available in the U.S.
tourism and healthcare is working towards 2. For U.S. healthcare
improving the quality of
development in China.
their healthcare providers systems that seek to
through education in order recruit Chinese
to elevate the overall quality patients, management
of healthcare services. One needs to understand
of the main challenges for the culture of the
An Interview with Lisa Han these joint ventures is the Chinese population
in order to make this a
present shortage of quality
healthcare providers in
China. reality.
By: Medical Tourism Magazine “The goal is to provide
“Just because it is a U.S. that high-quality care in
brand doesn’t make the a culturally sensible and
Chinese hospital joint efficient manner,” said Han.

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