Episode Details: Medical Tourism
What you’ll get out of this episode:
- Introduction to Salubrum: Osama Usmani explains how Salubrum aims to revolutionize medical tourism by making the North American healthcare system more accessible to international care options.
- Beyond Cosmetic Surgery: Medical tourism extends far beyond cosmetic procedures, offering significant savings on essential treatments like IVF and stem cell therapy.
- Bridging the Gap: Salubrum focuses on creating digital tools that facilitate smoother communication between patients, payers, and providers, enhancing the medical tourism experience.
- Strategic Partnerships: Salubrum partners with major players like Quirón Salud and Definitive Healthcare to develop patient-provider links and expand distribution in North America.
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Transforming Healthcare Through Medical Tourism
In this episode of the Slice of Healthcare podcast, Jared Taylor sits down with Osama Usmani, CEO of Salubrum, to discuss an innovative approach to solving healthcare challenges in North America—medical tourism. With rising demand on healthcare systems and physician shortages, Usmani and his team are positioning Salubrum as a key player in making quality, affordable healthcare accessible through international partnerships.
Medical tourism often brings to mind cosmetic procedures, but Usmani explains that it’s much more. “People associate medical tourism with plastic surgery in Colombia or dental work in Mexico,” he says, “but we’re seeing a growing demand for more significant treatments such as IVF and stem cell therapies.” Salubrum is addressing these needs by providing a robust digital infrastructure that connects patients with global healthcare providers while streamlining communications between insurance payers and healthcare systems.
Salubrum’s Approach: Making Healthcare Accessible
One of the challenges facing medical tourism is its fragmented nature. Often, patients must rely on word-of-mouth recommendations from friends or relatives. Salubrum’s goal is to formalize and simplify the process by creating a trusted, “Expedia-like” platform for medical tourism. Usmani emphasizes that the company’s focus is not on reinventing medical tourism but on making it more accessible and trustworthy through digital tools.
Partnerships with Leading Healthcare Providers
Salubrum has formed key partnerships to achieve this goal. Their collaboration with Quirón Salud, Spain’s largest private healthcare provider, and Definitive Healthcare, a data-driven healthcare intelligence company, enables them to bridge gaps between North American patients and high-quality international healthcare providers. This partnership is key to Salubrum’s mission of reducing healthcare costs, wait times, and providing patients with more options.
What’s Next for Salubrum?
As Salubrum continues to build its infrastructure, Usmani looks forward to launching its digital platform by mid-2025. The company is also developing new data models to target potential patients more effectively, refining its approach to meet patient needs. As Salubrum grows, its aim remains clear—making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and seamless through medical tourism.
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