Individuals
Find and Book Quality, Affordable Health Care, Anywhere
Health Options Worldwide (HOW) instantly connects patients with affordable health care, top quality physicians and a wide array of surgery options with our online marketplace.
Finding and booking surgery options online is free and easy. Members can research, request and reserve medical treatments from an outstanding network of qualified medical professionals both in the U.S. and around the world.
Enjoy a Variety of Benefits at Your Fingertips
Patients use our online marketplace to:
- Search for health care based on quality, experience, location and cost
- Identify destinations of medical excellence and destinations of surgical excellence
- Compare medical providers and surgery options
- Directly contact medical providers for the most personalized health communications
- Reduce health care costs and reduce surgery costs
- Confirm an appointment with a physician and book a surgery online
- Receive care and immediate follow-up, whether booking local care or traveling for surgery
- Schedule follow-up care from a local physician
Make the Most Informed Health Care Choices
Choosing a health care provider is a serious decision, so we encourage our users to read and compare the profiles of our medical providers.
Health care providers share the following information on our site:
- Important details about their practice or hospital
- Awards and recognitions they have received
- Procedures and surgery options they offer
- Their expertise and level of experience
- A personal message about their practice
Whether you're seeking health care in the U.S. or traveling abroad for surgery, our online marketplace makes it easy and affordable for you to obtain high quality health care.
Benefit from Easy, Streamlined Communications With Providers
Our online marketplace facilitates easy, streamlined communications and file sharing between patients and providers. Patients can upload, store and remotely access the following personal healthcare information:
- Electronic health records
- Medical history
- Current health stats
- Medication history and allergies
By maintaining and sharing your updated health record, you can ensure that providers have all the information they need to administer the best care available with your unique needs in mind. You’ll also ensure that your personal health information is readily available to you and your providers anywhere in the world, anytime you need it.
Whether you're seeking treatment mere miles from home or on the other side of the world, HOW brings patients and providers closer together and preserves the relationship between the doctor and the patient.
Feel at Ease and at Home ... Even When You're Thousands of Miles Away
Traveling for surgery can be lonesome, particularly if a patient is traveling abroad. To help patients feel more at ease when traveling for health care, HOW offers patients an online blog where they can communicate with family and feel better connected with loved ones.
From providing patients with a wide array of health care options around the world to connecting patients with their loved ones—whether they're just down the street or thousands of miles from home—HOW strives to make health care and medical travel as easy as possible for patients.
To start exploring your global health care options,
click here to create your free profile.
