1) outpatient medical records (records of attending doctors during outpatient treatment in the hospital)
2) Copy of hospitalization medical records (including large-sum hospitalization medical records, laboratory examination and inspection reports during hospitalization, pathological reports, genetic test reports, treatment records, surgical and/or biopsy records, and discharge summary, which can be copied in the hospital medical record room with patient ID card and hospitalization number).
3) Pathological section (pathological section stained in hospital; And more than 20 unstained pathological white films, which need immunohistochemistry and gene detection. Can be obtained by paying a deposit in the hospital pathology department with the patient's ID card and hospitalization number)
4) All original images or discs (including X-rays, ct films, mri films, pet-ct films or discs, bone scans, etc.). ), the international dicom format electronic version is preferred for images.
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The second step is the choice of foreign hospitals to go abroad for medical treatment.
To go abroad to see a doctor, you must first choose a country, and then choose which hospital and doctor. According to industry statistics, 80% of patients choose the United States and 20% choose Japan. The United States has advanced medical technology, many drugs and many treatment schemes formulated by the United States, so the United States has become the first choice. Because of its proximity to China and relatively low price, Japan became the second choice.
Take the United States as an example, you can refer to the annual ranking of American hospitals in US News and World Report, which contains detailed comprehensive and specialist rankings. It is suggested that domestic patients should try to choose the top 10 hospital to ensure the medical quality. For example, the top three cancers are: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Kaitlin Memorial Cancer Center and Mayo Medical Center in Si Long. The choice of doctors can refer to the comprehensive judgment of doctors' age, professional scope and academic status.
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The third step is to 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. Before going abroad to see a doctor, the patient has seen many hospitals in China, even lived in hospitals many times and had surgery or other treatments.
Generally speaking, the format of English medical records received by hospitals in the United States is basically the same, including disease introduction, course of treatment and medication, surgical records, pathological records, image reports, laboratory reports, etc. Of course, some registration application forms are slightly different in different hospitals.
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Step 4: Submit English medical records and pay the estimated expenses.
Submit the English medical record, and the patient will receive the doctor's appointment letter and cost estimate in about 1-3 weeks. The appointment letter indicates that the patient has been accepted. In the letter of appointment, it will be clearly written: the hospital agrees to accept it and agree on the time and place to meet. Cost estimates, some hospitals issue pre-cost estimates, and some hospitals even issue overall cost estimates. Patients need to pay in advance to American hospitals. Generally, there are two ways, one is wire transfer and the other is credit card payment. Of course, patients must pay directly to the hospital, not to the agency.
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Step 5: Apply for a medical visa.
When applying for a visa, patients must remember: seek truth from facts and adhere to truth and integrity. The visa officer of the American embassy in China is particularly concerned about whether what the visa applicant told him is true or not. Usually when signing an endorsement, the visa officer will first ask, "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 and economic certificates to prove that their purpose in going to the United States is indeed to see a doctor, and they have enough financial resources to pay for the expenses incurred by seeing a doctor. Patients will return to China as scheduled after seeing a doctor and will not stay in the United States.
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Step 6: Book air tickets and accommodation.
After the visa is passed, you can arrange your itinerary. When booking air tickets, patients are advised to book round-trip air tickets, and the return air tickets can be changed to ensure the smooth entry of patients into the United States.
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Step 7: Set out.
Generally speaking, patients are advised to arrive in the United States 2-3 days before the appointment, adjust the time difference, get familiar with the hospitals and living environment in the United States, and prepare for the next medical treatment.