Embargoed for publication Tuesday May 3rd
Monday , May 2nd, 2011
Avantis Health launches Global Health & Dental Price Index
- Cost comparisons show savings of up to 70% when treatment is purchased in other Western European countries such as the UK, Spain, Norway and Germany
- Savings of up to 30% can be achieved by shopping around within Ireland
Avantis Health, Ireland’s only ‘self-pay’ healthcare purchasing specialist, has today (Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011) published the first Avantis Health Global Health & Dental Price Index. The index, compiled by Avantis Health throughout Q1 2011, compares treatment costs, globally, for a range of elective procedures under the following categories:
- Dental
- Elective surgery
- Eye surgery
- Cosmetic Surgery
Launching the bi-annual initiative, Avantis Health Director, Orla Fahy said “The Avantis Health Global Health and Dental Price Index will show Irish patients that they can make significant savings on their health and dental care, by merely shopping around in Ireland with substantial savings possible if they are willing to travel abroad for treatment.”
“For example” she added, “patients requiring a simple dental implant (with crown) can save over 50% by undergoing the treatment in another European country. Patients requiring common but more invasive procedures, such as knee replacements or cruciate ligament repair, can make similar savings in the same way.”
“Savings in cosmetic surgery are also particularly evident” added Ms. Fahy. “A tummy tuck procedure can cost 79% less without even traveling outside Europe, while breast augmentation could cost 54% less by taking a flight to Belgium. Many Avantis Health members have even built their treatment into their sun holiday!”.
“Patients who don’t want to travel outside Ireland can also make significant savings, up to 30% in some cases” added Ms Fahy. “Our research comparing prices in Ireland shows significant variation between treatment providers. Patients can simply contact us and we will find them the best value in the country.”
With specially trained health purchasing staff, working with a network of over 100 approved treatment providers in Ireland, Europe and farther afield, Avantis Health takes the worry out of treatment purchase either at home or abroad. Consumers can compare treatment costs and get quotes for over fifty procedures. Avantis have negotiated significant discounts for its members as it purchases for all its members and therefore gets “bulk discounts”. Membership of Avantis Health is free.
Avantis works with the patient and his/her medical advisor to source the best value, best quality treatment.
More details about the Avantis Health service and self-funded healthcare are available on www.avantishealth.com.
Please see below for full Avantis Health Global Health & Dental Price Index
Notes:
About this survey: Prices quoted are average procedure costs as provided by hospitals and dentists, from various countries on a “self pay” basis. Self pay is defined as a non-insured patient funding the treatment. Treatment costs differ among individual treatment providers and all prices have been converted to Euro. Taking changes in exchange rates, prices should be seen as indicative.
Disclaimer:
- The survey is provided purely for information purposes
- There are other consideration other than price when purchasing treatment – these have not been considered as part of this report
- This report does not constitute a recommendation for any country or provider.
About Avantis Health: Avantis Health Limited specialises in healthcare treatment purchasing for self pay business and personal customers. Consumers can compare treatment costs and get quotes for over fifty procedures. Avantis have negotiated significant discounts for its members as it purchases for all its members and therefore gets “bulk discounts”. Membership of Avantis Health is free. Avantis Health has a provider network in eleven countries, including Ireland, who quote for healthcare treatments for Avantis Health members.
Avantis Health is a wholly owned Irish company supported by Enterprise Ireland. Established in Dublin in 2007, Avantis already offers self-funded healthcare purchasing products across Europe. The Avantis Health team includes health cost containment professionals with in depth experience in the field of Managed Care. Its ever increasing global network of approved suppliers has over 100 Healthcare providers, including Hospitals, Clinics, Dentists and Health Centers.
For further information please contact Emily Tully, Emily Tully PR & Online Communications on 086 385 6225 or email emily@emilytully.com
Price Index Findings
Basket 1 – Dental
| Tooth Extraction | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 90 | |
| UK | 75 | 17% |
| Cyprus | 73 | 19% |
| Greece | 75 | 17% |
| Hungary | 39 | 57% |
| India | 21 | 77% |
| Italy | 50 | 44% |
| Malaysia | 22 | 76% |
| Poland | 48 | 47% |
| Portugal | 82 | 9% |
| Spain | 74 | 18% |
| Turkey | 40 | 56% |
| Oral examination and consultation | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 65 | |
| UK | 55 | 15% |
| Croatia | 20 | 69% |
| Cyprus | 21 | 68% |
| India | 8 | 88% |
| Italy | 27 | 58% |
| Latvia | 30 | 54% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 100% |
| Portugal | 40 | 38% |
| Spain | 0 | 100% |
| Turkey | 8 | 88% |
| Crown | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Saving |
| Ireland | 600 | |
| UK | 678 | -11% |
| Croatia | 272 | 50% |
| Cyprus | 378 | 31% |
| Czech | 267 | 54% |
| Greece | 189 | 69% |
| Hungary | 235 | 60% |
| India | 130 | 82% |
| Italy | 455 | 35% |
| Philippines | 54 | 88% |
| Poland | 273 | 55% |
| Portugal | 473 | 35% |
| Spain | 343 | 41% |
| Turkey | 217 | 68% |
| Dental Implant (including crown) | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 2495 | |
| UK | 3058 | -23% |
| Croatia | 935 | 63% |
| Cyprus | 1514 | 39% |
| Greece | 1041 | 58% |
| Hungary | 1219 | 51% |
| India | 744 | 70% |
| Italy | 1118 | 55% |
| Spain | 1219 | 51% |
| Turkey | 896 | 64% |
| Dental X ray | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 50 | |
| UK | 8 | 73% |
| Greece | 19 | 37% |
| Hungary | 7 | 77% |
| India | 5 | 83% |
| Italy | 20 | 33% |
| Malaysia | 34 | 13% |
| Poland | 12 | 60% |
| Portugal | 15 | 50% |
| Thailand | 4 | 87% |
| Tooth extraction – wisdom tooth | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 150 | |
| UK | 160 | -7% |
| Cyprus | 212 | -41% |
| Greece | 190 | -27% |
| Hungary | 122 | 19% |
| India | 135 | 10% |
| Italy | 135 | 10% |
Basket 2 – Elective Surgery
| Nose reconstruction (rhinoplasty) | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 3250 | |
| UK | 4165 | -28% |
| Austria | 3190 | 2% |
| Australia | 3955 | -22% |
| Belgium | 2030 | 38% |
| Brazil | 1112 | 66% |
| France | 3184 | 2% |
| Greece | 3705 | -14% |
| Hungary | 1985 | 39% |
| India | 1785 | 45% |
| Poland | 1638 | 50% |
| Slovakia | 1540 | 53% |
| South Africa | 2640 | 19% |
| Spain | 3260 | 0% |
| Thailand | 1923 | 41% |
| Turkey | 2399 | 26% |
| Colposcopy | ||
| Country | Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 495 | |
| United Kingdom | 725 | -46% |
| Cyprus | 700 | -41% |
| India | 750 | -52% |
| Turkey | 480 | 3% |
| Cruciate Ligament Repair | ||
| Price € | Saving | |
| Ireland | 5514 | |
| United kingdom | 5520 | -1% |
| Germany | 2700 | 51% |
| India | 3350 | 39% |
| Lithuania | 1632 | 70% |
| Norway | 2430 | 55% |
| Tunisia | 1800 | 67% |
| Spain | 2500 | 54% |
| Knee
Arthroscopy |
||
|
Country |
Price € |
Savings |
| Ireland | 2700 | |
| UK | 2618 | 3% |
| Germany | 1785 | 34% |
| India | 1250 | 54% |
| Poland | 714 | 74% |
| Spain | 1800 | 33% |
| Knee Replacement | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Savings |
| Ireland | 17049 | |
| United Kingdom | 11400 | 33% |
| Poland | 5676 | 67% |
| India | 4284 | 75% |
| Norway | 9360 | 45% |
| Tunisia | 4320 | 75% |
| Spain | 7370 | 57% |
| Germany | 7735 | 55% |
| Cyprus | 8141 | 52% |
Basket 3 – Eye surgery
| Laser Eye Surgery | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Saving |
| Ireland | 1550 | |
| UK | 1309 | 27% |
| Belgium | 1300 | 28% |
| Cyprus | 2860 | -59% |
| Czech | 560 | 69% |
| Hungary | 545 | 70% |
| India | 900 | 50% |
| Thailand | 1570 | 13% |
| Tunisia | 892 | 50% |
| Turkey | 1006 | 44% |
|
Cataract Removal |
||
|
Country |
Price € |
Saving |
| Ireland | 2696 | |
| UK | 2796 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1184 | 56% |
| France | 1547 | 43% |
| Hungary | 761 | 72% |
| Norway | 1093 | 59% |
| Poland | 1184 | 8% |
| Portugal | 1968 | 27% |
| Thailand | 731 | 73% |
| India | 1070 | 60% |
Basket 4 – Cosmetic
| Breast augmentation | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Savings |
| Ireland | 4950 | |
| UK | 5253 | -6% |
| Austria | 5184 | -5% |
| Australia | 3492 | 29% |
| Belgium | 2256 | 54% |
| Brazil | 2065 | 58% |
| Cyprus | 3283 | 34% |
| Czech | 2932 | 41% |
| France | 3552 | 28% |
| Greece | 4500 | 9% |
| Hungary | 2708 | 45% |
| India | 2510 | 49% |
| Poland | 2714 | 45% |
| South Africa | 2670 | 46% |
| Spain | 4075 | 18% |
| Turkey | 2640 | 47% |
| Breast lift | ||
|
Country |
Price € | Saving |
| Ireland | 7250 | |
| UK | 5111 | 30% |
| Austria | 3060 | 58% |
| Belgium | 2955 | 59% |
| Brazil | 1430 | 80% |
| Cyprus | 3282 | 55% |
| Czech | 2018 | 72% |
| France | 3490 | 52% |
| Hungary | 2120 | 71% |
| India | 2290 | 68% |
| Poland | 2130 | 71% |
| Slovakia | 1985 | 73% |
| Spain | 4250 | 41% |
| Thailand | 2830 | 61% |
| Turkey | 2965 | 59% |
| Eyelids – upper & lower | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Saving |
| Ireland | 5000 | |
| UK | 4165 | 17% |
| Australia | 4650 | 7% |
| Belgium | 2275 | 55% |
| Brazil | 1005 | 80% |
| Croatia | 1700 | 66% |
| Czech | 1680 | 66% |
| France | 2625 | 48% |
| Greece | 3177 | 36% |
| Hungary | 1444 | 71% |
| India | 2190 | 56% |
| Poland | 1651 | 67% |
| South Africa | 2180 | 56% |
| Spain | 2999 | 40% |
| Thailand | 1090 | 78% |
| Turkey | 1860 | 63% |
| Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) | ||
|
Country |
Price € |
Saving |
| Ireland | 7250 | |
| UK | 5820 | 20% |
| Austria | 4840 | 33% |
| Belgium | 2740 | 62% |
| Brazil | 1430 | 80% |
| Czech | 2710 | 63% |
| France | 3151 | 57% |
| Greece | 4765 | 34% |
| Hungary | 2176 | 70% |
| India | 2506 | 65% |
| Lithuania | 1527 | 79% |
| Malaysia | 2653 | 63% |
| Poland | 2656 | 63% |
| South Africa | 4161 | 43% |
| Spain | 4717 | 35% |
| Thailand | 2480 | 66% |
| Turkey | 2750 | 62% |
Fine Gael hacking shows heavy moderation is bad PR
Message on the hacked Fine Gael website
I must admit, I didn’t think much of the whole Fine Gael website hack story until I heard Chris Donoghue talking to the Evening Herald’s Kevin Doyle on Newstalk Breakfast this morning.
It’s the claim that Fine Gael censored visitors comments that interests me most.
Working as a freelance community manager, I find it flabbergasting that an organisation such as Fine Gael, would make such an error.
Having worked with Newstalk as freelance community manager in the past, my responsibilities included moderating comments and managing social media and other online interaction. The moderation policy was, as a naughties bank regulator’s might have been; ‘light touch’.
The only comments to remain ‘unapproved’ were those directly libelous or defamatory. The only editing of comments was to remove unnecessary bad language – and usually only very bad language!
Why? Well you cannot, in my opinion, adopt an incentive inviting and encouraging comment and interaction from Joe Public and only publish the nice bits.
Now, I appreciate, and indeed have experience of this being very difficult in an organisation managing many different personalities. There were individuals who felt certain comments should be removed and they made their feelings known. But thankfully management agreed that its shows contempt to moderate unnecessarily and illustrates a lack of understanding of what online interaction is all about.
So is the Fine Gael experience another stunning example of ‘online interaction is so hot right now’ marketing box-ticking devoid of understanding and respect for the online community?
I think yes – but am open to your, uncensored, views!
Certainly the party’s response to subscribers who’ve been burned by the ‘sharing’ of their personal information would appear to illustrate just that and is in itself a PR disaster:
with thanks to Stewart @irishstu Curry
And we know hacking is ‘bad’ so do we really need Fine Gael spin to hammer home the point as per today’s Fine Gael home page?
I was unimpressed when the Fine Gael ‘talk to Enda’ website launched and felt it was an empty venture. It appears to be so.