International patients rarely choose a hospital on one factor. They build a short list, often in a spreadsheet, and compare the same few things across every option. The provider that makes those answers easy to find usually wins.
This guide covers the criteria patients use and how to present your answers. At the end, we explain how our referral network works.
- Patients compare providers on the same handful of criteria.
- Make accreditation, language support, pricing, aftercare and response time easy to find.
- A one-page summary in English answers most of the comparison at once.
- No cost during our launch period: if your clinic already works this way, apply to our network in about five minutes.
The criteria that come up again and again
- Credentials and accreditation: licensing with the national health authority and any international accreditation.
- Language: whether someone handles the patient in English from first message to discharge.
- Price clarity: an itemized quote in USD.
- Aftercare: what follow-up looks like after the patient flies home.
- Response time: how quickly the first useful answer arrives.
Make the answers easy to find
Patients compare what they can see. If your accreditation is mentioned only in a brochure, or your English-language coordinator isn’t named anywhere, you lose that line of the comparison by default. Put each answer on a single page or PDF in English, and send it with your first reply.
What tips a close comparison
When two providers look similar, patients tend to choose the one that answered faster and more specifically, and the one that was honest about limits: what it doesn’t do, and which patients it isn’t right for.
Our network: how we send you patients
If your clinic already works this way, or wants to, you can receive patients through our network. HealthcareCompare.co is part of a network of English-language guides for patients researching treatment abroad, many of them considering Colombia.
- A patient contacts usThey read our guides and tell us about their case through our form or WhatsApp.
- We check and assignWe confirm the procedure, dates, budget and records. If the case is complete and fits your clinic, we send it to you.
- Your clinic quotesYour coordinator contacts the patient in English, with a price in USD. The medical and commercial relationship is between you and the patient.
Each case goes to one clinic at a time. If your clinic can’t take it or doesn’t reply within one business day, it goes to another approved partner.
What we ask of your clinic
What it costs
No cost while we build the network
If we send you a case during our launch period, you pay nothing for it. That way you can judge the quality of our referrals before any commitment.
Later on, partnership will become a paid marketing service. You’ll see the terms in writing and decide whether to continue before any charge. Medical fees always stay between your clinic and the patient.
Apply in three steps
It takes about five minutes. When you submit, you’ll see our direct WhatsApp and email so you can keep the conversation going. We reply within two business days.
Step 1 of 3 · Your practice
Frequently asked questions
Is international accreditation required to join?
No. We ask for licensing with your national health authority. International accreditation is welcome but not required.
How much does it cost to join?
Nothing during our launch period. If we send you a case, you pay nothing for it. Later on, partnership will become a paid marketing service; you’ll see the terms in writing and decide whether to continue before any charge.
Do you guarantee a number of patients?
No. We send cases when they come in and fit your specialty and location. Be wary of anyone who promises volume.
Who collects payment from the patient?
You do. Your clinic evaluates the patient, sets the price and collects payment directly. We’re never involved in the medical payment.
Want more detail first? See our provider page.
This article is for healthcare providers. HealthcareCompare.co does not provide medical care or medical advice. Applying does not guarantee patient referrals or create an automatic partnership.