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It used to take 50 years for medical knowledge to double. Now it’s estimated at 73 days.
The World Health Organization recognizes multidisciplinary team-based care as a critical strategy for improving health outcomes and costs. When several specialists collaborate on a single case, they can provide truly comprehensive care that is rooted in both the latest medical innovation and the patient’s personal needs.
WorldCare is the only provider of medical second opinions that works exclusively with top-ranked hospitals and health systems. Our WorldCare Consortium of the top teaching and research hospitals provide the gold standard of specialist collaboration. They scale medical innovation by supporting members and local physicians in applying new insights to in-country care.
Delivered remotely, our Medical Second Opinion (MSO) services connect members and their doctors with leading specialists from top hospitals, saving time, cost, and unnecessary travel.
Working with insurers, employers, and health organizations, WorldCare ensures people everywhere have access to accurate diagnoses and the best possible treatment guidance.
Watch the video to hear from North America’s leading physicians on why they believe collaboration and a multidisciplinary approach make WorldCare’s second opinions the gold standard in expert medical review.
The members of The WorldCare Consortium® currently include Boston Children’s Hospital, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Jefferson Health, Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners HealthCare), Northwestern Medicine, and UCLA Health. We also work with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
A global leader in pediatric care and research, Boston Children’s Hospital provides expertise across dozens of subspecialties, from cardiology to neurology.
Pediatric Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Neonatology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; Urology
Location: Boston, MA
Website: childrenshospital.org
Renowned for excellence in pediatric medicine, Children’s Mercy combines advanced care with innovation across multiple specialties.
Nephrology/Kidney; Neonatology/Neonatal Care; Orthopedics; Urology; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Gastroenterology/Digestive Disorders; Neurology/Neurosurgery; Pulmonology; Diabetes & Endocrinology
Location: Kansas City, MO
Website: childrensmercy.org
A leading academic health center delivering cutting-edge care through research, education, and multidisciplinary expertise.
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center; Cardiology and Heart Surgery; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology and GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Neurology & Neurosurgery Vickie and Jack Farber Institute for Neuroscience; Ophthalmology Wills Eye Hospital; Orthopedics Rothman Orthopaedics and The Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Website: hospitals.jefferson.edu
(formerly Partners HealthCare)
Home to some of the world’s most renowned specialists, Mass General Brigham advances medicine through innovation and integrated care.
Cancer: Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology: Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; Rheumatology; Urology
Location: Boston, MA
Website: massgeneralbrigham.org
One of the nation’s premier academic health systems, Northwestern Medicine leads in research-driven care across complex specialties.
Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; Rheumatology; Urology
Location: Chicago, IL
Website: nm.org
Recognized globally for its excellence in research and patient care, UCLA Health provides advanced multidisciplinary expertise across numerous fields.
Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pulmonology & Lung Surgery; Rheumatology; Urology
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Santa Monica, CA
Website: uclahealth.org
Over 24,000 specialists and subspecialists, including neuroradiologists, surgical oncologists, psychiatrists, pathologists, radiotherapists, medical oncologists and more.
Treatment of patients from 120 countries
Exclusive rare disease genomic databases
$6.7 billion in medical research and innovation and 13,000 active clinical trials worldwide
WorldCare’s multidisciplinary teams bring precision and expertise to each review, reducing misdiagnoses, avoiding unnecessary treatments, and replacing “trial-and-error” care with clear, evidence-based recommendations that improve outcomes and reduce overall costs.
