There is a lot of noise about accreditation in media and marketing surrounding international medical travel. With few clear voices, sorting the message from the madness is challenging. Accreditation, whether regulatory or voluntary, is simply a floor above which a hospital must work. That there are no “good, better, best” connotations implied or expressed in [...]
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On May 8, 2012,
posted in: Accreditation,
Destination Medical Care,
Medical care by
David Mair Tags: accreditation, destination medical care, doctor, doctors, Employee benefits, Harvard Medical International, Health care, Health insurance, healthcare travel, hospital, international accreditation, international patient, international standards, ISQua, JCI, Medical care, medical tourism, medical travel, patient, Soter Healthcare
Many people look at a destination medical care as a new idea. In fact, nothing could be farther from true. From antiquity, people around the world have traveled to distant locations to reach the best medical care possible. The earliest references date from about 2650 BC, when people traveled to see the Egyptian physician Imhotep who was renowned [...]
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On November 18, 2011,
posted in: Destination Medical Care,
Medical care by
David Mair Tags: destination medical care, doctor, doctors, Employee benefits, Health care, Health insurance, healthcare travel, international patient, Medical care, medical tourism, medical travel, patient, Soter Healthcare