An Approach to Establishing International Quality Standards for Medical Travel

An Approach to Establishing International Quality Standards for Medical Travel

Traveling abroad to receive a non-elective treatment is expanding each year. Such rising popularity of medical travel and the absence of clear minimum quality requirements in this area urgently calls for setting international standards to ensure good practice and patient safety. The aim of this stud...

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Main Authors: Ondřej eKácha, Beáta E. Kovács, Cormac eMcCarthy, Angela A. T. Schuurmans, Christopher eDobyns, Elisa eHaller, Saba eHinrichs, Kai eRuggeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Public Policy
Health Care
medical travel
Patient-centeredness
Medical insurance
international quality standards
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00029/full

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