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ReviewFrontiers in public health2016

An Approach to Establishing International Quality Standards for Medical Travel.

Ondřej Kácha, Beáta E Kovács, Cormac McCarthy, Angela A T Schuurmans, Christopher Dobyns, Elisa Haller, Saba Hinrichs, Kai Ruggeri

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Review in Frontiers in public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors.

Ondřej KáchaDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University , Brno , Czech Republic.
Beáta E KovácsInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow , Glasgow , UK.
Cormac McCarthyMary Immaculate College , Limerick , Ireland.
Angela A T SchuurmansBehavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen , Nijmegen , Netherlands.
Christopher DobynsDepartment of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford , Oxford , UK.
Elisa HallerEngineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK.
Saba HinrichsThe Policy Institute, King's College London , London , UK.
Kai RuggeriEngineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Policy Research Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of individuals traveling abroad is increasing annually. The rising popularity of medical travel and the absence of clear minimum quality requirements in this area urgently call for the development of international standards to ensure good practice and patient safety. The aim of this study is to identify the key domains in medical travel where quality standards should be established. Drawing from the evidence-based OECD framework and an extensive literature review, this study proposes three critical areas for consideration: minimum standards of health-care facilities and third-party agencies, financial responsibility, and patient centeredness. Several cultural challenges have been introduced that may pose a barrier to development of the guidelines and should be taken into consideration. Establishing international quality standards in medical travel enhances benefits to patients and providers, which is an urgent necessity given the rapid growth in this industry.

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health careinternational quality standardsmedical insurancemedical travelpatient centerednesspublic policy

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PMID26973825
PMCPMC4778498

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