Could your clinic be sued in a UK court?
A recent UK legal case has highlighted the risks faced by medical tourism businesses, hospitals and clinics. The case established the right of a...
Hong Kong and Philippines: International accreditation of hospitals
A team of local healthcare workers in Hong Kong has been appointed by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) as qualified hospital accreditation...
Ian Youngman examines the new European Union Provision of Services regulation
Ian Youngman from IMTJ examines the new European Union Provision of Services regulation and the implications for medical tourism agencies and facilitators operating within...
Medical tourism statistics: Comparing apples with apples ….
At Treatment Abroad, we’ve recently completed some research into the medical tourism market for a third party. It’s been an interesting exercise and has...
Medical tourism in Lebanon is expanding
Lebanon is now seeking to become a centre for medical tourism. Making Lebanon the hospital of the East is the ambition of the Tourism...
India introduces accreditation for spas, wellness centres and AYUSH hospitals
Quality Council of India (QCI) 's National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare Providers, (NABH), has launched a programme of accreditation of wellness centres...
Indonesian hospitals not entitled to international accreditation tag
Indonesian hospitals claiming to be international should change their name unless they can prove they have accreditation from a recognized international accreditor, said a...
Corporate medical tourism expanding within the USA but not overseas
Predictions that American corporate and insurer paid medical tourism would be substantial, have been dealt a body blow by one large national employer agreeing...
Global tourism statistics: international tourism recovering after a difficult 2009
Growth returned to global tourism in the last quarter of 2009 contributing to better than expected full-year results, according to the latest edition of...
What does accreditation mean to a medical tourist business
Caroline Ratner from IMTJ asked Brian Johnson, Chief Executive of the Australian Council of Healthcare Standards (ACHSI) and ACHS International (ACHSI) about international hospital...
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