The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services recently acquired oversight of the Certified Medical Travel Professional (CMTP) Program.

The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), through its recently formed accrediting arm, The International Society for Quality in Health Care External Evaluation Association (IEEA), has accredited the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program Standards.

Medical Tourism COVID-19 Certification

Medical tourism accreditation

When reviewing the growing importance of the patient experience over the past 20 years in healthcare, one finds a number of influential factors. Around the world, healthcare consumers are becoming more savvy, payers are demanding high quality care, and research groups have found more and more convincing evidence as to why the ability to prioritize and manage the patient experience is so important to a positive overall healthcare experience.

Recently The Beryl Institute published findings on the patient experience using data obtained in a survey of 2,000 healthcare consumers in five countries.

GHA For Business in Khon Kaen, Thailand

Global Healthcare Resources, our strategic partner, has been working to source PPE supplies for governments, hospitals and companies in the regions currently being hit hardest by Covid-19, as well as providing educational resources. We would like to share a message and link they recently sent out in case there are healthcare providers interested in obtaining more information.

Have you ever arrived at a restaurant and had the host greet you by your name? Or perhaps you have walked in to your hotel room to find a personalized note along with a basket full of your favorite fruit.

Klaire Medical Center is awarded GHA's Certification of Conformance with COVID-19 Guidelines for Medical Travel Programs

medical tourism certification

If you are a healthcare provider treating medical travelers, your goal is to provide patients with the most accurate and timely information possible to ensure a safe and successful treatment outcome and a positive patient experience. Invariably, this will include sending physician profiles, information about treatment options, risks and benefits of the procedure or treatment, a treatment plan, patient financial obligations, and travel and destination information.

Medical tourism certification

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program forMedical Travel Services supports Planetree International’s “Guidelines for minimizing unintended consequences of restrictive family presence policies during a pandemic.”

European Interbalkan Medical Center in Thessaloniki, Greece, a part of Athens Medical Group has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for its Medical Travel Services Program. European Interbalkan Medical Center is the first hospital in Greece and the second hospital in Europe accredited by the GHA program.

GHA Covid-19 Certification for medical tourism

Over the past two years GHA leadership has had the opportunity to meet with hospitals and ambulatory clinics across the globe. These many interactions have resulted in valuable learning experiences for the GHA team and have allowed us to better understand the needs and expectations of our potential clients. We felt it would be beneficial this week to include a top 10 list of the most frequently asked questions about the Global Healthcare Accreditation Program.

One aspect that separates the medical travel industry from other forms of healthcare delivery is the travel component. Medical travel patients very frequently have to fly long distances to reach the destination and do so when they may have compromised health conditions.

Increasingly, healthcare providers are operating in a multicultural environment characterized by interactions with patients who hold different values, world-views and perhaps even differing perspectives and practices regarding their health and wellness. This reality across providers can lead to challenges in providing culturally competent and respectful care.

Vejthani Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand has been awarded a three-year term of “Accreditation with Excellence” by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for its Medical Travel Services Program.