Articles & News

How Medical Travel Programs are Managing Through the COVID-19 Crisis

Join us on this timely webinar to hear representatives from Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea share their perspectives, strategies and tactics for managing through the COVID-19 crisis.
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Physician Leadership Resources in the Midst of Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed immense challenges on hospitals around the globe. Staffing shortages, lack of capacity, depleting medical supplies and difficulties sourcing critical medical devices and personal protection equipment are just some of the key issues faced by healthcare leaders during this unprecedented time.
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Family Presence and Visitation Guidelines During a Pandemic

One of the Pillars of GHA’s competency areas pertains to patient experience. We thought this Statement developed by Planetree International might be of interest and assistance to healthcare providers in navigating the issue of visitation for patients during a pandemic and wanted to share it with you.
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Personal Protection Equipment & Medical Supplies

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.
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Medical Travel Programs Must Rethink Strategies in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed life as we know it. Healthcare provision, travel, the economy and social norms have all changed drastically in what seems like the blink of an eye. Like most industries, medical travel has been hit hard. Fear of contracting the virus – particularly in a hospital setting, lack of healthcare capacity, travel bans, and economic hardship don’t exactly make it easy for patients to seek elective treatments at home, much less in other regions or countries.
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How is COVID-19 Impacting Medical Travel Programs Around the Globe?

In this unique three-part video series you will learn about the different strategies medical travel programs at three specialized ambulatory centers have taken to deal with the crisis and prepare for life after COVID-19.
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GHA and Custom Assurance Placements Partner to Raise Awareness of Innovative Insurance Products for Medical Travel

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and Custom Assurance Placements, Ltd.
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Road to Recovery: Aligning your Medical Travel Business Plan with a Post COVID-19 Reality

For hospitals and clinics serving medical travel patients, we would like to invite you to a free webinar on June 9th at 9:00 am EDT, focusing on business recovery post-Covid-19.
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