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Follow on Google News | Travel Specialists Agree to Share Best Practices, Provider Information at Medical Tourism CongressHealth and travel professionals from across the globe will share best practices and standards within the medical tourism industry with consumers, according to an agreement reached at the 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress.
By: Medical Tourism Association The signed declaration, reached at the Medical Tourism Facilitator Forum, included a formal vow to support ethical practices and standards; patient rights and transparency in quality, pricing and fees; patient safety and quality; choice focused on quality and outcomes and not fees; and value-based options for healthcare consumers. Participants in the roundtable discussion, inspired by the Medical Tourism Association®, called for a follow-up session at a Medical Tourism Facilitator Forum (http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com/ “Higher costs don’t always equate to quality healthcare,” The facilitator announcement will build upon the recent launch of the nonprofit International Healthcare Research Center (http://www.healthcareresearchcenter.org/ Medical tourism facilitators, those charged with navigating a patient through the process of securing and achieving quality and affordable treatments and procedures either internationally or domestically, are entering the healthcare travel industry at alarming rates that, if not monitored through standards and best-practices, threaten to strangle the very lifeblood the profession provides, said Stephano. “Online resources have become a good starting point to learn about and compare healthcare providers in a patient’s community or abroad,” said Stephano, who recently hosted some 2,200 delegates – hospital administrators, physicians and clinicians, employers, insurance executive, government policymakers and travel and tourism entities at the 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, in Las Vegas. “But, despite the growing amount of information now made public from federal and state agencies, more work is needed to make high-value care easier for both consumers and medical tourism facilitators to identify. When trusted and verifiable information is readily available, only then can a patient ask the questions of a medical tourism facilitator that will help them to make better decisions about their care.” The Medical Tourism Association® End
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