People opting for medical tourism have to consider a lot of things prior to making their choice. Four of their major decisions to be taken are:

Which country to go to (India, Malaysia, Brazil, Hungary, Mexico, Bangkok etc.)
Which medical tourism facilitator to go with (if deciding to go with 1 in the initial place)
Which Hospital to select
Who is the appropriate doctor for me

Today I am going to talk about the least discussed subject of them all – Which hospital to select.

This is a quite crucial choice so you don’t just want to leave this for Medical tourism facilitators or everyone else to determine. You need to do a lot of research on the healthcare facility that you are contemplating. One great measure is to check if the facility has International standards &amp certifications such as JCI (Joint Commission International). It’s not the end of the world if they do not, but that’s a entire distinct topic in itself, which I will get into in my later blogs.

Today I wanted to clear a misconception that medical tourist have concerning certifications of healthcare facility. Simply because of the popularity of JCI, some medical tourists won’t think about any hospital without having it. Although it is a great concept to consider hospitals with international accreditations, know that JCI is not the only body in the world to have the highest standards for quality of healthcare.

Below, I have (1) a brief on some of the a lot more common/well-known accreditation organizations, (2) a list of other Accreditation organizations whose certifications are at par with them and (three) reasons why these other Accreditation organizations have equally excellent healthcare top quality standards.

JCI (Joint Commission International)

JCI is the international arm of JACHO a USA focused Accreditation for HealthCare Organizations. JCI is an independent, not-for-profit organization that supplies certification to hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, laboratories, and other health care organizations in the international community. Their main focus is to offer the highest top quality of healthcare and patient satisfaction and have expertise in infection control, medication safety, facility safety, and accreditation standards compliance.

JCI is 1 of the most sort soon after accreditation by healthcare facilities internationally catering to Medical Tourists.

CCHSA or Accreditation Canada (Name changed in 2008)

Accreditation Canada is a not-for-profit organization in Canada that offers well being organizations in Canada and Internationally with external peer review to assess the top quality of their services based on standards of excellence.

ACHS International –

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) in 2005 established ACHS International (ACHSI). ACHSI delivers accreditation and quality improvement programs for health care providers across the world..

Above are some of the organizations that numerous of the hospitals and clinics internationally are taking certifications from to prove that the facilities and standards provided by them are world class. In most of the countries where medical tourism is booming, hospitals and clinics are making certain they leave no stone unturned to attract international patients.

So why are healthcare facilities wanting certifications from only these organizations. What’s widespread amongst them?

Nicely they are all ISQua certified organizations. ISQua, The International Society for High quality in Wellness Care, is a non-profit, independent organization. ISQua works to present services to guide wellness professionals, providers, researchers, agencies, policy makers and consumers, to accomplish excellence in healthcare delivery to all folks, and to continuously boost the high quality and safety of care.

ISQua itself does not conduct surveys or give out certifications to healthcare facilities, but is an umbrella organization that accredits other organizations that offer certifications to healthcare facilities. ISQua standards are the highest in the market and thereby creating it the hardest to get. In fact worldwide there are at present only 17 organizations that are accredited by ISQua.

ISQua Accredited Organizations

American Association of Blood Banks, Accreditation and Quality Programme – AABB
Accreditation Canada
The Australian Council on Healthcare Standard – ACHS
Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited / Top quality in Practice – QIP/AGPAL
Healthcare Accreditation Top quality Unit, UK – CHKS-HAQU
Council for Wellness Service Accreditation of Southern Africa – COHSASA
Wellness Accreditation Program of Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación, Co – ICONTEC
The Irish Well being Service Accreditation Board – IHSAB
Joint Commission International, USA – JCI
Malaysian Society for Top quality in Well being – MSQH
Netherlands Institute for Accreditation in Healthcare – NIAZ
High quality Improvement Council and the QIC Accreditation Program, Australia – QIC
Taiwan Joint Commission on Healthcare Accreditation – TJCHA
Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand – HDANZ
Global-Mark Pty Ltd, Healthcare Certification Programme
Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency, Australia – ACSAA
Wellness Care Accreditation Council of Jordan – HCAC

Any healthcare facility having certifications from either of the organizations follows the highest international standards to cater to their patients.

So next time you come across a hospital, which is not JCI certified by does have one of the above certification, just don’t forget a single body has approved them all, so they all have equally high standards. All you need to verify is whether or not the certifying organization is ISQua certified.

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