Medical Vacations Bridge Gap Between Affordability and Healthcare
As Americans face the humbling combination of rising fuel prices, higher healthcare costs, and declining dollar values, finding was to save money has become a necessity. Affordable healthcare in the United States has become an oxymoron. With more than 47 million Americans uninsured and even more who are underinsured, the gap between affordability and healthcare is widening into a chasm. As patients search for solutions to their medical needs, the idea of a…
What Types of Accreditation Should I Search for?Â

Although there are numerous accrediting bodies spread throughout the globe, the most popular one is the Joint Commission International (JCI). However, just because a medical facility does not have JCI accreditation doesn't mean that it suffers from a lack of quality. Every country or region has its own accrediting body, and the standards used are often just as good as, if not better, than the standards used by JCI. Neither England nor Canada, for example, has any hospitals with JCI accreditation, despite the fact that they have some of the best medical facilities in the world.Â
If you find a medical tourism facility that does not have JCI accreditation, ask what accreditation it does have and thoroughly research that organization.
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