| 
  • Increase font size
  • Default font size
  • Decrease font size
  • default color
  • green color
  • red color
Member Area

Accrediting Bodies

RedditDel.icio.usDiggGoogleFacebookSlashdotStumbleUpon
  • How Much Should a Rotary Cuff Repair Operation Cost?

    What Is Shoulder Tendon Repair (Rotator Cuff Surgery)?

    Shoulder tendon repair surgery (also known as rotator cuff Surgery or shoulder surgery) is required for the repair of tears or inflammatory conditions of the rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder.  The surgery is most often employed when the patient’s shoulder has not responded favorably to more conservative measures (like medication). Comprised of four muscles (supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, and teres minor) and their tendons, the rotary cuff is responsible for raising and rotating the arm.   

    Rotator cuff injuries are common in people who…

    Read more...

What Types of Accreditation Should I Search for? 

health vacation medical tourism safety-6.jpg

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. 

If you find a medical tourism facility that does not have JCI accreditation, ask what accreditation it does have and thoroughly research that organization.

Previous, What Does It Involve? Return, Accreditation Next, JCI
Comments (0)Add Comment

Write comment

busy