Table 2.
Internet Resources From Professional Societies and International Organizations Focusing on Quality and Safety and Accreditation of Healthcare Abroad
| Organization | Resource | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Organizations that provide guidance and information about quality and safety | ||
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | A chapter in Health Information for International Travel 2014 is devoted to medical tourism with advice and guidance for medical tourists | wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/chapter-2-the-pre-travel-consultation/medical-tourism.htm |
| American Medical Association | Guidelines for employers, insurance companies, and entities that “facilitate/offer incentives” for care abroad | http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/medicaltourism.pdf |
| American College of Surgeons | Summary of information and internet resources on Nora Institute for Surgical Patient Safety website, including websites and companies that specialize in medical tourism | www.surgicalpatientsafety.facs.org |
| American Society for Plastic Surgery | Information on medical tourism with emphasis on issues at home and abroad | www.plasticsurgery.org/articles-and-galleries/patient-and-consumer-information/patient-safety/medical-tourism.html |
| International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Certifies 1500 surgeons in 73 countries who meet US standards | www.isaps.org |
| American Dental Association | Information regarding travel, dental care, dental tourism, via Global Dental Safety Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures | www.osap.org |
| Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation | World Health Organization-Organization National de Transplantes (WHO-ONT), a collaboration that provides worldwide transplant data, and information on organizational and legal aspects | www.transplant-observatory.org/pages/home.aspx |
| World Health Organization (WHO) | Guiding principles on human cell, tissue, and organ transplant | www.who.int/transplantation/Guiding_PrinciplesTransplantation_WHA63.22en.pdf |
| World Health Organization | World Alliance for Patient Safety | www.who.int/patientsafety/en |
| Organizations that provide healthcare standards and accreditation internationally | ||
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | A nonprofit organization that has developed standards that certify hospital quality-management programs internationally | www.iso.org |
| Joint Commission International (JCI) (affiliate of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations [JCAHO]) | Provides accreditation of healthcare facilities internationally | www.jointcommissioninternational.org |
| International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) | Umbrella organization that accredits JCI and other accrediting agencies | www.isqua.org |
| QHA Trent (Quality Healthcare Advice) | A private British company that provides accreditation to hospitals, clinics, primary care providers, residential care homes, and home care | www.qha-international.co.uk |
| Australian Council for Healthcare Standards International (ACHS) | An independent not-for-profit organization that is the leading healthcare assessment and accreditation provider | www.achs.org.au |
| Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation | Accreditation Canada International promotes health accreditation and quality improvement worldwide | www.accreditation.ca/accreditation-programs |