Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?

In
 the
 Philippines,
 there
 are
 more
 than
 thirty
 known
 Medical
 Tourism
 Providers.

 Most
 of
 which
 are
 located
 in
 Metro
 Manila.
 The
 Philippines
 has
 been
 growing
 as
 a
 destination
for
medical
tourism.
The
 US
 Medical
 Tourism
Association
 magazine
 reported
 that
 this
 service...

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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_masteral-130802022-11-09T23:08:15Z Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry? Letaba, Richard Reyan L. In
 the
 Philippines,
 there
 are
 more
 than
 thirty
 known
 Medical
 Tourism
 Providers.

 Most
 of
 which
 are
 located
 in
 Metro
 Manila.
 The
 Philippines
 has
 been
 growing
 as
 a
 destination
for
medical
tourism.
The
 US
 Medical
 Tourism
Association
 magazine
 reported
 that
 this
 services
 sub‐sector
 grew
 8.0%
 in
 2007. As
 the
 Philippine
 government
 and
 the
 general
 public
 have
 increasingly
 come
 to
 demand
 more
 and
 more
 openness
 about
 health
 care
 and
 its
 delivery,
 including
 and
 especially
 hospital
 quality
 and
 safety
 and
 the
 clinical
 performance
 of
 doctors,
 these
 accreditation
systems
should
 generally
 be 
adapted
 in 
order 
to 
fulfill 
this 
extended
 role. This
 research
 have
 undergone
 a
 combination
 of
 approaches
 dealing
 with
 the
 legal
aspect
(e.g.
developing
a
system
of
international
accreditation)
and
the
business
or
 economic
 aspect
 (e.g.
 comparison
 of
 actual
 number
 of
 medical
 tourists
 of
 healthcare
 provider
before
and
after
accreditation). The
 data
 collected
 were
 then
 be
 consolidated
 and
 analyzed
 for
 the
 purpose
 of
 formulating
 a
 recommendation
 to
 develop
 a
 system
 of
 International
 Accreditation
 for
 the 
hospital
 health
 care
 delivery
f or
purposes
 of
 improving 
medical
 tourism. This
 study
 is
 limited
 to
 the
 study
 of
 the
 improving
 the
 medical
 tourism
 industry
 in
 the
 Philippines
 through
 the
 development
 of
 a
 system
 of
 international
 accreditation
 for
 the
 health
 care
 delivery
 body
 specifically
 to
 medical
 tourism
 providers
 in
 the
 country.
 This
 study
 also
 considered
 the
 various
 government
 agencies
 vis‐à‐vis
 medical
 tourism
 development
 in
 the
 Philippines.
 
The
 study
 was
 also
 limited
 to
 certain
 private
 hospitals
in
Metro
Manila 
that
 have 
adopted
 international
 accreditation
 in
their 
medical
 industry. 2010-04-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/6457 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=13080&context=etd_masteral Master's Theses English Animo Repository Medical care— Accreditation—Philippines Medical tourism—Philippines Health Policy
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
language English
topic Medical care— Accreditation—Philippines
Medical tourism—Philippines
Health Policy
spellingShingle Medical care— Accreditation—Philippines
Medical tourism—Philippines
Health Policy
Letaba, Richard Reyan L.
Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
description In
 the
 Philippines,
 there
 are
 more
 than
 thirty
 known
 Medical
 Tourism
 Providers.

 Most
 of
 which
 are
 located
 in
 Metro
 Manila.
 The
 Philippines
 has
 been
 growing
 as
 a
 destination
for
medical
tourism.
The
 US
 Medical
 Tourism
Association
 magazine
 reported
 that
 this
 services
 sub‐sector
 grew
 8.0%
 in
 2007. As
 the
 Philippine
 government
 and
 the
 general
 public
 have
 increasingly
 come
 to
 demand
 more
 and
 more
 openness
 about
 health
 care
 and
 its
 delivery,
 including
 and
 especially
 hospital
 quality
 and
 safety
 and
 the
 clinical
 performance
 of
 doctors,
 these
 accreditation
systems
should
 generally
 be 
adapted
 in 
order 
to 
fulfill 
this 
extended
 role. This
 research
 have
 undergone
 a
 combination
 of
 approaches
 dealing
 with
 the
 legal
aspect
(e.g.
developing
a
system
of
international
accreditation)
and
the
business
or
 economic
 aspect
 (e.g.
 comparison
 of
 actual
 number
 of
 medical
 tourists
 of
 healthcare
 provider
before
and
after
accreditation). The
 data
 collected
 were
 then
 be
 consolidated
 and
 analyzed
 for
 the
 purpose
 of
 formulating
 a
 recommendation
 to
 develop
 a
 system
 of
 International
 Accreditation
 for
 the 
hospital
 health
 care
 delivery
f or
purposes
 of
 improving 
medical
 tourism. This
 study
 is
 limited
 to
 the
 study
 of
 the
 improving
 the
 medical
 tourism
 industry
 in
 the
 Philippines
 through
 the
 development
 of
 a
 system
 of
 international
 accreditation
 for
 the
 health
 care
 delivery
 body
 specifically
 to
 medical
 tourism
 providers
 in
 the
 country.
 This
 study
 also
 considered
 the
 various
 government
 agencies
 vis‐à‐vis
 medical
 tourism
 development
 in
 the
 Philippines.
 
The
 study
 was
 also
 limited
 to
 certain
 private
 hospitals
in
Metro
Manila 
that
 have 
adopted
 international
 accreditation
 in
their 
medical
 industry.
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author Letaba, Richard Reyan L.
author_facet Letaba, Richard Reyan L.
author_sort Letaba, Richard Reyan L.
title Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
title_short Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
title_full Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
title_fullStr Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
title_full_unstemmed Developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the Philippines: A key to improving the medical tourism industry?
title_sort developing an international healthcare accreditation system in the philippines: a key to improving the medical tourism industry?
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