Ruggeri, Kai, Zalis, Ladislav, Meurice, Christopher R., Hilton, Ian, Ly, Terry-Lisa, Zupan, Zorana ORCID: 0000-0002-0763-8192 and Hinrichs, Saba (2015). Evidence on global medical travel. Bull. World Health Organ., 93 (11). S. 785 - 790. GENEVA 27: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. ISSN 1564-0604

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Abstract

The potential benefits of travelling across national borders to obtain medical treatment include improved care, decreased costs and reduced waiting times. However, medical travel involves additional risks, compared to obtaining treatment domestically. We review the publicly-available evidence on medical travel. We suggest that medical travel needs to be understood in terms of its potential risks and benefits so that it can be evaluated against alternatives by patients who are seeking care. We propose three domains -quality standards, informed decision-making, economic and legal protection - in which better evidence could support the development of medical travel policies.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Ruggeri, KaiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zalis, LadislavUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Meurice, Christopher R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hilton, IanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ly, Terry-LisaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zupan, ZoranaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-0763-8192UNSPECIFIED
Hinrichs, SabaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-387910
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146027
Journal or Publication Title: Bull. World Health Organ.
Volume: 93
Number: 11
Page Range: S. 785 - 790
Date: 2015
Publisher: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Place of Publication: GENEVA 27
ISSN: 1564-0604
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
HEALTH-CARE; TOURISM; COUNTRIES; SERVICES; BORDERSMultiple languages
Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38791

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