The Medical Tourism Association has had a long-standing strategic partnership with Global Healthcare Accreditation, the organization responsible for changing the way hospitals set standards for medical travel around the globe. This week, we’ve interviewed our friend and colleague, Karen Timmons, Chairman Emeritus and Former CEO of GHA

Karen Timmons is an internationally known expert in accreditation and healthcare quality and safety processes. She serves as Chairman Emeritus, Former CEO of Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA), a U.S.-based company that provides accreditation for organizations that offer medical travel, medical tourism and international patient services.

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services recently acquired oversight of the Certified Medical Travel Professional (CMTP) Program.

A group of senior government representatives of Hainan, China’s Tourism Ministry recently sat for a 2-day workshop presented by Bill Cook, GHA’s Director of Business Development & Marketing.

This past April, GHA was invited to present a half-day workshop and two keynote presentations at the First Health Tourism Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Ms. Karen Timmons and Mr. Bill Cook, GHA's Chief Executive Officer and Director of Business Development & Marketing, respectively, presented a workshop on Best Practices in Medical Travel and Destination Development in Sophia, Bulgaria on June 18th.

On August 20th, Bill Cook, GHA’s Director of Business Development & Marketing presented a joint workshop in Helsinki, Finland with Jonathan Edelheit, Chairman and Founder of the Medical Tourism Association.

GHA is pleased to announce that Ms. Karen Timmons and Mr. Bill Cook, GHA's Chief Executive Officer and Director of Business Development & Marketing, respectively will present a workshop on Best Practices in Medical Travel to healthcare providers in Bahrain on October 12th, 2019.

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program invites you to join us at next month’s World Medical Tourism Congress in Abu Dhabi, scheduled October 15th-17th.

Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for its Medical Travel Services Program.

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) in Seoul, South Korea has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for its Medical Travel Services Program.

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and the Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI), have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration between the two accreditation programs to strengthen the protocols and services provided by healthcare providers to medical travel and international patients in India.

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa NPC (COHSASA), have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration between the two accreditation programs to strengthen the protocols and services provided by healthcare providers to medical travel and international patients in Africa.

The Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for Medical Travel Services and the Malaysia Society for Quality in Health (MSQH), have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for collaboration between the two accreditation programs to strengthen the protocols and services provided by healthcare providers to medical travel and international patients in Malaysia.

Join us on this timely webinar to hear representatives from Bumrungrad International Hospital, Thailand, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, South Korea share their perspectives, strategies and tactics for managing through the COVID-19 crisis.

The Covid-19 pandemic has placed immense challenges on hospitals around the globe. Staffing shortages, lack of capacity, depleting medical supplies and difficulties sourcing critical medical devices and personal protection equipment are just some of the key issues faced by healthcare leaders during this unprecedented time.

One of the Pillars of GHA’s competency areas pertains to patient experience. We thought this Statement developed by Planetree International might be of interest and assistance to healthcare providers in navigating the issue of visitation for patients during a pandemic and wanted to share it with you.

Global Healthcare Resources, our strategic partner, has been working to source PPE supplies for governments, hospitals and companies in the regions currently being hit hardest by Covid-19, as well as providing educational resources. We would like to share a message and link they recently sent out in case there are healthcare providers interested in obtaining more information.

The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed life as we know it. Healthcare provision, travel, the economy and social norms have all changed drastically in what seems like the blink of an eye. Like most industries, medical travel has been hit hard. Fear of contracting the virus – particularly in a hospital setting, lack of healthcare capacity, travel bans, and economic hardship don’t exactly make it easy for patients to seek elective treatments at home, much less in other regions or countries.

In this unique three-part video series you will learn about the different strategies medical travel programs at three specialized ambulatory centers have taken to deal with the crisis and prepare for life after COVID-19.