Evidence on global medical travel
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2015
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Ruggeri, KaiZalis, Ladislav
Meurice, Christopher R.
Hilton, Ian
Ly, Terry-Lisa
Zupan, Zorana
Hinrichs, Saba
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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.
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015, 93, 11, 785-789Publisher:
- World Health Organization, Geneva 27
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146027
ISSN: 0042-9686
PubMed: 26549906
WoS: 000365244500015
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84946234132
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Ruggeri, Kai AU - Zalis, Ladislav AU - Meurice, Christopher R. AU - Hilton, Ian AU - Ly, Terry-Lisa AU - Zupan, Zorana AU - Hinrichs, Saba PY - 2015 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1916 AB - 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. PB - World Health Organization, Geneva 27 T2 - Bulletin of the World Health Organization T1 - Evidence on global medical travel EP - 789 IS - 11 SP - 785 VL - 93 DO - 10.2471/BLT.14.146027 ER -
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Ruggeri, K., Zalis, L., Meurice, C. R., Hilton, I., Ly, T., Zupan, Z.,& Hinrichs, S.. (2015). Evidence on global medical travel. in Bulletin of the World Health Organization World Health Organization, Geneva 27., 93(11), 785-789. https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.146027
Ruggeri K, Zalis L, Meurice CR, Hilton I, Ly T, Zupan Z, Hinrichs S. Evidence on global medical travel. in Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2015;93(11):785-789. doi:10.2471/BLT.14.146027 .
Ruggeri, Kai, Zalis, Ladislav, Meurice, Christopher R., Hilton, Ian, Ly, Terry-Lisa, Zupan, Zorana, Hinrichs, Saba, "Evidence on global medical travel" in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 93, no. 11 (2015):785-789, https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.14.146027 . .