The Joint Commission is offering a new Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers seeking to elevate the quality, consistency, and safety of their services and patient care. The advanced certification program addresses transitions of care

U.S. set to hold on to its domination of hernia repair market through to 2021, as treatment rates in the country continue to rise However, various smaller markets, such as Brazil, will expand more rapidly than the U.S. during the forecast period, says analyst Although there will be

Novaseekresearch.com - Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) and Novaseek Research today announced a novel collaboration that will enable Massachusetts-based hospitals and patients to contribute broadly to the advancement of biomedical research. Through this collaboration, MHA member hospitals will leverage Novaseek's state-of-the art platform to provide researchers in industry and academia with

"Global Health Tourism Summit and Fair (Health Sumex)" will be held in Ankara Congresium on 28-29-30 September 2016 with gracious support from T.R. Ministry of Health and strategical partnership of the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) under patronage of Association of Industrialists and Businessmen of Ankara

Businesskorea.co-kr- The Act on Overseas Medical Expansion and Foreign Patient Attraction Support passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on Dec. 2. It is expected that the act will allow more than 160 domestic medical institutions to go abroad and at least 500,000 foreign patients to visit Korea by

by Michael Olesen Medical travel was an intriguing idea. I've had almost 30 years of experience in healthcare, 10+ of which were in the operating room and another 10+ years in risk, safety and quality. I had a healthy amount of skepticism about medical travel since I have seen firsthand

Executive editor and publisher Laura Carabello authored an article entitled: "U.S. Domestic Medical Travel: Making the Move toward Value-Based Care," which was recently featured in Accountable Care News (Volume 6, Number 11). Read the intro below: "In today's complex healthcare environment, self-insured employers and health plan advisors recognize that

It was not business as usual for the medical travel industry during the recent annual meeting of the Self Insurance Institute of America. At this well-attended event and with four outstanding panelists, the presentations and discussions were lively and thought-provoking.  Here's an overview: Employer Direct Contracting: Game-Changing Medical

  by Jeff Byers Healthcaredive.com-Conferences, generally speaking, are not a lively experience during educational sessions. It is with that mentality audience applause during a panel discussion on employer direct contracting warrants consideration. At the Self-Insurance Institute of America's 35th Annual National Educational Conference and Expo, Cheryl Demars, CEO of

by Patrick Goodness How long does it take you to typically respond to a patient inquiry? 24 Hours? One hour? Thirty minutes? If your average reply time is more than five minutes, I have bad news for you. You've already lost a potential patient. The lead is cold. According