Reopening of border will allow medical tourists to return to Malaysia
The full reopening of the country's border will allow medical tourists to return to Malaysia for their medical care which was halted since early 2020
The full reopening of the country's border will allow medical tourists to return to Malaysia for their medical care which was halted since early 2020, President of Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said. While welcoming the National Recovery Council's (MPN) recommendation for the country's borders to be fully opened from March 1 without the need for mandatory quarantine, he said it would also help revive the medical tourism industry which generated RM1.7 billion to the country in 2019. He said the association has 151 member hospitals throughout the country with a majority of them treating medical tourists, particularly from the neighbouring countries.
"However, private hospitals will strictly adhere to all standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Health on the screening of medical tourists before accepting them for treatment. "We will accept fully vaccinated medical tourists with a booster dose (preferably) so that there is lesser risk of them falling very ill should there be a Covid-19 infection during the course of treatment and further to protect our local health care providers," he said in a statement today. Yesterday, MPN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin suggested to the government to fully reopen the country's international borders as early as March 1 without the mandatory quarantine requirement.
Meanwhile, Dr Kuljit also noted that private hospitals in this country were ready to accept decanted patients from public hospitals should there be an unlikely surge of Omicron patients in government facilities. He said during the Delta Covid-19 peak last year, 113 private hospitals received out-sourced patients from 49 Ministry of Health hospitals. "We are confident to continue our support to the government to ease the burden as mentioned by the Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in his speech on Feb 7. Private hospitals have been included in the National Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) to facilitate this process," he said. Dr Kuljit said APHM also urged the public to get their booster doses at the earliest. "It is evident worldwide, complete vaccination with boosters has brought the severity of the pandemic down and it has encouraged economic recovery with the opening of international borders," he added. – Bernama
"However, private hospitals will strictly adhere to all standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Ministry of Health on the screening of medical tourists before accepting them for treatment. "We will accept fully vaccinated medical tourists with a booster dose (preferably) so that there is lesser risk of them falling very ill should there be a Covid-19 infection during the course of treatment and further to protect our local health care providers," he said in a statement today. Yesterday, MPN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin suggested to the government to fully reopen the country's international borders as early as March 1 without the mandatory quarantine requirement.
Meanwhile, Dr Kuljit also noted that private hospitals in this country were ready to accept decanted patients from public hospitals should there be an unlikely surge of Omicron patients in government facilities. He said during the Delta Covid-19 peak last year, 113 private hospitals received out-sourced patients from 49 Ministry of Health hospitals. "We are confident to continue our support to the government to ease the burden as mentioned by the Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in his speech on Feb 7. Private hospitals have been included in the National Covid-19 Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) to facilitate this process," he said. Dr Kuljit said APHM also urged the public to get their booster doses at the earliest. "It is evident worldwide, complete vaccination with boosters has brought the severity of the pandemic down and it has encouraged economic recovery with the opening of international borders," he added. – Bernama
Certification & consultancy
The medical tourism certification meets the needs of healthcare providers and increases the level of trust in the industry on the part of medical tourists.
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Questions & answers
Frequently asked questions about international medical tourism certification
Medical tourism International certification "Patients International" is a set of key standards recognized in the international community in matters of interaction of healthcare providers with foreign patients and medical tourists.
Patients International certification is based on dozens of standards in eight groups: Strategy, Resources, Processes, Qualification, Transparency, Communication, Care and Marketing. The standards are formed on the basis of the best practices of healthcare providers from 11 countries participating in the international ranking of countries on medical tourism - Medical Tourism Index. The standards goals: to increase the number of medical tourists; to increase the Net Promoter Score and form a positive customer journey map.
Patients International certification provides two certification programs - for inpatient hospitals and outpatient clinics. This is due to the fact that hospitals, unlike outpatient clinics, have more complex business processes, and more standards are applied to them.
International medical tourism certification program "Patients International" has a flexible pricing policy. Firstly, the cost of certification of a hospital and an outpatient clinic is different. Also, the final cost is affected by the form of ownership of the medical center: public medical centers have a discount. You can learn more about the official price list on the website page for hospitals or clinics.
Patients International certification is an official corporate member of ISQua (International Society for Quality in Health Care), the most prestigious international organization in matters of quality standards and safety in healthcare. The methodology and expertise of ISQua formed the basis of Patients International.
