Date of Publication

4-2010

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Business Administration

Subject Categories

Health Policy

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Business Management

Thesis Adviser

Fernando S. Penarroyo

Defense Panel Chair

Rachel A. Quero

Defense Panel Member

Edgardo C. Grey, Jr.
Alfredo Malvar

Abstract/Summary

In
 the
 Philippines,
 there
 are
 more
 than
 thirty
 known
 Medical
 Tourism
 Providers.

 Most
 of
 which
 are
 located
 in
 Metro
 Manila.
 The
 Philippines
 has
 been
 growing
 as
 a
 destination
for
medical
tourism.
The
 US
 Medical
 Tourism
Association
 magazine
 reported
 that
 this
 services
 sub‐sector
 grew
 8.0%
 in
 2007.

As
 the
 Philippine
 government
 and
 the
 general
 public
 have
 increasingly
 come
 to
 demand
 more
 and
 more
 openness
 about
 health
 care
 and
 its
 delivery,
 including
 and
 especially
 hospital
 quality
 and
 safety
 and
 the
 clinical
 performance
 of
 doctors,
 these
 accreditation
systems
should
 generally
 be 
adapted
 in 
order 
to 
fulfill 
this 
extended
 role.

This
 research
 have
 undergone
 a
 combination
 of
 approaches
 dealing
 with
 the
 legal
aspect
(e.g.
developing
a
system
of
international
accreditation)
and
the
business
or
 economic
 aspect
 (e.g.
 comparison
 of
 actual
 number
 of
 medical
 tourists
 of
 healthcare
 provider
before
and
after
accreditation).

The
 data
 collected
 were
 then
 be
 consolidated
 and
 analyzed
 for
 the
 purpose
 of
 formulating
 a
 recommendation
 to
 develop
 a
 system
 of
 International
 Accreditation
 for
 the 
hospital
 health
 care
 delivery
f or
purposes
 of
 improving 
medical
 tourism.

This
 study
 is
 limited
 to
 the
 study
 of
 the
 improving
 the
 medical
 tourism
 industry
 in
 the
 Philippines
 through
 the
 development
 of
 a
 system
 of
 international
 accreditation
 for
 the
 health
 care
 delivery
 body
 specifically
 to
 medical
 tourism
 providers
 in
 the
 country.
 This
 study
 also
 considered
 the
 various
 government
 agencies
 vis‐à‐vis
 medical
 tourism
 development
 in
 the
 Philippines.
 
The
 study
 was
 also
 limited
 to
 certain
 private
 hospitals
in
Metro
Manila 
that
 have 
adopted
 international
 accreditation
 in
their 
medical
 industry.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG004711

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

84 leaves, 28 cm.

Keywords

Medical care— Accreditation—Philippines; Medical tourism—Philippines

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