Health Check Costa Rica's' Medical Tourism Report
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by: jackjreynolds
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During the last decade Costa Rican health care has taken a major leap in overall quality. Sustained by various factors, including forward thinking government policies and an influx of affluent paying customers, is the drive towards quality care. Medical Care and as a corollary medical Tourism has benefited from the welcome scrutiny of a number of national and international medical accreditation bodies and a wide range of social, educational, and economic factors, Costa Rica has entered 2011 as one of the western world's top rated countries for overall quality of medical care. In a recent study undertaken by the Joint Commission International, the world's most respected medical accreditation body - surprising to many, as a result of this drive, has shown Costa Rica surpassing the United State.
The government of Costa Rica has taken the continued improvement of the quality of its health care very seriously. Using funds and assistance from the United States Agency for International development Costa Rica has developed and continues to implement a plan called the Quality Assurance Project. Use of Quality Assurance training and methodology has locked in and created an institutional wide recurring theme of increasing the quality of medical care in Costa Rica by focusing on problem resolution training among health care workers and facilities. 7 major hospitals and health care facilities continue to participate and spread methodology and training to other parts of the country - the broad hands-on-training cast a wide net indeed.
In the past ten years, the shift of western capital, has been unprecedented in Costa Rican history. Investing in Real Estate and infrastructure, is what many westerners did here, owing to the initial explosion of tourism. Second homes, retirement homes and simply shifting to a new lifestyle fueled a Costa Rica Real Estate boom that led to rapid prices rises in land, consumer goods, and construction materials. The proximity, political stability, and ease of entry from the United States has made Costa Rica a prime destination for tourists and expatriates alike. With an unparalleled bio diversity and natural beauty, Costa Rica has long been a business and medical tourism Mecca in the making. What has turned Health care on its ear both in terms of demand and investment dollars with which to meet it, is the influx of western money.
A huge factor in the rise of quality health care in Costa Rica, have been the Joint Commission International and the Pro med Council both outstanding world medical accreditation and standards organizations. A requirement for the participation and recognition of these bodies in the health institutions is their emulation of the standards set by these bodies.
An increasing social awareness and affluence has helped catapult the Costa Ricans into new spheres of education and excellence specifically as it relates to health care and medical tourism. At the heart of this medical renaissance, are the west-trained English speaking doctors.
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