Originally Posted by
DaveyJonesLocker
JCI accreditation has to do with minimum standards. Above a certain minimum there is no qualitative assessment. My understanding is that it says that the standards are adequate, and I would agree with that assessment. They are indeed adequate. My wide circle of friends in Bangkok with a varied set of chronic conditions all agree that their treatment is adequate. It is not excellent and is behind the standard of care and knowledge they experience in their own country. Thai doctors have no incentive to keep their knowledge up to date or keep abreast of medical developments. Only last month a visiting friend with Type 2 diabetes case-managed by one of the leading clinics in the West was told by a senior endocrinologist at Bumrungrad that his combination of medications was "completely wrong". He was also told to put his disposable needles in the general waste as the hospital has no way of disposing of such medical waste on his behalf. He is HIV+ and the doctor was aware of that.
Matt would be well-advised to get an opinion from a specialist in Canada, nowithstanding Khon Kaen Hospital's JCI accreditation.
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