Definitions of the vocabulary used across medical travel, from bundled case rates to donor area.
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| The full legal chain making an unproven cell product an unapproved drug, read in a current enforcement letter Experimental Treatment Verified against primary record Approved stem cell products in the United States Only blood-forming stem cells from umbilical cord blood, for disorders affecting blood production[1] Regulator’s test for … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| The charging rules on both sides of the Atlantic read in full, since they are what separates a trial from a sale Clinical Trials Abroad Verified against primary record Registration requirement Before the first participant is enrolled, in a registry meeting international standards; ethics committee approval does not … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| A documented case of two national guidelines differing on the same condition, read in the study that measured it Clinical Practice Guidelines Verified against primary record Reference definition Statements including recommendations intended to optimise patient care, informed by a systematic review of evidence and an assessment of the … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| The regulator guidance most often cited for the rule confirmed withdrawn, and replaced with current guidance Off-Label Treatment Verified against primary record Definition Use of an approved medicine for an unapproved condition, in a different form, or at a different dose[1] Lawfulness of the practice Lawful: prescribing is … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| Checked the national guideline’s own stated exclusions, and found the medical-travel literature documents the opposite of shared decision-making Shared Decision-Making Verified against primary record Reference definition A collaborative process in which a person and their clinician reach a joint decision, selecting tests and treatments on both evidence and … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| The 1996 definition read in the original editorial, and the familiar three-circle version identified as a later restatement Evidence-Based Medicine Verified against primary record Canonical definition The conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients[1] Stated negative boundaries … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 6 sources| The range of reported effects on management plans read from the review that produced it, with its own quality rating Multidisciplinary Care Verified against primary record Definition Teams drawn from different disciplines working to a common goal, with no prescribed membership[1] English cancer practice Every patient is listed, … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 10 sources| The three-part typology traced to its origin and to two sources that reproduce it, since the original could not be opened Continuity of Care Verified against primary record Strongest legal guarantee in cross-border care The treating state must give the patient a medical record, or at least a … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| The German procedure list taken from the committee that sets it, not from the ministry page that is out of date Second Medical Opinions Verified against primary record Statutory entitlement, Germany Before certain planned procedures, from a doctor other than the one proposing it, with the sickness fund … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 8 sources| Searched for any instrument recognising a foreign referral and found none Clinical Referral Verified against primary record Who may refer, in England An enumerated list of coded sources including general practitioners, emergency departments, consultants, optometrists, screening programmes and self-referral[1] Referral as a timing event A consultant-led waiting-time clock … Read more