Editorial Standards
You are being asked to make an expensive, physical decision partly on the strength of what you read here. That is worth being specific about. This page sets out where our information comes from, what has to be true before an article publishes, who wrote it, and — just as importantly — what we do not do.
Where the numbers come from
Every statistic in a JetWell article names its source and the year it was published. A figure you cannot trace is a figure you cannot check, and on this subject an uncheckable number is worse than no number. We draw from four tiers, and an article is expected to reach at least two of them.
Government and intergovernmental agencies
WHO, CDC (including the Yellow Book chapter on medical tourism), NIH and PubMed, CMS, the IRS for tax questions, and OECD Health at a Glance for cross-country comparisons.
Accreditation and professional bodies
Joint Commission International, ISQua, ISAPS, ISHRS, the American Dental Association, and the American Medical Association.
Research and industry data
Peer-reviewed journals including the BMJ, The Lancet and JAMA, plus market research from Patients Beyond Borders, the Fraser Institute on wait times, and the Commonwealth Fund.
Country-specific health authorities
Turkey's Ministry of Health and USHAŞ, Thailand's Ministry of Public Health, Mexico's COFEPRIS, Korea's KHIDI, and Colombia's Ministerio de Salud.
We do not cite a statistic from memory, from an unattributed secondary summary, or from another operator's marketing. Where a needed figure cannot be sourced, the article is written without it rather than with an estimate dressed up as a fact.
What has to be true before an article publishes
Every article passes a fixed checklist. An article that fails it is held back and revised rather than published and patched.
- Every statistic names its source and the year it was published.
- At least three citations link to a government, intergovernmental, or accreditation-body source.
- No claim about cost, safety, or outcomes appears without a named source behind it.
- Cost figures state what they include, the currency, and when they were gathered.
- Every internal link resolves to a page that actually exists and is published.
- Definitions are provided the first time a medical, financial, or regulatory term appears.
What we do not do
We do not currently have articles reviewed by a licensed clinician, and no article claims otherwise. We would rather state that than imply an oversight that is not happening. When an article has been clinically reviewed, the reviewer's name and credentials will appear on it, and its absence means it has not.
We do not give medical advice. Nothing here tells you whether a procedure is right for you, whether you are a candidate, or how to manage a symptom. Those answers depend on your own medical history and belong with a clinician who has examined you.
We do not publish a price as a quote. Published ranges are research findings with a date attached. What you would actually pay comes from a clinic, for your case.
Corrections and currency
Every article shows when it was last updated. Medical pricing, accreditation status, and entry requirements all move, and an article that does not say when it was written cannot be judged. If you find something wrong, write to concierge@jetwell.ai and we will check the claim against its source. Where a correction changes what a reader would decide, we note it on the page rather than editing quietly.
These standards govern the Learning Center. How we select the clinics we work with is a separate process, set out in how we vet clinics.