Why Temos?
One size does not fit all. In this way, Temos developed tailor-made accreditation programs with specific standards for hospitals, clinics, and outpatient care centers, but also for ophthalmology, dentistry, reproductive medicine, and rehabilitation services.
We care about you. Our very strong customer care team accompanies throughout the accreditation process and provide you with guidance to understand the standards and work on them as a team. Our customer care team is always available via email, phone, and online meetings to answer questions and provide guidance if needed. Our unique online tools support your preparation through a catalogue of questions and a gap analysis.
We care about the environment. Temos is the only accreditation body that included a standard chapter on “sustainability in healthcare settings” based on the United Nations 2030 sustainable development goals.
To achieve excellence in all aspects of patient management for Temos accredited partners through good governance, transparency, and continuous quality improvement, resulting in the best possible patient care and experience.
Through our professional assessments, we want to achieve that Temos accredited healthcare facilities are:
- Preferred by patients for the safety and quality assurance of their environment
- Recommended by patients to their families and friends
- Preferred by physicians for their quality work and patient services
- Chosen by payors for their clients
- Appreciated by employees as beneficial for their personal professional development
With our Temos quality programs, we support the improvement and optimization of the quality in medical treatment and non-clinical services for domestic and international patients in hospitals and clinics worldwide with a unique, voluntary and scientific accreditation system applied by a team of highly qualified assessors.
- Quality
We believe that our partners, clients, and customers are entitled to quality services and products provided in the most effective way.
- Teamwork
We believe that a productive, effective and efficient work environment requires teamwork, collaboration, and open communication within Temos International, across organizational units, and with our external contractors.
- Respect and courtesy
We appreciate the contributions of each individual and encourage development of individual capabilities. Individual well-being is important for us. We gain strength from the diversity of our staff and external contractors from all over the world. Courtesy is essential in all our relationships.
- Empowerment and improvement
We believe that all employees and our external contractors and partners should have the authority and support necessary to contribute effectively to our Temos continuous improvement initiative and performance.
- Integrity, fairness, and honesty
We promise that we always act ethically and that our behavior is honest, fair, and trustful.
- Accountability and objectivity
We are responsible for our decisions and actions that are based on evidence and best professional judgment.
- Responsiveness
We strive to understand and be responsive to the needs of one another and the needs of those who use our services.
Founded in 2010, Temos International Healthcare Accreditation helps hospitals, clinics, and medical travel coordinators find their highest performance levels. Accredited clients deliver excellent, value-based services to domestic and international patients. By working collaboratively, Temos encourages innovation and avoids the “one size fits all” approach to accreditation which does not work across cultures for providers or patients. Instead, with its deep understanding of universal standards of quality and cultural differences in expectations around the patient experience, Temos raises clinical standards, improves clinical and non-clinical outcomes and patient safety, and reduces costs for overall client satisfaction.
The purpose of the Temos accreditation is to neutrally assess, evaluate and validate the quality of medical and non-medical services, to identify potential for improvements, and to optimize medical quality as well as the quality of services in the Applying Organization with the overall aim to assure a continuum of care for patients. With regional offices spread worldwide, the German-based Temos International serves providers and patients on six continents.
Dr. Claudia Mika is founder and CEO of Temos International GmbH, a spin-off of the German Aerospace Center DLR, a German governmental research organization.
Since 2004 she has been working on the Temos certification systems, assessing hospitals, rehabilitation centers, reproductive care centers, and dental clinics worldwide according to the Temos quality criteria for international patient management that were developed together with leading travel health insurances and assistance companies.
Due to the Temos quality certifications of internationally oriented medical institutions and supported by Dr. Mika’s consultancy work for the implementation of international patient departments in medical facilities all over the world, she has beenis very well grounded in medical tourism topics.
She has been working with more than 100 hospitals and medical facilities worldwide from Brazil to the Philippines. Dr. Mika has been regularly invited to international Medical Tourism Conferences and advises different associations and governmental institutions regarding medical tourism issues. She developed the guideline “International Patients Department Processes” for the Turkish Ministry of Health.
In 2011, Dr. Mika received the “High Potential Company Award 2011” for Temos, funded by the European Union. Since 2013 Dr. Mika has been appointed to be one of the judges for the IMTJ Medical Travel Awards, an independent and objective set of awards for the medical travel and tourism industry. Since January 2014 she is the Vice Chairwoman of the Diplomatic Council Healthcare Forum.
In 2017 Dr. Mika was awarded the Dr. Sanjiv Malik Lifetime Award for her significant contribution to the development of medical travel and medical tourism over many years.
For the 2018 Dubai Health Tourism Forum, she was appointed as a member of the Scientific Board by Dubai Health Authorities (DHA).
In 2018 Dr. Mika was appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the Swiss Approval International Certification Body.
Meet the temos team
We believe that communication is the key to success. Your feedback, your questions and ideas help us develop our service to meet your needs.
Please do not hesitate to have a look at our team and let us know what we can do for you!