Knee arthroscopy — Care Abroad A camera and instruments go into the knee through two or three small portals. Torn meniscus is trimmed or stitched, loose bodies are removed, roughened cartilage is smoothed, the joint is washed out. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/knee-arthroscopy/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 47K
A prescription that crosses a border — Care Abroad Commission Implementing Directive 2012/52/EU, made under Directive 2011/24/EU, sets what a prescription must carry to be dispensable in another EU Member State. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/rule/cross-border-prescriptions/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 34K
The second opinion — Care Abroad A second clinician reviews the diagnosis and the proposed operation. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/second-opinion/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
ASA grade — Care Abroad A six-point scale describing how well a patient is before an operation, from ASA I, healthy, to ASA VI, declared brain-dead with organs being removed for donation, with an E appended where the surgery is an emergency. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/asa-grade/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 30K
Medical visa — Care Abroad An entry permission issued for treatment. Some states run a dedicated class that names the hospital and admits a companion; others treat a patient arriving for surgery as an ordinary visitor. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/medical-visa/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 31K
OECD waiting times for elective surgery — Care Abroad How long patients wait for seven non-emergency operations in the countries that measure it. Part of OECD Health Statistics, published with a definitions document dated 10 September 2025. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/dataset/oecd-waiting-times/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 38K
Care Abroad — who goes where, what it costs, and who checked A directory of treatment across borders: countries, clusters, hospitals, procedures, published prices with their dates, the law, and the risks — each field with its source. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 192K
The S2 route — Care Abroad Prior authorisation to be treated in another EEA state's public system at that state's expense, issued on a certificate the patient carries. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/rule/s2-route/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 35K
Co-payment — Care Abroad A fixed sum the patient pays for a covered service while the payer pays the rest. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/co-payment/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 30K
Prior authorisation — Care Abroad A payer's advance decision that a treatment is medically necessary. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/prior-authorisation/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 32K
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