How did they know?
When hospitals sharing information can prove costly
Recently, someone sent me an e-mail asking me if health insurance companies and hospitals in Thailand share information among themselves without permission from the patient.
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Previous Articles
- 4th July 2011: Tell it to the OIC
- 15th May 2011: Buying hospital inpatient (IPD) coverage in Thailand
- 21st February 2011: Health cover for existing medical problems
- 17th January 2011: What about high blood pressure?
- 21st October 2010: Life insurance for savings or family protection
- 14th September 2010: More on ‘ajarn healthy’ for healthy ajarns
- 26th July 2010: Getting claims paid
- 31st May 2010: Please help me,. I have Crohn’s Disease!
- 10th April 2010: The dangers of self-diagnosis
- 3rd March 2010: Three potentially dangerous medical conditions
- 2nd January 2010: Welcome into the year 2010 / 2553
- 2nd November 2009: Health insurance in Thailand
- 1st October 2009: Ajarn group health insurance
- 1st September 2009: Clarifying OPD and IPD
- 1st August 2009: We get letters
- 1st July 2009: Understanding medical insurance
- 1st June 2009: What are you getting?
- 1st May 2009: Keeping the money jar filled
- 1st April 2009: Where’s Santa Claus
- 1st March 2009: A healthy change
- 1st February 2009: The life insurance health insurance option
- 1st October 2008: Thai health insurance basics
- 1st September 2008: Work permits and health insurance
Featured Teachers
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Robin Jame
BA (1), Certificate (1)
Filippino (male, 23 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Jonary
BA (1)
Filippino (male, 25 years old, native Cebuano speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Charlotte
BA (1)
British (female, 22 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Patrick
BA (1)
American (male, 42 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Deborah
Certificate (3)
American (female, 58 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Kay Anne
BEd (1)
Filippino (female, 27 years old, native Tagalog speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Abner
Certificate (10), BSc (1)
Filippino (male, 44 years old, native Tagalog speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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James
Certificate (1), BA (1)
American (male, 50 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Willem
BEd (1)
South African (male, 25 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
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Jon
Certificate (1), BA (1)
American (male, 44 years old, native English speaker). Currently living in Thailand.
Ajarn Guests
Fear of change?
In Thailand the government has set 2012 as English Speaking Year with a goal of encouraging students to converse in English every Monday. Such policies are useful but the major leap of enacting legislation to make English an official language for Thailand is also needed
Software for student tests
The integration of internet and computers with education and English learning is something students find normal, and classrooms without some access to educational software may seem quaint. Some students may even feel they can get more ‘professional' teaching from the numerous online ELT sites if a school is behind in IT.
Whatever happened to the shopping mall teacher?
They are the shopping mall English teachers - gliding like pale, undernourished phantoms amid the hordes of weekend Thai shoppers. The main reason I empathize with the shopping mall teacher is because I was once one myself. I know how desperate and soul-destroying it can be.
About Ajarn.com
Ajarn.com was started as a small hobby website in 1999 by Ian McNamara. It was a simple way for one Bangkok teacher to share his Thailand experiences and pass on advice. The website developed a loyal and enthusiastic following. In 2004, Ian handed over the reins to Phil Williams and 'Bangkok Phil' has run the ajarn website ever since.
Ajarn.com has grown enormously and is now the most popular TEFL site in Thailand - possibly even South East Asia. Although best-known for its vibrant jobs page, Ajarn has a wealth of articles, blogs, features and help and advice. But one principle has always remained at Ajarn's core - to tell things like they are and to do it with a sense of humor. Thailand can be Heaven or Hell for an English teacher. It's always been Ajarn.com's duty to present both sides of the equation. Thanks for stopping by.
Friends of Ajarn
Renting an apartment?
Before you go pounding the streets, check out our guide and know what to look out for.
The cost of living
How much money does a teacher need to earn in order to survive in Thailand? We analyze the facts.
Hi, I’m Tony Dabbs
I was a licensed life and health agent in the USA for many years and now I'm ajarn.com's health insurance expert.
Fun Quiz
Find out how employable you are in Thailand as an English teacher. Is it a case of 'welcome aboard' or "Mom, I need you to send some money again"
E-mailing for jobs
E-mailing potential employers in Thailand can be a very frustrating experience. Teacher Chris is on hand to give you some top tips.
The Region Guides
Fancy working in Thailand but not in Bangkok? Our region guides are written by teachers who actually live and work in the provinces.
Fancy teaching freelance?
How easy is it to cut out the middlemen and rake in the cash teach students at their own homes?
