Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review
Providing quality services, using modern technologies, having effective marketing, and providing services at an international level have led to the globalization of hospital services. This study aimed to identify the components of health services in developing countries that provide services to inte...
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description | Providing quality services, using modern technologies, having effective marketing, and providing services at an international level have led to the globalization of hospital services. This study aimed to identify the components of health services in developing countries that provide services to international patients. A comparative review was conducted by searching in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Google, and the websites of the World Medical Tourism Organization, the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health of the selected countries from 2000 to 2022. Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Costa Rica, the UAE, and Singapore were selected. The data were collected and analyzed using a comparative table. Different strategies were used to develop the medical tourism industry among the studied countries, but the main challenges in this field included the inappropriateness of the quality of the services provided or the provision of services that did not meet the needs of patients, the lack of expert human resource, not using medical facilitation companies, communication problems with patients, insufficient government support for medical tourism, and strict laws regarding business. The development of activities in the medical tourism industry requires planning in various dimensions. It seems that developing the medical marketing and activities of facilitator companies to facilitate patient admission, monitoring the quality of services provided, improving interdepartmental coordination, and considering a single trustee for this industry will improve the medical tourism status in Iran. |
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spelling | doaj.art-7c36371c14d54e0da3499e56839f50c42024-03-25T11:15:09ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312024-01-01131636310.4103/jehp.jehp_1740_22Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative reviewSamira RaoofiRahim Khodayari-ZarnaqSoudabeh VatankhahProviding quality services, using modern technologies, having effective marketing, and providing services at an international level have led to the globalization of hospital services. This study aimed to identify the components of health services in developing countries that provide services to international patients. A comparative review was conducted by searching in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Google, and the websites of the World Medical Tourism Organization, the World Bank, and the Ministry of Health of the selected countries from 2000 to 2022. Iran, Turkey, Jordan, Costa Rica, the UAE, and Singapore were selected. The data were collected and analyzed using a comparative table. Different strategies were used to develop the medical tourism industry among the studied countries, but the main challenges in this field included the inappropriateness of the quality of the services provided or the provision of services that did not meet the needs of patients, the lack of expert human resource, not using medical facilitation companies, communication problems with patients, insufficient government support for medical tourism, and strict laws regarding business. The development of activities in the medical tourism industry requires planning in various dimensions. It seems that developing the medical marketing and activities of facilitator companies to facilitate patient admission, monitoring the quality of services provided, improving interdepartmental coordination, and considering a single trustee for this industry will improve the medical tourism status in Iran.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2024;volume=13;issue=1;spage=63;epage=63;aulast=Raooficomparative studiesdeveloping countrieshospitalsmedical servicesmedical tourism |
spellingShingle | Samira Raoofi Rahim Khodayari-Zarnaq Soudabeh Vatankhah Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review Journal of Education and Health Promotion comparative studies developing countries hospitals medical services medical tourism |
title | Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review |
title_full | Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review |
title_fullStr | Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review |
title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review |
title_short | Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review |
title_sort | healthcare provision for medical tourism a comparative review |
topic | comparative studies developing countries hospitals medical services medical tourism |
url | http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2024;volume=13;issue=1;spage=63;epage=63;aulast=Raoofi |
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