Medical Tourism in Developing Countries A contemporary approach

This book provides a detailed insight into the amalgamation of the healthcare and hospitality sector, which brought forward the concept of healthcare tourism or medical tourism. There have not been comprehensive resources in this particular area. The available quality resources focus on the Western...

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Other Authors: Chaudhary, Bhupinder (Editor), Bhatia, Dinesh (Editor), Patel, Mahesh (Editor), Singh, Sunaina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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505 0 |a Chapter 1. Medical Tourism: An overview -- Chapter 2. Healthcare sector in developing countries: A mixed phenomenon -- Chapter 3. Growth of Private sector in healthcare -- Chapter 4. Medical Tourism sector: Recipe for success -- Chapter 5. How accreditation and Insurance is fueling the Medical tourism business? -- Chapter 6. Technology as a catalyst for Medical Tourism -- Chapter 7. Marketing and Economics of Medical Tourism -- Chapter 8. Regulatory policies and Medical Ethics -- Chapter 9. Future prospects for growth of Medical Tourism Industry 
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520 |a This book provides a detailed insight into the amalgamation of the healthcare and hospitality sector, which brought forward the concept of healthcare tourism or medical tourism. There have not been comprehensive resources in this particular area. The available quality resources focus on the Western world. Countries like India are an upcoming and one of the most favored destinations for medical tourism, and this trend is going to increase exponentially in the coming years. This book is developed in a very simple and lucid manner to enable even a layman to grasp the key components of the healthcare and hospitality sector at different levels and gradually link it to the present scenario where factors like accreditation, health insurance, corporatization, and public policy make an impact. Scholars in these sectors attempt to provide the recent trends and prospects supported with updated information. Therefore, it can solve the problem of a single source of detailed information relevant to different yet interconnected industries with a focus on developing countries