Abstract
Technology has significant impact on the medical tourism industry, enabling patients to access information about healthcare providers and facilities, schedule appointments and receive care even remotely. Advancements such as virtual reality, blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, medical devices and wearables, medical mobile applications and cloud computing have played key roles in the development and expansion of medical tourism. But, the integration of these technologies also poses challenges such as lack of coordination and communication, limited information, quality assurance, legal and regulatory compliance, technical compatibility, limited follow-up care and lack of training. Additionally, it is important to be cautious when taking decisions based on the information available with these applications, as advancements in technology don’t always mean correct and reliable. Thus, this chapter focuses on providing an overview on the healthcare technologies in supporting medical tourism services.
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Abbreviations
- 3D:
-
3-Dimensional
- AI:
-
Artificial Intelligence
- EHR:
-
Electronic Health Records
- EMR:
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Electronic Medical Records
- VR:
-
Virtual Reality
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Kundury, K.K., Shetty, S.P., Kuldeep, G.B. (2024). A Bird’s-Eye-View on Technological Advancements in Medical Tourism. In: Chaudhary, B., Bhatia, D., Patel, M., Singh, S., Sharma, S. (eds) Medical Tourism in Developing Countries. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8909-6_12
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