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Medical Tourism has been identified at our organization as a potential new source of revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are currently in the process of devising a strategy to incorporate this new service in our hospitals.<\/p>\n

Having identified some important variables related to this new activity<\/strong> (see below), we are worried that\u00a0the integration of medical tourism might prove to be a disruptive element to our current operations and activities:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Paradigm shift: from citizens with rights to healthcare services to patients becoming consumers of health care.<\/li>\n
  2. Identification of multiple new stake holders (tourism agencies, marketing, visas, accreditation …)<\/li>\n
  3. Patient\u00b4s perspective: interruption of traditional continuum of care, complications, privacy and confidentiality (signed informed consents …)<\/li>\n
  4. New <\/em>resources \/ circuits \/ operations required to support medical tourists.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    • Could the introduction of medical tourism provide us with a source of a sustainable competitive advantage?<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Would our current set of activities support this new service?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The integration of Medical Tourism in a country\u00b4s healthcare system is a feat that promises tantalizing rewards for those who manage to surpass its many challenges and trade-offs.<\/p>\n

      Hospitals who embark on the journey of incorporating medical tourism into their portfolio should be aware of the new dynamics and paradigm shift associated with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9142,"featured_media":65,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","categories":[4],"class_list":["post-64","hck-submission","type-hck-submission","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-medical-tourism"],"connected_submission_link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-mhcdsolutions\/conversation\/mhcd-solutions-ii\/","yoast_head":"\nMedical Tourism: Friend or Foe? - Managing Health Care Delivery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-mhcdsolutions\/submission\/medical-tourism-friend-or-foe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Medical Tourism: Friend or Foe? - Managing Health Care Delivery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The integration of Medical Tourism in a country\u00b4s healthcare system is a feat that promises tantalizing rewards for those who manage to surpass its many challenges and trade-offs. 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