Nursing

Quality (philosophy)

Marketing

Process (computing)

Philosophy

Health care

Service (business)

Medical services

Medical tourism

Medical care

Service provider

Tourism

Archaeology

Operating system

Selection (genetic algorithm)

Economics

Computer science

Destinations

Business

Service quality

Geography

Political science

Public economics

Epistemology

Profitability index

Artificial intelligence

Medicine

Economic growth

Finance

Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management

Even though American health care providers have incessantly raised their prices, medical insurers have managed to achieve (greater) profitability covering fewer services for a smaller number of clientele every year. Against this backdrop, there has been a sharp increase in the number of people seeking health care in foreign countries. Using prospect theory, this study finds medical tourism consideration to be driven by domestic medical costs, patient privacy concerns, medical restrictions, and foreign destination desirability. The latter is in turn influenced by tourist attractions and service quality assurance in addition to domestic medical costs. The findings and their implications and limitations are also discussed.

Determinants of medical tourism destination selection process