Information and Communication Technology in Medical Tourism Industry

Abstract

This article is a documentary study which collects data and research from academic work, news, and articles related to medical tourism, information and communication technology (ICT) in medical tourism industry. The objective of this article is to study the medical tourism and the data of applying information technology in medical tourism industry. This study indicates that applying information and communication technology in medical tourism industry supports communication between service providers and clients; and helps arranging the system of information contents into an all-time accessible form; it can also simulate the form of the system and support planning for decision making before travel. Moreover, there are systems that facilitate communication to provide medical services and manage internal work with provider, e.g. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Telemedicine, e-consult and e-doctor.