A Conceptual Model of Medical Tourism: Implications for Future Research

An extensive review of the current literature reveals that no integrated theoretical framework for the holistic study of the medical tourism industry exists. This study, therefore, aims to fill this gap by proposing an integrated model for the investigation of this burgeoning tourism field. It is developed with a view to capturing the current situation of medical tourism in a given country or region from the supply and demand perspectives. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques are suggested as systematic tools to test and validate the model. This study not only has implications for future research, but also provides useful information for practitioners in the medical tourism industry.     

某二级医院医疗投诉与处理分析

对桌二级医院2013年医疗纠纷的发生原因和解决途径进行分析。是由于保障机制不健全;医忠之闻沟通不畅;医疗管理存在缺陷;医务人员的责任0不强等原因造成。加强保障机制建设,保护双方合法权益,严格执行技术操作规程,提升服务质量可防范医疗纠纷的发生。     

眼视光技术专业开展医学美学教育初探

《医学美学》是眼视光技术专业的基础课程之一,近年来随着人们物质文化生活水平不断提高,眼镜行业的迅猛发展,人们对眼镜的审美要求越来越高。然而眼视光技术专业课程体系中开设该门课程的学校还不多,本文根据逆向朔源的方式分析开设《医学美学》课程的必要性,结合专业实践的现状,探讨眼视光技术专业《医学美学》教育教学与教学改革对人才培养的作用。     

电子病历的商务模式探讨

文章从分析我国电子病历（EMR）的发展现状入手,指出电子病历将是医院信息系统（HIS）的未来发展方向。针对电子病历的医疗电子商务,提出了“EMR数据库模式”。同时对模式运营中存在的若干关键问题提出了解决办法。     

Interpretive structural modeling of quality factors in both medical and hospitality services in the medical tourism industry

This study aims to theoretically integrate quality factors of both medical and hospitality services in medical tourism. Medical tourism comprises both medicine and tourism. Although the core product in medical tourism is medical treatment, attractive hospitality and travel options are also essential. Despite the dual nature of medical tourism, the two aspects of this concept have not been integrated in a unique framework. This study attempts to fill this gap using interpretive structural modeling (ISM). According to ISM, although factors of medical services and hospitality services are independent from each other, these factors have vital impacts on perceived value, satisfaction, and loyalty.     

灵活就业人员医疗保险参与及受益归属——基于逆向选择和正向分配效应的双重检验

当前,灵活就业人员医疗保险发展不充分与不平衡的问题格外突出,这不仅会制约医保制度公平性与可持续能力的提高,同时会阻碍经济社会的全面、协调和可持续发展。本文运用中国劳动力动态调查数据(CLDS),研究灵活就业人员参加医保的决定因素以及受益归属,从而为新时期医保制度顶层设计提供决策依据。结果表明:一方面,无论是在参保决策还是险种决策阶段,灵活就业人员的健康风险显著正向影响参保状态,说明逆向选择效应显著存在;另一方面,低收入的参保人利用了更多优质的医疗服务,获得了更多的医保基金补偿,并显著改善了健康状况,因此医保发挥了积极的正向分配作用。但是过高的保障水平,在改善医疗可及性的同时会激发道德风险,从而加剧逆向选择问题并阻碍正向分配效应,对更加公平可持续医保制度的建立造成负面影响。     

Would you really recommend it? Antecedents of word-of-mouth in medical tourism

Medical tourism (MT) is a valuable component of many national service economies. Understanding the marketing and recruitment of MT patients is therefore an important consideration for MT providers. Research shows that word of mouth (WoM) remains the most important acquisition channel in this sector. Yet, there is only a limited understanding of antecedent factors behind a patient referral. We develop a framework for WoM, finding support for tourism factors, service quality and perceived value as key antecedents on WoM referrals. We further extend the MT literature by integrating a novel perspective on value creation that surfaces the experiences of frontline service providers for the first time. This paper incorporates two complementary studies, one with a focus on value creation, the other on perceived value. By combing the two in a mixed-methods approach, we emphasise the role of service delivery on WoM. Several implications can be drawn from the study's findings.     

Impacts of tangible and intangible elements of Aid for Trade on the globalisation of developing countries

The Aid for Trade initiative was launched by the WTO in 2005 to help developing countries build their supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure to improve their capacity in the global market. This study investigates the impacts of both the tangible and intangible elements of this initiative on the economic, social and political globalisation of recipient countries. Intangible elements of Aid for Trade (aid for trade policy and regulation) may be considered as the software of Aid for Trade, while tangible elements (aid for economic infrastructure and building productive capacity) are the hardware. Countries that receive Aid for Trade can use both types of elements to succeed in globalisation. This research hypothesises that the tangible elements of Aid for Trade have a singular effect on the overall level of globalisation since they are expected to only increase the level of economic globalisation. Moreover, we expect that the intangible elements of Aid for Trade will have multiple effects on the overall level of globalisation as they have an impact on not only economic aspects but also social and political aspects of it. Using the dataset of Aid for Trade from 2002 to 2015, we find that the intangible elements of Aid for Trade have increased the recipients' level of overall globalisation.     

聚焦库区:低收入群体医疗保障的缺失问题

三峡库区因其特殊的地缘位置和举世瞩目的三峡工程而备受关注。本文通过对重庆三峡库区低收入群体医疗保障问题进行调查,结果显示重庆库区低收入群体的医疗保障严重缺失,由此陷入了“因病致贫、因贫生病”的恶性循环。对此,笔者有针对性地提出了对策建议。