Key Requirements Affecting the Implementation of Medical Tourism Policies in Gorleston Province

Medical tourism is one of the branches of the tourism industry that has flourished in recent decades and has played a significant role in generating income and employment in countries. the present study was conducted to identify key requirements affecting the implementation of medical tourism polici...

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Published inMuṭālaʻāt-i mudīrīyat-i gardishgarī (Online) Vol. 17; no. 58; pp. 199 - 233
Main Authors Hossein Livani, Ali Farhadi Mahalli, Alireza Matoufi
Format Journal Article
LanguagePersian
Published Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 01.06.2022
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grounded theory
key requirements
medical tourism
policy implementation
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Summary:Medical tourism is one of the branches of the tourism industry that has flourished in recent decades and has played a significant role in generating income and employment in countries. the present study was conducted to identify key requirements affecting the implementation of medical tourism policies in Golestan province. This qualitative research was conducted using grounded theory method. Participants included 13 people with at least 5 years of relevant work experience and expertise in the field of medical tourism who were included in the study through purposive sampling with snowball technique and were interviewed in depth. Frequent refinement of primary codes led to the formation of open codes and then core codes such as management system, public transport infrastructure, general regulations, and so on. Selected codes were also organized under the headings of organizational architecture, capacity building and service quality, etc
ISSN:2322-3294
2476-597X
DOI:10.22054/tms.2022.67209.2704