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Medical Tourism Service Quality: An Indian Perspective

Medical Tourism Service Quality: An Indian Perspective

Bikash Ranjan Debata, S. S. Mahapatra, Bhaswati Patnaik
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781466694668|ISBN10: 1466694661|EISBN13: 9781466694675
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch063
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Debata, Bikash Ranjan, et al. "Medical Tourism Service Quality: An Indian Perspective." Web-Based Services: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 1433-1464. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch063

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Debata, B. R., Mahapatra, S. S., & Patnaik, B. (2016). Medical Tourism Service Quality: An Indian Perspective. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Web-Based Services: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1433-1464). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch063

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Debata, Bikash Ranjan, S. S. Mahapatra, and Bhaswati Patnaik. "Medical Tourism Service Quality: An Indian Perspective." In Web-Based Services: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1433-1464. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-9466-8.ch063

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Abstract

Medical tourism, a growing phenomenon in the world today, possesses a worthwhile potential for the economic development of any country. Globalization, development of information and communication technology (ICT) and adherence to the international quality standards potentially result in a significant increase in the movement of patients and healthcare professionals across national boundaries. The demand for medical tourism in India is experiencing a tremendous growth. However, the Indian medical tourism sector faces various challenges. Since India attempts to position itself as one of the preferred global medical tourism hub, a thorough understanding of means to attract, satisfy and retain medical tourists is extremely important. Five hundred and thirty four (534) useful responses in two different phases is collected and tested to examine the validity and reliability of the scale to ensure a quantitative and statistically proven identification of the responses. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) is used to identify the underlying dimensions of medical tourism service quality for medical tourism in India. Next, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to confirm the factor structure of the constructs and validate EFA results.

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