A Study on Medical Tourism Industry

• Main Authors: Fu-I Chen, 陳富益
• Other Authors: Chih-ping Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88084724322087722581

碩士 === 國立高雄第一科技大學 === 應用日語研究所 === 100 === A Study on Medical Tourism Industry Abstract In late years, becaue of factors of remarkable rise in the medical expenses, being on the waiting list for surgery, non-existence of the high quality medical care or not being able to get a certain medical care due to legal constraints in one’s own country, and individuals seeking an overseas health care service increasingly, a medical industry is booming. In addition, countries providing an international health care service link the international health care service to the local sightseeing to develop so-called "Medical Tourism". Worldwide economy has globalized since the late 1980s. Movement of "capitals", "matirials" and "people" beyond the border has become more active by development of the international trade and it is the reason why there is an impact on "Service Industry". Following the trend, as a result, an international health care service considered to be a special service industry is prospering. Production of "Medical Tourism" reaches 100 billion dollars accordoring to an estimate of McKinsey & Company in 2012. For big business, approximately 50 countries in four continents are involved in medical tourism throughout the world. Owing to globalization, Japanese companies have increased direct investment overseas and enhanced the competitiveness of industrial goods in order to decrease production cost, and it resulted in deindustrialization in the country. The Naoto Kan government adopted "New Growth Strategy" at a Cabinet meeting on June 18th, 2010. To boost regional economy and increase employment, the government raised "Medical Tourism" as one of the strategies of the national economic policies. This paper is to study five aspects of Japanese medical tourism. The first is to understand the relationship between medical tourism and globalization. The second is to understand the general situation of the medical tourism in foreign countries. The third is to identify the factors of the success and the medical problems behind in the main countries that are developing medical tourism in Asia. The fourth is to confirm the development of the medical tourism strategy in Japan. The Fifth is to discover competitiveness and problems of the medical tourism in Japan. Finally, the result of the study is used to examine enforcement of the medical tourism in Taiwan and provide the government with some advice.