Dinámica del turismo de salud internacional: una aproximación cuantitativa.

Authors

  • Mario De la Puente

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15665/rde.v13i2.534

Keywords:

Turismo de Salud, Economía Internacional, Inversión, Comercio Internacional

Abstract

El objetivo del presente artículo es analizar con de manera cuantitativa la dinámica y tendencias regionales del turismo de salud a nivel global. Se presentan las principales variables y tendencias que han consolidado un sector innovador caracterizado por la relación de diferentes sectores en la oferta del servicio final. La metodología utilizada se basa en la revisión bibliográfica de artículos científicos, de revisión e informes de consultoras sobre dinámicas regionales del turismo de salud. Como resultado se evidencia que el sector se encuentra en pleno aumento de la demanda de turistas internacional y que los principales oferentes se encuentran en proceso de especialización de los servicios médico-turísticos ofrecidos. También se concluye que los principales oferentes de servicios turísticos de salud en diferentes continentes cuentan con ventajas competitivas que permite la oferta de servicios diversos según la demanda del turista.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (1989). Australian National Accounts. (En línea): http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/E8A9D8FEDDDA7D36CA2574DC0017266E/$File/52060_1989_MAR.pdf (Consulta: 14-10-2014).

Adams, P.D. (1995). An applied general equilibrium analysis of the economic effect of tourism in a quite small, quite open economy. Applied Economics Review, 23, 23-24.

Aguilo, P.M. (2001). Determinants of the price of German tourist packages on the island of Mallorca. Tourism Economics Review, 21, 45-46.

Andrew, B.P. (1997). Tourism and the economic development of Cornwall. Annals of Tourism Research, 24, 721-735.

Aiken, L. H. (2001). Hospital nurse staffing and patient’s mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288, 198-199.

Ameringer, C. F. (1999). State Medical Boards and the Politics of Public Protection. Baltimore, United States. John Hopkins University Press.

American Hospital Association. (2002). Trends in Hospital Financing: Trendwatch Chartbook. Washington D.C: American Hospital Association.

Arrow, K. J. (1963). Uncertainty in the welfare economics of medical care. American Economic Review, 53, 941-973.

Blake, A. (2008). Tourism and poverty relief. Annals of Tourism Research, 35, 107-126.

Blake, A. (2008). Modelling tourism and travel using tourism satellite accounts and tourism policy and forecasting models. TTRI Discussion Papers, 21, 34-35.

Boardman, A, e., Eisemberg, J, M. (1983). A Model of physicians practice attributes determination. Journal of Health Economics, 3, 259-268.

Bognannno, M, F. (1974). The short-run supply of nurse’s time. Journal of Human Resources, 9, 80-94.

Carlsen, F., J. Grytten. (1998). More physicians: improved availability or induced demand? Health Economics Review, 7, 495-508.

Commonwealth Department of Finance (2006), Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis for Program Managers. (En línea: http://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/Intro_to_CB_analysis.pdf) (Consulta: 25-10-2014).

Consejo de Política Económica y Social (CONPES) (2010). Política de transformación productiva: Modelo de desarrollo sectorial y postura estratégica. (En línea): http://wsp.presidencia.gov.co/sncei/politica/Documents/Conpes-3678-21jul2010.pdf. (Consulta 13-11-2014).

Coulam, R, F. (1991). Medicare prospective payment system: a critical appraisal. Health Care Financing Review: Annual Supplement, 13, 45-77.

Cutler, D. M., and S, J. Reber. (1998). Paying for Health Insurance: The trade-off Between Competition and Adverse Selection. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113, 330-350.

Divisekera, S. (2003), A model of international tourism demand, Annals of Tourism Research, 30, 31-49.

Drummond, G (1999), Strategic Marketing Planning and Control, Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemman.

Duggan, M. (2002). Hospital market structure and the behavior of not-for-profit hospitals. RAND Journal of Economics, 23, 433-446.

Dwyer, I. (1993). Tourism Immigration Interrelationships. Canberra: Bureau of Immigration and Population Research.

Dwyer, I, (1993). Assessing the Economic Impacts of Events: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach. Canberra: Bureau of Migration and Population Research.

Faulkner, L. (2002). Integrative approach to tourism demand forecasting. Tourism Management, 3, 34.

Friedman, M., and L, J, Savage. (1948). Utility analysis of choices involving risk. Journal of Political Economy, 56, 279-304.

Harrison, D. (1978). Hedonic housing prices and the demand for clean air, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 5, 81-102.

Gahlinger, P. (2014). The Medical Tourism Travel Guide: Your Complete Reference to Top-quality, Low-cost Dental, Cosmetic, Medical Care & Surgery Overseas. Massachusetts: Sunrise River Press.

Gaynor, M. (2006). Competition and quality in the health care markets. Foundation and Trends in Microeconomics, 2, 441-508.

Gaynor, M. (1999). Change, consolidation and competition in the health care markets. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13, 141-164.

Gowrisankaran, G. (2003). Competition, payers and hospital quality. Health Services Research, 38, 1403-1422.

Grossman, M. (1972). The Demand for Health: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation. New York: Columbia University Press.

Grossman, M. (1972). The concept of health capital and demand for health. Journal of Political Economy, 80, 223-225.

Herrick. D. (2007). Medical Tourism: Global Competition for Health Care. Massachusetts: National Center for Policy Analysis.

Hsieh, Rue. (2012). Health Economics. Massachusetts: The MIT Press.

Hidalgo, V., Corugedo, I., Llano, J. (2005). Economía de la Salud. Madrid: Editorial Pirámide.

Kessel, R. (1958). Price discrimination in medicine. Journal of Law and Economics, 1, 20-53.

Martin, C.A, (1988), Substitute prices in models of tourism demand, Annals of Tourism Research, 15, 225-268.

Marquis, M. S., Buntin, J. (2004). Subsidies and the demand for individual health insurance. Health Services Research, 39, 1547-1570.

McGuire, T, C. (1991). Physician’s response to fee changes with multiple payers. Journal of Health Economics, 10, 385-410.

McKinsey Consultancy Services (2014). Informe Sobre Turismo de Salud en India Para 2013. Bombay: McKinsey Services.

McKinsey Consultancy Services (2014). Informe de Modelo de Demanda de Turismo de Salud Para 2015. Buenos Aires: McKinsey Services.

McKinsey Consultancy Services (2014). Mapping the Market for Medical Travel. Boston: McKinsey Services.

Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social (2014).Plan de Largo Plazo para el Fortalecimiento y Desarrollo de los Recursos Humanos en Salud. (En línea): https://www.minsalud.gov.co/salud/Documents/Observatorio%20Talento%20Humano%20en%20Salud/PLAN%20A%20LARGO%20PLAZO%20PARA%20LOS%20RECURSOS%20HUMANOS%20EN%20COLOMBIA.pdf (Consulta: 8-8-2014).

Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Turismo (2014). Estadísticas de inversión extranjera directa en Colombia. (En línea): file:///C:/Users/mdelapuente/Downloads/OEEDV_Inf_inversionextranjera_28-11-2014.pdf (Consulta: 10-11-2014).

Mochón, C., Carreón, C. (2012). Microeconomía Con Aplicaciones a América Latina. Barcelona: McGraw Hill.

Nguyen, N. (1997). Physician’s behavioral response to Medicare price reduction. Health Services Research. 32, 283-299.

Nicholson. S. (2008). How much do medical students know about physician’s income? Journal of Human Resources, 40, 100-114.

Pacheco, J. (2014). Entrevista al doctor Jaime Pacheco incluido en la tesis doctoral Economía del Turismo de salud: Caso de Colombia aprobada por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos para defensa en 14 de Abril de 2016.

Pauly, M. (1989). The pricing of primary care physician’s services: a test of the role of consumer information. Bell Journal of Economics, 12, 488-506.

Phillips, V. (1995). Nurses labor supply, participation, hours of work, and discontinuities in in the supply function. Journal of Health Economics, 14, 567-582.

Procolombia. (2014). Informe de inversión extranjera directa en Colombia. Bogotá: Editorial.

Stiglitz, J. (1976). Equilibrium in competitive insurance markets: an essay on the economics of imperfect information. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 90, 629-649.

Sloan, F. (1971). Demand for higher education: the case of medical school applicants. Journal of Human Resources, 6, 466-489.

Sloan, F. (1975). The role of health insurance in the physician’s service market. Inquiry, 12, 275-299.

Sloan, F. (1981). Regulation and the rising cost of hospital care. Review of Economics and Statistics, 63, 479-487.

Sloan, F. (1983). Rate regulation as a strategy for hospital cost control: evidence from the last decade. Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly: Health and Society, 62, 195-221.

Villagrande, R. (2014). Entrevista al doctor Jaime Pacheco incluido en la tesis doctoral Economía del Turismo de salud: Caso de Colombia aprobada por la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos para defensa en 14 de Abril de 2016.

Weisbrod, B. (1988). The Nonprofit Economy. Cambridg: Harvard University Press.

World Bank Group. (2013). World Development Report. (En linea): http://databank.worldbank.org/data/views/variableSelection/selectvariables.aspx?source=world-development-indicators (Consulta: 12-10-2013).

Published

2015-11-23

How to Cite

De la Puente, M. (2015). Dinámica del turismo de salud internacional: una aproximación cuantitativa. Dimensión Empresarial, 13(2), 167-184. https://doi.org/10.15665/rde.v13i2.534

Issue

Section

RESEARCH RESULTS ARTICLES