This open access book presents a set of practical tools and collaborative solutions in multi-disciplinary settings to foster the Alpine Space health tourism industry's innovation and competitiveness. The proposed solutions emerge as the result of the synergy among health, environment, tourism, digital, policy and strategy professionals. The approach underlines the pivotal role of a sustainable and ecomedical use of Alpine natural resources for health tourism destinations, and highlights the need of integrating aspects of natural resources' healing effects, a shared knowledge of Alpine assets through digital solutions, and frames strategic approaches for the long-term development of the sector. The volume exploits the results of the three-years long EU research project HEALPS 2, which involved several stakeholders from the health tourism, healthcare and sustainable tourism industries. This book is relevant for health tourism destinations and facilities (hotels, clinics, wellness and spa companies), regional and local authorities (policy makers), business support organizations, researchers involved in digital healthcare and geoinformatics. [Resumen de la editorial]

In the field of health, digital health has assumed significant importance in recent years due to its contribution to enhancing the overall healthcare system performance in terms of alleviating the ever-growing pressure on the healthcare system, reducing healthcare costs, improving working conditions and job satisfaction of health professionals, improving patients’ satisfaction, and providing a holistic view of patient health through access to data and giving patients more control over their health. Therefore, it is of vital importance to understand the overwhelming possibilities and promise it can offer for better health services. Similarly, exploring barriers to digital health engagement is an important tool to guarantee an effective adoption and transition that can meet all healthcare stakeholders’ objectives. Integrating Digital Health Strategies for Effective Administration explores recent writings and original research findings in the field of digital health with a special focus on digital health adoption strategies and challenges. This book is intellectually situated between digital health management and digital health technologies. Covering topics such as digital health literacy, machine learning, and procedural law, this premier reference source is an essential resource for app developers, healthcare administrators, healthcare professionals, students and educators of higher education, researchers, and academicians.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, events have swiftly transitioned to virtual and hybrid formats. This rapid shift has posed numerous challenges for organizers who are now tasked with navigating the digital landscape. From planning logistics to engaging participants, virtual and hybrid events are intricate and demand innovative solutions. New Technologies in Virtual and Hybrid Events is a comprehensive guide that provides practical strategies and insights to make virtual and hybrid events successful, efficient, and profitable. The book offers a platform to publish research on the practical challenges of virtual and hybrid events. It explores key topics such as platform assessment, audience engagement tools, AI integration, and ethical considerations in event technologies. By offering a deep dive into these areas, the book empowers readers to navigate the complexities of virtual and hybrid events with confidence.

This new volume, which complements the editors’ earlier volume Medical Travel Brand Management: Success Strategies for Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H), explores the multitude of medical travel services and discusses the integration of traveling medical guests with destination providers, hospitality/healthcare professionals, and travel service providers. The editors also address the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has made on the travel industry, which has motivated them to bring together major players, renowned authors, practitioners, and researchers to create this book to help prepare the medical tourism market to not only recover from the devastating effects of the pandemic but also to provide tools and cases that will help to structure successful destinations for medical travel. From chapters on branding to assessing accreditation and post-care quality metrics, Drs. DeMicco, Poorani, and their fellow contributors take the reader through the critical phases of the medical travel journey: pre-visit, travel, on-site care, discharge and follow-up care. The authors address critical issues facing medical, health, and wellness travel from both macro and micro perspectives. Presentations of best practices and strategies demonstrate how some destinations have built, renewed, or engaged various stakeholders to construct or enhance their medical tourism destination. Medical Travel: Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H) © also showcases best practices and innovative ways of designing and operating a profitable and entrepreneurial practice. Quality issues, aesthetics, and legal issues related to inbound and outbound medical tourism are also presented. The book explores the evolving nature of hospital design and the complex relationship between people and medicine as manifested in the relationship of hospital aesthetics to patient satisfaction. Importantly, the book also includes a chapter addressing medical health travel during the pandemic which describes how the pandemic has revolutionized telehealth and the medical travel industry, which can leverage the advances made in digital health and telemedicine. This volume will be an important resource for the four main players at the center of medical travel: medical travelers themselves, government agencies, intermediaries, and health and wellness providers. The selected best practices, research, cases, innovative strategies, SWOT analysis, and toolkits address the aims of all stakeholders.

This book presents advances in the research of various entities in the world, which are working on the application of technology or management in tourism. Indeed, one of the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic was tourism, likewise one of the post-pandemic effects is the rapid recovery of the sector, but more importantly is the great innovation that has occurred in marketing strategies for tourism using technology and applying management strategies not only to be more profitable but to have the best customer satisfaction. The book is aimed at the general public that seeks to innovate, learn from lessons learned and establish a knowledge base in mechanisms that apply technology or management in tourism, with the aim of improving the experience of all those involved in the business chain. This compendium aims to share all those great experiences and researches in the areas of: Managements, Tourism, Marketing strategies in Management, Tourism and Technology, Technology, Applied Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business Administration, Cloud Computing, Educational Management, Finance, Insurance and Services Management, Health Tourism, Human Resource Management, Information Systems Planning and Management, Information Technologies in Tourism, Internet Technology, Knowledge Management, Management of Supply Chain and Logistics, Marketing Innovation, Robotics, Strategic Management Innovation, Sustainability Management, Technical Economy Management, Technical Innovation and Management, Technology in Tourism and Tourist Experience, Tourism Industry and Ecology, Tourism Management, a total of 77 research projects and many spaces and relationships between researchers to collaborate in the advancement of science are presented.

Digital Innovation for Healthcare in COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies and Solutions provides comprehensive knowledge and insights on the application of information technologies in the healthcare sector, sharing experiences from leading researchers and academics from around the world. The book presents innovative ideas, solutions and examples to deal with one of the major challenges of the world, a global problem with health, economic and political dimensions. Advanced information technologies can play a key role in solving problems generated by the COVID-19 outbreak. The book addresses how science, technology and innovation can provide advances and solutions to new global health challenges. This is a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, healthcare workers, policymakers and members of the biomedical field who are interested in learning how digital technologies can help us avoid and solve global disease dissemination. Presents real-world cases with experiences of applications of healthcare solutions during the pandemic of COVID-19 Discusses new approaches, theories and tools developed during an unprecedented health situation and how they can be used afterwards Encompasses information on preparedness for future outbreaks to make less costly and more effective healthcare responses to crises

In the ancient world, health seekers traversed vast distances to pursue well-being. Fast forward to the 21st century, and the concept of medical tourism has evolved into a global industry worth billions of dollars. The burgeoning demand for quality healthcare has pushed traditional boundaries, necessitating a more sophisticated and interconnected healthcare ecosystem. Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into medical practices empowers individuals to actively manage their health while providing healthcare practitioners with invaluable insights for tailored patient care. Impact of AI and Robotics on the Medical Tourism Industry delves into the transformative impact of AI and robotics on this dynamic sector. It explores how AI can encourage and assist patients in their health plans while augmenting healthcare practitioners' capabilities to utilize specific patient data to offer unique guidance. It dissects real-world examples, such as Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's integration of robotic surgery, showcasing how these technologies revolutionize traditional medical practices.