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Globalization of Healthcare Services in Korea: Trends and Challenges  

Kim, Kwang-Jum (Graduate School of Healthcare Management and Policy, Catholic University of Korea)
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Korea Journal of Hospital Management / v.21, no.2, 2016 , pp. 63-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nowadays, many Korean healthcare organizations are provide healthcare services to foreigners and some of them are operating overseas healthcare facilities or trying to operate them. Chinese healthcare market is regarded as the most promising one. In this article, I discussed the success factors for global healthcare services and made some suggestions for the successful implementation of FDI in healthcare services, especially for the Chinese healthcare services market.
Keywords
Globalization; Medical tourism; Chinese healthcare market; Foreign Direct Investment(FDI);
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