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De la Puente Pacheco, M. (2025). Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism (1.ª ed.). Editorial Universidad del Norte. https://editorial.uninorte.edu.co/gpd-examining-the-interplay-between-the-colombian-healthcare-system-and-medical-tourism-67b63bef8feef-67b63bef95f45.html
De la Puente Pacheco, Mario. Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism 1.ª ed. Barranquilla: Editorial Universidad del Norte, 2025. https://editorial.uninorte.edu.co/gpd-examining-the-interplay-between-the-colombian-healthcare-system-and-medical-tourism-67b63bef8feef-67b63bef95f45.html
M. De la Puente Pacheco, Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism, 1.ª ed. Barranquilla, Colombia: Editorial Universidad del Norte, 2025. [En línea]. Disponible en: https://editorial.uninorte.edu.co/gpd-examining-the-interplay-between-the-colombian-healthcare-system-and-medical-tourism-67b63bef8feef-67b63bef95f45.html
De la Puente Pacheco, Mario. Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism. 1.ª ed. Barranquilla: Editorial Universidad del Norte, 2025. PDF. https://editorial.uninorte.edu.co/gpd-examining-the-interplay-between-the-colombian-healthcare-system-and-medical-tourism-67b63bef8feef-67b63bef95f45.html
De la Puente Pacheco M. Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism. 1.ª ed. Barranquilla: Editorial Universidad del Norte; 2025. Disponible en: https://editorial.uninorte.edu.co/gpd-examining-the-interplay-between-the-colombian-healthcare-system-and-medical-tourism-67b63bef8feef-67b63bef95f45.html
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Doctor en Análisis Económico Internacional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid (España). Profesor-investigador de la Universidad del Norte (Colombia). Miembro del grupo de investigación “Agenda Internacional" avalado por Colciencias. Premio Innovación Pedagógica Uninorte 2017. Sus líneas de investigación son: Turismo médico, Movilidad sanitaria internacional, Economía e ilegalidad.
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CONTENT
INTRODUCTION. 7
CHAPTER 1
DEFINITION OF MEDICAL TOURISM: INTERNATIONAL DYNAMICS, BENEFITS, RISKS, AGENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. 17
Healthcare Systems and Medical Tourism: A
Theoretical and Conceptual Investigation. 22
Risks and Challenges . 28
Concluding Remarks. 43
CHAPTER 2
OVERVIEW OF THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY IN COLOMBIA. 45
General Diagnosis. 46
Regulatory and Promoting Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Concluding Remarks. 67
CHAPTER 3
STATISTICAL APPROACH TO THE HEALTH SECTOR IN COLOMBIA. 70
Figures of the Health Sector in the Last Five Years. 72
Concluding Remarks. 83
CHAPTER 4
OVERVIEW OF THE MEDICAL TOURISM INDUSTRY IN COLOMBIA. 86
General Dynamics of the Colombian Medical
Tourism Industry. 88
Risks and Economic Growth of the Industry. 92
Concluding Remarks. 99
CHAPTER 5
CONTRIBUTION OF MEDICAL TOURISM TO THE COLOMBIAN ECONOMY. 103
Perspectives of the Industry. 106
Concluding Remarks on the Contribution of Medical
Tourism to the Colombian Economy. 112
Ethical Considerations of Medical Tourism in
Colombia: Philosophical and Economic Analysis
Involving Participant Agents . 112
Ethical Concerns and Agents of the Industry. 116
Concluding Remarks. 133
CONCLUSIONS. 147
REFERENCES. 150