Several decades after the term was first tossed around as a potential revenue-generator for Puerto Rico, high-ranking government officials announced Tuesday the start of a formal effort to develop medical tourism as an economic sector for the island.
Following the successful completion of the implementation of sales process and service coordination systems at HIMA San Pablo to enable the hospital group enter the field of medical tourism, technology firm Fusionworks has expanded its own portfolio to assist other hospital groups do the same.
The Puerto Rico Hospitals Association is evaluating the idea of attracting medical tourists to the island by offering uniform rates for medical procedures.