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Nowadays, the global medical tourism market size has grown quite rapidly, with a projected increase of 21.1% between 2021 and 2028. This study aimed to explore barriers and potential strategies for the development of medical tourism in Indonesia. A qualitative case study design was employed, where 8 respondents were selected using an expert sampling method from various groups according to the helix framework, including academics, government, professional organizations, the private sector, and the media. Data was collected through document analysis and in-depth interviews, and was analyzed manually using an inductive thematic content analysis approach. Limitations to the development of Indonesian medical tourism are related to regulations concerning medical tourism, the number of health services, distribution, supporting resources, public trust, and competition. At the institutional level, the challenges comprise services and products, hospital facilities, supporting facilities, and marketing processes. Furthermore, at the micro level, the low competency of both health and non-health workers persist as an obstacle. The potential strategy at the macro level include the development of robust marketing and branding strategies, health infrastructure, and resources. At the institutional level, it was necessary to develop related products and services provided, improve quality, and focus on branding and marketing strategies. Additionally, improving human resource skills was needed at the micro level.

Background Telemedicine is a quickly developing service that offers more people the access to effective and high-quality healthcare. Societies residing in rural places tend to travel long distances to receive health care, usually have limited access to health care and/or postpone getting health care until a health emergency occurs. However, for telemedicine services to be accessible, a number of prerequisites including the availability of cutting-edge technology and equipment in rural areas must be present. Objective This scoping review aims to collect all available data on the viability, acceptability, challenges and facilitators of telemedicine in rural areas. Methods PubMed, Scopus and Medical collection of ProQuest are the databases chosen for an electronic search of the literature. Identification of the title and abstract will be followed by an evaluation of the paper's accuracy and eligibility in a two-fold mode; whereas the identification of papers will be openly and completely described using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) flowchart. Conclusion This scoping review would be among the first to offer a thorough evaluation of issues related to the viability, acceptance and implementation of telemedicine in rural areas. In order to improve the conditions of supply, demand and other circumstances relevant to the implementation of telemedicine, the results would be helpful in providing direction and recommendations for future developments in the usage of telemedicine, particularly in rural areas.

Identifying the smart village model is crucial due to the diverse conditions and landscapes of villages. Rice fields, coastal areas and mountainous regions each require different smart village models. This review of smart village is based on a theoretical analysis of 22 key indices obtained through a bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature search in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. We first identified a total of 1598 papers from the Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar databases. In deciding which papers to include in the more detailed analysis of the practical utility of prospective knowledge, 54 papers were identified that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria outlined in the PRISMA model. The adopted criteria cover all major areas, namely technological support, social aspects, ecology and financial security, giving a diverse perspective to problem solving in the context of rural community development. As has been shown when considering the Smart Village paradigm of organisational and social development based on information and communication technology, the aspiration is to achieve the kind of quality of life in the village that is implied and expected by the recognition of cultural and traditional justice. Thus, there are further areas for further research to understand how more can be derived from this metric, in addition to the longevity of the metric as a measure for the realisation of smart village development.

The trend of medical tourism in Indonesia is still relatively low compared to other Southeast Asian countries, considering that the hospitals service promotion through websites is ineffective. Website quality testing is needed to evaluate each hospital so that they have more advanced marketing in a more competitive digital world. This study aimed to see the difference between the scores of four dimensions: accessibility, experience, marketing, and technology, on hospital websites based on province, class, accreditation, and hospital ownership. This study used a quantitative approach in testing score differences in website quality with the Nibbler tools application. The secondary data are taken from the hospital website under the Ministry of Health in the Capital City of Jakarta and Banten, Indonesia. Data bivariate analysis was performed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. The result shows that accessibility significantly differed in accreditation; in the marketing dimension, significant differences were found between province, class, accreditation, and hospital ownership. Significant differences in experience dimension were also discovered between class, accreditation, and hospital ownership. Further, the dimension of technology had a significant difference in terms of hospital ownership.