Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering
Open Access

Abstract

Conceptual Model Design of Cataract Focused Health Tourism System

Negar Gheibi*, Shahabedin Rahmatizade, Hasan Emami and Hamid Moghaddasi

Introduction: Health tourism is a continuously developing business unit of tourism that includes the services of medicine and health for tourists. This article looks at the conceptual design of a cataract treatment health tourism system aimed at improving the patient experience, increasing access to quality healthcare and reducing treatment costs.

Methods: The methodologies used included related scientific literature review, interviews with experts in the subject matter and the analysis of successful models used in similar systems. Initially, a flowchart of the system was developed and then conceptual model development was carried out using the unified modeling language. Following this, the model was subjected to expert consultation for its evaluation.

Findings: In regard to the result of research, a successful health tourism system has to include features like online booking and consultation, databases of healthcare centers and specialist doctors, a patient information management system and post-treatment support facility. On the other hand, in requirements analysis, main critical factors for patients' satisfaction can be referred to: Quality of healthcare service, accessibility and continuous support.

Conclusion: The cataract health tourism system can be a satisfying experience for the patients and economically viable by using modern technologies along with optimum resource management. These resultant benefits from this system can help increase the attractiveness of health tourism destinations and can improve the quality of healthcare services.

Published Date: 2025-02-19; Received Date: 2024-09-21