ARTICLE FEATURES . Hospotel
How can #hospotel improve patient outcomes?
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ith the development of the concept of medicine in the world, researchers and stakeholders have tested the importance of a high-end hospital stay and its role in helping the patient recover or even accept a long hospital stay without experiencing negative complications. Modern luxury hospitals, or what is known as “Hospotels”, have been considered a sophisticated alternative to hospital stays, given their advantage of improving patient outcomes and recovery period and the ability to provide the appropriate atmosphere and services for that. The future of this type of healthcare looks promising, as healthcare competencies are gained through advanced technologies and a
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renewed focus on the patient, as well as medical operations. These hybrid facilities combine constant access to premium medical care with on-demand amenities of luxury hotels. The hospitalization cost is not an obstacle for those seeking both treatment and well-being, because it is studied according to the ability and request of each patient and what is provided to him. The flow of data stimulates the rethinking of how healthcare is delivered to maximize patient benefit across all income levels. In an unprecedented development where the rich rather than the poor are the targets of this advanced hospitalization approach, hospotels provide the ideal testing ground for new healthcare models, technologies and medical procedures.
FROM SPECIALIST MEDICINE TO ROBOTICS AND 3D MEDICAL IMAGING, THEORY BECOMES A MATTER OF PRACTICE, ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST OF THESE HOSPOTEL ENVIRONMENTS ARE RICH IN EFFICIENT RESOURCES.