Bulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthBulletin of Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health2415-84102415-8429FSSBI «N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health»2451Научная статьяInformation and communication systems as a factor in the development of medical tourismAnanchenkovaP. I.ananchenkova@yandex.ruN. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health151220223404309082022Copyright © 2022,2022The article discusses the development of information and communication technologies that affect the growth of demand for medical tourism services. The review of the most popular mobile applications on the medical tourism market, which act as effective information and communication products, the functionality of which allows a potential medical traveler to get access to complete information about the region, clinic, quality level, price and availability of medical services that he plans to receive outside the country of residence. The conducted research allows us to conclude that at the present stage of digitalization and development of information and communication technologies, mobile applications are an effective tool for the development of medical tourism, since they reduce the transaction costs of the consumer and provide access to information necessary to make a decision about a trip for medical purposes.medical tourismdigitalizationinformation and communication technologiesmobile applicationsмедицинский туризмцифровизацияинформационно-коммуникационные технологиимобильные приложения1.Чижова Е. Н., Журавлева Л. И., Монастырская И. А. и др. Цифровая экономика и ее роль в управлении современными социально-экономическими отношениями. Белгород: Изд-во БГТУ; 2015.2.Вершинина А. В., Мишаков В. Ю. Дистанционные технологии как результат развития информационно-коммуникационных технологий. Экономика сегодня: современное состояние и перспективы развития (Вектор-2020). 2020:107-110.3.Научный форум: рынок мобильных приложений. https://scienceforum.ru/2019/article/2018016084 (Дата обращения 07.06.2022)