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Doctor-to-Smartphone App

Doctor-to-Smartphone App. Katie Woldt . Background. Founded by Drs. Ido and Roy Schoenberg “Improve access to quality care and make it affordable and transparent for consumers” “Using mobile and web technology to remove barriers such as distance, mobility, and time”

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Doctor-to-Smartphone App

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  1. Doctor-to-Smartphone App Katie Woldt

  2. Background • Founded by Drs. Ido and Roy Schoenberg • “Improve access to quality care and make it affordable and transparent for consumers” • “Using mobile and web technology to remove barriers such as distance, mobility, and time” • Connects patients with doctors by live, on-demand visits over the Internet

  3. Tech Specs Offering doctor services, paired with real-time video conference Ease of use $49 for 10 minutes Preparing to serve 44 states and non-insured Americans

  4. How it Works

  5. Pros & Cons

  6. Gaining TractionIn the News USA Today • Video & Article: Telemedicine catching on with insurers and employers CNN.com • Video: A New Kind of House Call? The New York Times • Arguments regarding telemedicine The Wall Street Journal • Ease of Access

  7. Future Predictions • Ability for people in distant areas away from doctors and hospitals to seek medical attention and prescriptions • With insurers and employers starting to come around to the idea of apps like these, more people will be inclined to try and trust this method • Most people skeptic about using this system, like woman from USA Today article, but overall satisfaction of use was high

  8. References • “American Well: About Us” American Well. Web. 09 Nov. 2013http://www.americanwell.com/aboutUs.html • “American Well: How It Works” American Well. Web. 09 Nov. 2013http://www.americanwell.com/howItWorks.html • “A new kind of house call?” CNN.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2013http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2009/09/21/cohen.telemedicine.cnn?iref=videosearch • “Virtual doctors visits catch on with insurers, employers” USATODAY.com. Web. 09 Nov 2013http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/health/story/2012-04-27/virtual-doctors-telemedicine/54791506/1 • “Virtual Visit Over the Web May Expand Access to Doctors” NYTimes.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/technology/start-ups/21doctors.html?_r=3&

  9. ConclusionThank You Questions?

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