Three blog post highlights:
Top appointment booking apps, listed in no particular order:
- Zocdoc
- Practo
- Otboo
- Setmore
- Healthtap
- Lybrate
Features of a successful appointment booking app:
- Access to telemedicine or virtual care
- In-app patient appointment check-in
- Built-in payment modalities
- Automated appointment reminders
- Clinician and physician search, equipped with geo-location
Three considerations for the appointment booking app of the future:
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning to better match patients with the right provider or specialist for their needs
- Cloud computing to store patient-entered data and eventually provide insights on how to provide better service
- Blockchain to help users securely access insurance claim details before booking an appointment
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