Cover Check out these mobile health apps offering teleconsultations that you should have on your radar (Photo: Kindred)
Check out these mobile health apps offering teleconsultations that you should have on your radar (Photo: Kindred)
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Discover some of the mobile health apps in the country that revolutionised healthcare
Health providers relied on mobile apps to connect with their patients and clients to ensure continuity of care and business sustainability during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from the Patient Security Network, more than 90,000 healthcare apps became available in 2020 alone.
These apps have made healthcare more accessible for patients and health professionals who want to ensure they continue to do work and practice medicine with integrity, humility, honesty, and compassion. According to Dr Jaycy Violago-Olivarez, founder and CEO of Eluvo Health, digital healthcare “bridges patients, doctors, and other healthcare providers and brings them close together in one ecosystem.”
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Indeed, using technology in the health industry is advantageous—offering convenience and the ability to provide care to people with mobility limitations or those in rural areas who don’t have access to a local doctor or clinic. We list some mobile health apps that allow easy teleconsultations here in the Philippines.
Eluvo Health
Eluvo Health is women’s digital and physical healthcare in one ecosystem. Through its integrated and simplified 3-step approach, Talk-Test-Treat, Eluvo Health aims to address women’s health’s inaccessibility and defragmented system. This makes Eluvo a trustworthy, all-in-one clinic providing the holistic care women have always deserved.
“It provides an array of services that cater to women’s needs depending on their stage in life,” says Dr Violago-Olivarez. “We have our different specialists ready to provide service to our patients, with specialities like obstetrics and gynaecology, functional and aesthetic gynaecology, internal medicine, psychology, psychiatry, dermatology,
NowServing by SeriousMD
SeriousMD aims to improve lives by finding solutions to provide better healthcare for Filipinos. One such solution is creating a mobile app that individuals can easily access.
Originally built to help you make the most of your time by informing you about your queue position, NowServing helps connect you to your doctors for online appointments. With an array of services, including online consultations, on-demand teleconsultations, in-person clinic visits, medication delivery, and home-care diagnostic tests, it is one of the many health apps revolutionising healthcare delivery in the Philippines.
KonsultaMD
KonsultaMD is a one-stop shop for your healthcare needs. It provides accessible, reliable, affordable telehealth services, including hassle-free online consultations with licenced medical practitioners via video, chat, or scheduled appointments.
This app can also deliver medicines to your doorstep and offer at-home medical services such as lab tests, nursing care, and vaccinations.
Kindred
Women can also use the Kindred app in addition to Eluvo Health. It improves healthcare accessibility, allowing patients to take charge of their health.
With just a few taps, you can book a consultation at your convenience and match with a specialist for your healthcare needs. You can chat with your specialist and the Kindred Care Team about bookings or medical concerns. As a centralised space for booking, meeting, and communicating with your specialists, you can track your Kindred medical history and previous diagnoses in one place.
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Doctor Anywhere
Like other mobile health apps, Doctor Anywhere’s team believes in using technology and innovation to transform how people access healthcare and seamlessly integrate online and offline healthcare experiences.
It’s a “SuperApp”, utilising the power of technology and connectivity to combine a wide range of health and wellness services into a single, integrated platform, from consultations and claims management to appointment booking and wellness shopping.
These are just five of the many apps that have made healthcare more straightforward, seamless, and convenient. We give you easy access and greater control over your health so you can better manage your busy lifestyle while achieving happier and healthier outcomes.
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Angela Nicole Regis Guiral is the assistant digital editor of Tatler Philippines. She studied journalism and has since written features that look closely at how culture, lifestyle and social impact converge, while occasionally wandering into the worlds of style and travel.
