Health app promises doctor on call

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The US company Doctor on Demand offers medical advice via app. For a fee, a doctor is available anywhere and at any time of the day.

ehealth chat instead of waiting room

Movies and series on demand at any time. ehealth-on-demand services have changed our television habits. As is so often the case, the trend comes from the USA. Offers there Doctor on Demand with his health app now also a doctor on call. In the United States, the average waiting time for a doctor's appointment is three weeks. If you have an appointment, you need an average of three hours to visit the doctor nationwide. Too long and cumbersome, Adam Jackson and Jay McGraw thought and founded Doctor on Demand in 2013. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and offers medical diagnoses, psychological consultations and breastfeeding advice through its online service.

Online doctor is faster and cheaper

Doctor on Demand is available as a free app for the iPhone, iPad, Android devices and in the browser. Doctor on Demand provides the platform and provides contact to certified specialists. If you want to contact the doctors via ehealth chat, you first have to answer a few questions about your state of health. A telemedical visit to one of the specialists is then arranged via Doctor on Demand. A 15-minute consultation costs $ 40. For many Americans, this is still considerably cheaper than the statutory additional payment.

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Diagnosis via ehealth

Depending on the clinical picture, the patient may be asked to measure his body temperature or blood pressure. In the case of skin diseases, he can take a photo of the affected area, which is then transmitted to the doctor in maximum resolution via the app. This way the doctors can For example, treat flu infections, colds, sore throats, cystitis, sports injuries, skin diseases, nausea and eye irritation. If medication is required, they can also issue a prescription via Doctor on Demand. The telemedicine also clarify before traveling and are also available online when needed while abroad. Psychologists and breastfeeding consultants expand the range of Doctor on Demand. For quality assurance, patients can rate the doctor's visit after the interview using a points system.

Telemedicine still has a hard time in Germany

Telemedicine is coming in Germany not really moving forward, There is stroke care in Bavaria or the first telemedical practice in Hamburg already promising approaches that show how telemedicine helps to bridge distances and bring specialists and patients together. Not only the USA, but also our European neighbors are already further ahead when it comes to telemedicine. In England, DrEd has been making headlines with virtual doctor visits for years, and Switzerland is the largest telemedical center in Europe.

In Germany, however, the long-awaited draft bill on the planned eHealth law has not yet brought about the hoped-for breakthrough for telemedicine. Proponents call for the distance treatment ban to be revised and for telemedical services to be billed. So there are still some obstacles and obstacles to be overcome before "Patient 2.0" in Germany is confronted with "Doctor 2.0".

Further information on telemedicine in Germany is available from the Fraunhofer Institute's German Telemedicine Portal.

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