The technology It advances at full speed and in all areas. Innovations are constantly being developed with the aim of making life easier. With this in mind, the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals is now quite different than it was a few years ago. Especially since the appearance of the digital medical directories everything has been transformed.
Differences in the way of scheduling medical consultations
In this sense, one of the consequences of the current health emergency has been a digitization acceleration. To date, it is estimated that one in three people consults Google to find a doctor. It is a tool that is increasingly used in the field of health and the trend is for it to continue to rise.
With the above in mind, the digital medical directories have emerged as an option to facilitate the meeting between health professionals and patients. To date there is a wide variety although they all work in the same way.
It is mandatory that each doctor registers along with the contact details of his office. In this way, when a person wants to go with one, all he has to do is check her city and choose the one that seems most suitable. Some influencing parameters are price of services and the opinions of other users.
In this sense, it is difficult to express an opinion about which of the digital medical directories is the best. Therefore, the ideal is that you try several to make a decision. Remember that they are not mutually exclusive, so you can sign up for several at the same time.
Since 2007 Doctoralia began to work in Mexico and a decade later as the leader in our country. Its dynamic platform helps link health professionals with patients and thus make medical appointments. In 2018 alone, it reached 56 million users and currently has more than five million visits per month.
Similarly, Top Doctors is another site that any healthcare professional can sign up for. By doing so, it appears in the portal so that patients can choose the option they consider most appropriate at any time.
It has a presence in 12 countries, including Mexico, and both patients and doctors can register for free. Its objective is to connect them but, in addition, it offers positioning management for health professionals.
A new option that has only been on the market for a few months but of which you can also be a part is A Doctor For You. To date, it has around 300 registered doctors and an average of a thousand calls are received daily. In this first stage there is a presence in Leon, Aguascalientes, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Morelia, Guadalajara and Monterrey.
Like the others, her goal is to connect patients with medical specialists so they can get the care they need instantly.
One of the newer options is Doctoranytime. It barely arrived in our country in 2019 but it has managed to make itself known thanks to its ability to help connect doctors with patients.
Finally, remember that you do not need to limit yourself to registering your data on one platform. In fact, you can do it in several at the same time so that you have a greater digital presence.
Health has become a topic that increasingly arouses more interest through digital media. In that sense, Okidoc is a recently created but rapidly growing mobile application. It stands out for offering physical, nutritional and emotional medical care, in addition to being designed to meet the needs of the population in general consultation services and specialists such as cardiologists, gynecologists, nutritionists and pregnancy support, among others.
It also has the video call option so you can attend to patients remotely. It is an alternative that even after the contingency ends, its incidence will increase.
With five years in the Mexican market, Eleonor is a tool that allows you to digitize your services. It not only allows you to get patients through the internet but also offers more services. Among them is the electronic clinical file option, video consultations, online medical agenda and electronic invoicing.
Recently created, Sofia is a new digital platform that unites patients with doctors. It seeks to be a link point to arrange an appointment and facilitate its realization through video calls. Thus, there are no unnecessary risks or exposures for either party.