Doxy.me

Doxy.me is a telemedicine platform that's designed for healthcare professionals. Doxy.me is HIPPA and HITECH compliant. It enables the delivery of telemedicine from the over 200,000 providers registered on the platform.

Health and wellness practitioners can use Doxy.me to create virtual rooms, conduct telemedicine sessions, process payments, or schedule appointments. With the platform, healthcare and wellness providers are able to schedule their patient's appointments via email or text.

Doxy.me is a simple, powerful program that seeks to give tons of people access to healthcare. The company was started in 2013 to help improve telemedicine by making it cheaper and its delivery simpler. The platform's founders believe that telemedicine should be available to all people regardless of cost.

Telemedicine has existed for decades, although it was being used in limited ways. With the growth of internet connectivity and more people owning devices that are capable of video streaming however, the conditions are ripe for it to take off.

According to a study by Software Advice, more than 75% of people interviewed were interested in trying telemedicine. Telemedicine is convenient, and many people like the idea of having to see their doctor through a video conference rather than booking a face-to-face session.

Telemedicine is one of the tools that the medical industry can use to make healthcare more affordable and accessible.

Telemedicine has the following benefits:

Cutting transportation time and costs

Using your mobile device to see a doctor cuts the costs of visiting your doctor in his or her office. These transport fees include gas money, parking fees, or fare if you choose to use public transportation. It also reduces the number of vehicles on the road, thus cutting emissions and traffic jams from our roads.

Fewer requests for time off at work

Instead of asking for time off at work, employees can schedule a video call with their doctor in their tea or lunch break, before work, or after work. This reduces the number of times employees request time off, which means it improves productivity and increases profitability.

It improve child and elderly care

Platforms such as Doxy.me can improve care for the elderly or children. Children and older people cannot take themselves to see a doctor. They need to be driven to the doctor's office and, in some cases, helped to move at every stage.

Telemedicine works to ease this burden by allowing the doctors to see and attend to the patients over a video link. This eases the expense of traveling to and from the doctor's office and allows users to save funds that can be utilized to ensure that the patients get the best care. The saved monies can be utilized to pay for all the medication plus extra care or therapies that may be needed.

Pros

• It has a free version
• Works to make medical care accessible to more people
• Improves access to specialists
• It reduces the chances of catching an illness

Cons

• Sometimes the system is overwhelmed by too many users
• It relies on a good internet connection