If you are new to a place and unable to find a good doctor then your smartphone can make the job easy. For this, just take a look at some of the mobile apps that help you choose from a large pool of doctors and make appointments online.
Practo
This app helps mobile users to find & book appointments with doctors, diagnostic labs, spas and salons, and fitness centres in their city.
It allows users to view details like clinic timings, consultation fees, the doctor’s qualifications, review from users and address before making an appointment.
It is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Lybrate
The app helps you to find best doctors in India based on their area of expertise, location and user ratings and you consult online with them for any kind of medical assistance.
The app gives prime importance to user reviews. In it, one can either consult a doctor online instantly or book an appointment to visit the clinic at one’s preferred time and can get useful health tips
MeraDoctor
It is a highly rated medical app, which provides a platform for virtual consultations between doctors and patients.
You can use this app to invite your personal doctors into a Personal Medical Team. Once they join you on this app, it saves time by sharing reports, follow ups, or asking them questions through the app.
If you do not have a personal doctor or if your own doctor is unavailable, you can also chat with highly trained and experienced MBBS doctors, counselors and nutritionists on this app @ Rs 150 per consult. MeraDoctor is the fastest way to get quality health advice when you need it.
Portea
The app helps you heal at home. It provides in-home doctors, physiotherapy professionals, nursing specialists, diagnostics services, medicines and trained attendants for different medical needs, all at your home.
With the help of the app, one can also chat with doctors, ask medical questions, get instant answers and health tips from qualified medical experts.
In simple words, it is one of the largest home care providers in India.
Prescribez
The app, which is owned by ThingsMeet Solutions, is recently launched on Android. It is a one-stop destination of all health related needs of people.
Basically, it is a consumer-centric health service aggregator, which makes collaboration between consumers and service providers like doctors, labs and pharmacies easy, by bringing them on one platform.
It allows the users to search and avail health services in through the app in an easy and affordable way. More functions like lab tests scheduling, home visits, etc., are also on cards.
