Booking An Appointment With Your Healthcare Provider Made Easy. Booking an appointment with a healthcare practice can be a nightmare if it is not handled in a correct manner. This service should be very easy as it provides much needed health care to people. If an appointment is not set properly or is not set at all, many patients are going to suffer dire consequences as a result. RecoMed is a company that uses technology to its advantage by making the booking process of a healthcare practitioner as seamless as possible through an online system that stores data digitally and not on outdated paperwork.
RecoMed is South Africa’s largest and fastest growing online healthcare booking platform. Their user friendly platform allows patients to quickly find and make appointments with quality healthcare providers 24/7, without any phone calls or paperwork. It gives healthcare professionals a proven way to grow their practices while improving the patient experience. The Company was founded in 2013 by Sheraan Amod, who also serves as the CEO.
By integrating with PMAs (Practice Management Application), it will dramatically improve the appointment workflow at the practice level. Through this it will also be able to publish real time availability of the practitioner allowing for better patient and practice appointment coordination. With over 66% of RecoMed bookings occurring after hours, it means the practice maximizes their availability and the patient enjoys improved convenience 24/7. In an interview with Venture Burn, CEO Amod said, “We’re doing it with the health care industry and everything we are doing so far has been in consultation with them.”
The company has managed to secure partnerships with companies such as MEDICROSS, Discovery, Bio Kinetics SA, Old Mutual, CLICKS and Bankmed. The platform connects over 100 000 patients and 1500 healthcare providers every month. “The market has accepted it (web platforms to book appointments) and is moving forward.” said Amod in an interview with Venture Burn. It has also managed to secure R6 million in equity funding from Edge Growth’s ASISA ESD Fund.
