Top Telemedicine Companies in India

As the saying goes by that “change is the only constant”, and because of the spread of novel coronavirus, it is necessary to adapt to new technologies. Before pandemic Indians hesitated to accept new technological innovation in the healthcare industry, but due to the danger of coronavirus both doctors and patients are obliged to bring these healthcare IT solutions in practice.

Telemedicine has the power to save us from waiting in a long queue and get treatment by sitting anywhere in the world via the internet, smartphones and tablets. The government and Health Ministry of India is also coming up with new telemedicine guidelines for India to make it an organized practice.

There are various telemedicine companies in India. Let’s discuss top telemedicine service providers in India:

Practo

Practo was founded in 2008 with an objective to provide good care to people and their family by assessing health issues, providing the best doctor, booking diagnostic tests, procuring medicines, storing health records and constantly providing new ways to live a healthier life.

Practo is serving in more than 15 countries having 200,000 listed doctors and making 50M appointments every year.

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It is founded in 2015 and as per the CEO, they are the Wikipedia of medicine in India. Their USP is to provide authentic and reliable information on medicines at the same time helping people to use medicines safely.

After establishing its presence as India’s best online medicine provider they decided to enter in the telemedicine market. It delivers medicines and other healthcare products available at home in more than 1000+ cities across India.

Lybrate

Lybrate is a privately held telemedicine company founded by Rahul Narang and Saurabh Arora in 2013. It has its’ headquarter in New Delhi. It was India’s first mobile healthcare communication and delivery platform.

It provides patients with a source to ask queries for free and helps in providing one-to-one interaction with doctors via online payment system. They have provided doctors with a clinical management system (CMS) for proper management of health records, appointment schedules and billing details with the reminder.

They also constantly post about health feeds from best healthcare experts to help people to stay fit.

Medlife

Medlife is founded in 2014 by Tushar Kumar, Prashant Singh, and Ananth Narayanan. They try to answer all the health needs with their online consultations, medicine delivery, lab test, and health record storage services. They have also collaborated with online payment portals like Mobikwik and FreeCharge to make the payment system easier.

They try to provide the best service to patients by assigning doctors who have consistently received positive patient feedback. Currently, they are serving in 29 States and deliver around 30+ specialities with 1000+ listed doctors and have consulted more than 10 million customers. The company is earning revenue of US$56 million in 2019 and has almost 5000 employees.

Portea Medical

Portea Medical is one of the Best telemedicine companies in India, which is founded in 2012. It helps in the treatment of conditions like primary care, chronic diseases, and physiotherapy. It aims to make healthcare more accessible, reliable and affordable.

They provide services in around 16 States and have served around 2.5 million patients. They have also teamed up with 50 hospitals, pharmaceutical and insurance companies.

VCDoctor

VCDoctor has experience of more than 14+ years in healthcare IT solutions in India and the USA. It is designed with an objective to bring patients and doctors virtually and provide the best care to people at home. It is a HIPPA Compliant Web Application and provides a variety of services like video consultation, appointment booking and scheduling, online payments, membership plans, and management of health records.