ZocDoc ZocDoc

ZocDoc

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From the ZocDoc website: "ZocDoc is the beginning of a better healthcare experience for millions of patients every month. Since 2007, we’ve worked to fix broken systems that get in the way of good care by uniting modern patients and doctors. It began with some bad news we’ve all heard before. After ZocDoc’s founder suffered a burst eardrum, the doctor couldn’t see him for four painful days. He was left wondering: If we could buy everything from hand soap to airfare with a swipe of the phone, why was healthcare so different? And why had we come to accept our...
Smart Patients Smart Patients

Smart Patients

An online community for motivated patients and their families and friends

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From the Smart Patient website: Smart Patients is an online community for motivated patients and their families and friends. Here you can learn at your own level about scientific developments related to your disease, share your questions and concerns with other members, and use what you learn in the context of your own life. We believe patients are the most underutilized resource in...

MDLive

Speak to a Doctor Now!

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From the MDLive website: With MDLIVE you can now have access to quality healthcare from local physicians board certified in internal medicine, family practice, emergency medicine and pediatrics from the convenience of your home or office....
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Ringadoc

Phone-based doctor consultation

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From the Ringadoc website: Ringadoc gives you direct access to doctors. We cut away all the barriers between you and the care you need, bringing immediate care straight to your nearest phone. During your call, the doctor you speak with...
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Prepare

A Medical Decision and Doctor Consultation Resource

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From the Prepare website:PREPARE is a program that can help you: make medical decisions for yourself and others talk with your doctors get the medical care that is right for you
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