Ohospital is an open-source software connecting the patient to health providers virtually. Social distance may be an issue for people with health conditions who need attention all the time. we are developing a platform which can enable patient consult to doctor any time and in any place.
Current Status
Ohospital have been running since March this year, we have six hospital using our product and about 20 doctors. We are working the the project in stage and currently in stage two mobile application and USSD platform.
Market
Our customer are doctors and patients. About 32.5M Kenyans cant access proper health care, with lifestyle disease being the leading hospital admission at 50%. Each doctors has to serve about 50patient out of the patient some became inpatient and outpatient. Managing the patient has became a burden with about a 120,000 specialist severing 50M population.
Problem or Opportunity
Health service accessibility is an issue in Kenya, with half of the specialist located in urban area and chronic diseases accounting to 55% of hospital admission. The need for a fast, accessible and seamless health service provision is in demand. To be able to deliver we developed a digital platform.
Solution (product or service)
Our innovation is an open source software with a mobile application. The platform connect health providers and the patient at the comfort of their homes. In this hard times of corona, most patient with per-health conditions cannot visit their medical practitioner. We are working on a virtual health tool kit, with an easy to use click of a button. Ohospital will list Hospitals and doctors, the Doctors will be getting a mini dashboard where they will be managing their patient, appointment and can be consulted direct. Our Health management is a state of art which will be paperless from the time visit a hospital to the time they leave. The platform will be powered by Artificial Intelligence and Data learning to be able to provide the patient with on time information, reminds, family history and surrounding hospital to be tested disease like corona and other pandemic.
Competitors
We have several platform offering online consultancy such as Mhealth,Mconnect, daktari Africa and others.
Advantages or differentiators
we are not taking them as competitors, we see them as partners to reach to the market. Our solution is customer based and we are making it a life time customer experience.
Finance
Our main source is through commission of all services offered through our platform. We also have digital package for using our platform. All services attract a commission of 3.5% and package start from 2$. Partnering with other organization is another source of income, some of our partners are insurance.
Business model
We are using freemium business model. Our channel are app, web based, plugin and USSD. We have six hospital using our platform and almost one thousand patients.
Money will be spent on
We are raising to increase production and marketing.