AIcare, which operates as Jingzhuo Premium in Sydney, has launched globally its mobile app-based healthcare platform that is enabled by artificial intelligence. 

WHAT IT DOES

According to a press statement, the AIcare Health app serves as an "integrated virtual clinic" that features online bookings, video consultations, electronic health records maintenance, prescription ordering, messaging and reminders. It enables patients to connect with general practitioners, nurses or pharmacists remotely. 

Available on both iOS and Android devices, the app is supported by recent advances in cognitive psychology, decision psychology and emotional psychology; it also leverages AI technologies, such as deep learning, big data processing, semantic understanding and medical interactive dialogue with medicine.

Additionally, AIcare offers services such as direct medications delivery, in-home lab testing and nurse visitation. The company claims that it also provides transparent pricing on all products and services offered.

WHY IT MATTERS

AIcare said it connects telehealth, diagnostics and pharmacy services as it runs a nationwide provider network, in-home care programming and proprietary pharmacy distribution centres. 

The company also said its platform can support clinicians by collecting a patient's history, highlighting their common risk factors, flagging contraindications and consistently checking in with patients.

MARKET SNAPSHOT

The uptake of online health consultations is increasing worldwide. The global telehealth market was projected to hit $475.5 billion by 2026 from $62 billion last year, growing at a 26.5% CAGR. 

Taking advantage of the market's potential value, Australian startup IDE Group recently partnered with Kipuwex, a Finnish health device maker, to develop new telehealth solutions over the next two to three years.

Elsewhere in Asia, Indonesia startups like Prixa and Halodoc have bagged investments to expand the reach of their telemedicine platforms 

ON THE RECORD

"We started AIcare because we wanted you to never have to put your life on hold because you couldn’t get high-quality healthcare. Ultimately, we aspire to be your first call – to either handle everything you need from beginning to end or to guide you throughout your journey when you’re better served by others," Dr Chris Ding, developer of the AIcare Health app, said.

"We see a world in which patients are in complete control of their care. A world in which GPs, nurses and pharmacists are empowered, not replaced by technology. A world in which your health is an afterthought, not because it’s not important, but because everything is being taken care of and you’re too busy living your best life. It’s a lofty goal and we know we have work to do. But it’s an aspiration worth devoting ourselves to entirely," he added.