EasyMD is designed for Latin America
The app created by Nicaraguan Nicolas Ibañez was included in Forbes Central America’s list of
“30 promising new businesses.”
HAVANA TIMES – Physical therapist Nicolas Ibañez is the brains behind the “EasyMD,” application, an innovation “Forbes Central America” called “the first platform in Latin America to revolutionize the health industry.”
With EasyMD, users can “consult” with doctors and psychologists twenty-four hours a day, in addition to purchasing pharmaceuticals, and scheduling laboratory exams from home. They can also request appointments with specialists. The application is now functioning in eight Latin American countries.
In order to have access to the doctors, the patient uses the option: “begin general medical consultation,” then fills in the answers to three basic questions: “symptoms, allergies to medications, and chronic illnesses or other medical conditions. They then can choose to chat with a physician or consult via video-call. The doctor then forwards their diagnosis and prescriptions electronically.
To use the service, patients can choose between three monthly subscriptions. A “Basic” subscription, for US $4.95, gives them access to doctors 24 hours a day, and to discounts on laboratory exams and medications. A “Plus” subscription for US $9.50 includes all the services of the basic plan, plus a free exam and one consultation with a specialist every three months.
The “Premium” option for US $17.50 monthly is yet another tier. This level of service, according to Nicolas Ibañez, is aimed at patients with chronic conditions, who then have access to a free specialist consultation; pharmacy, imaging, and physical therapy discounts; standard laboratory tests (blood count, stool and urine tests), plus more
