New app to improve access to healthcare

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 18

Health Safe Today, a startup to improve access to healthcare, has launched “Keypr”, an app that keeps medical records in a secure digital format, ready for sharing with doctors, family members and other health service providers.

Automated transcription tools will enable users to manage their handwritten prescriptions which tend to get lost or misplaced, said a company news release.

Users of Keypr can access medical specialists for themselves via telemedicine services or with in-person consultants and also participate in community forums.

The app will be launched on December 19, with a cycling marathon combined with a treasure hunt, in partnership with Decathlon, All India Cycle Manufacturers’ Association and the artisanal cafe Greenr.

“This will bring remarkable ease to the patient and the doctor for improved communication and decision making and also bolster accountability from the system,’’ said its Founder and neuroscientist Suhela Kapoor.

HealthSafe is also partnering with the crowd-funding platform ImpactGuru.com to finance the critical illnesses of over 10 lakh patients in the next decade.

ImpactGuru.com has raised over Rs 1,500 crore directly and indirectly from over 20 lakh donors and helped over 5 lakh people, claimed the company news release.