[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] As new cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continue to occur steadily, the government has temporarily eased regulations on telemedicine. A new quarantine measure has been introduced that allows patients to receive consultations and prescriptions over the phone without visiting medical institutions in person.


According to industry sources on the 9th, CareLabs, the number one non-face-to-face mobile healthcare platform, has started the country's first pilot telemedicine service in cooperation with 133 hospitals and clinics through the Goodoc app.


Goodoc's telemedicine service is a mobile remote medical service that allows everything from hospital reservations to consultations, prescription issuance, and payment of medical fees.


Patients can easily use the telemedicine service through the Goodoc app. By accessing the Goodoc app and clicking on the remote medical hospital search, patients can find hospitals and clinics participating in the telemedicine pilot operation based on their location. Patients can select a hospital that suits their purpose and use phone consultation, prescription requests, and payment with one click.


The phone consultation feature connects patients to hospitals capable of telemedicine, allowing them to make reservations and receive remote consultations. The prescription request feature enables patients to receive prescriptions through 1:1 chat with the medical staff of the respective hospital or clinic and ask any questions through interactive communication.


The payment feature allows easy payment of medical and pharmaceutical fees even without knowing the account information of the hospital or pharmacy. A payment confirmation receipt can be sent via KakaoTalk to verify the payment.


CareLabs ranked first in the overall app store download rankings for the entire month of March with Goodoc's non-face-to-face telemedicine service, Corona Scanner that provides real-time movement paths of COVID-19 confirmed cases, and Mask Scanner that allows real-time checking of public mask inventory.



CareLabs expects its value as the number one mobile healthcare platform to grow further by successfully providing the first practical and effective non-face-to-face healthcare service in Korea.


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