Tomato System, First New Medical Service in the US... Leading the 145 Trillion Won Remote Medical Market

Tomato System, an information technology (IT) service solutions company, has begun full-scale activities in the U.S. digital healthcare market.

Tomato System's subsidiary, CyberMDCare, and the U.S. remote urgent care center SUCC (Smart Urgent Care Center) announced on the 10th that they have held an opening ceremony for the center and will commence full-scale operations.

The urgent care center plans to provide 24/7 year-round medical services through CyberMDCare's video consultations and remote patient monitoring (RPM) to socially vulnerable groups such as patients in medical blind spots, the elderly, and the underprivileged, as well as to patients with "quasi-emergency diseases" including cough, cold, flu, conjunctivitis, gout, allergies, laryngitis, and diarrhea.

It is expected to offer appropriate diagnosis and prescriptions for patients who find immediate treatment difficult, thereby reducing the economic burden caused by frequent emergency room visits.

SUCC is available not only to Medicare insurance subscribers but also to the general public without insurance coverage. More precise medical care can be received by purchasing remote monitoring devices separately. The center is operated under the leadership of Dr. Im Dae-sun, and CyberMDCare oversees the overall management of SUCC.

CyberMDCare provides video and remote medical services to U.S. Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older and Medicaid insurance subscribers from low-income groups. The remote medical service RPM transmits real-time biometric data such as blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, and oxygen saturation to doctors via a smartphone app, enabling fast and accurate diagnosis and prescriptions.

Recently, the U.S. has been gaining attention in the telemedicine market. With the easing of related regulations and market activation following COVID-19, demand for remote medical services is increasing. Global market research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasted that the U.S. telemedicine market size will grow from $17.53 billion (approximately 20.8168 trillion KRW) in 2019 at an average annual growth rate of 38.2%, reaching $122.3 billion (approximately 145.2616 trillion KRW) by 2025.

Lee Sang-don, CEO of Tomato System, stated, "SUCC is another business model of CyberMDCare, advancing beyond remote medical services that simply support hospitals or insurance companies to enter the online hospital business in the U.S." He added, "As this service is the first of its kind attempted in the U.S., it is receiving great attention."

He also said, "We expect SUCC to establish itself as a representative remote urgent care center in the U.S. and for many patients to conveniently use the service," adding, "We will expand our recognition in the U.S. with differentiated services from existing companies."

CyberMDCare expressed its commitment to developing an all-in-one digital healthcare service by combining systems such as a camera-based patient temperature detection system, a system that analyzes food photos to calculate calories and nutrients linked with blood sugar and blood pressure data, and a medical management system that manages patient treatment and diagnostic data.

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