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An Interview with Debasis Samanta, Healthism CEO:
‘Our Aim is to Become a Predictive Healthcare Platform
Execution Plan for the Next 5 Years’
“We provide day-to-day medical care to more than 3,50,000 members and by the end of this financial year, we
intend to acquire about a million members.”
“
Our vision is
to develop
products and
services that
would truly
impact people’s
lives in a
positive way.
This inspires
us to take
quantum leaps
and not just
baby steps.”
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C
onsumers’ craving for
convenience has spurred
enormous growth for the
healthcare industry over the
last decade, much of it driven
by technology. From Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and telehealth
to Augmented Reality (AR) and
connected medical devices,
tech innovations have brought
more flexibility and accessibility to
healthcare, furthering this
craving for convenience and
improving the patient
experience in the process.
In light of the foregoing, we’re
thrilled to present Healthism.
Healthism is launched with the
intent to enhance people’s health
and overall well-being. The
company offers multiple solutions
to make quality healthcare
accessible and easy. Multiple
healthcare centric services are
bundled up under the brand
name Healthism. The journey has
already started with a privilege
healthcare card. The purpose of
the card is to lower the everyday
healthcare expenditure of the
users. The annual membership
card can be bought at a price of
INR 999 and the user can avail
discounts at various partner
medical touchpoints. In effect the
user saves on medical expenditure
which is not covered by insurance
policies. The other services include
doctor appointment booking,
medical record maintenance,
medicine delivery etc.
The company was incorporated
in 2016 and is headquartered in
Mumbai. It has second office in
Ahmedabad.
Debasis Samanta,
Healthism CEO,
spoke exclusively to
The Silicon Review.
Below is an excerpt.
Can you brief us about the
history of your company?
We launched Healthism
subscription card with intent
to help people to reduce their
healthcare expenses. Healthism
focuses primarily on expenses that
are not covered by Mediclaim/
Health Insurance, like the cost of
medicines, diagnostic tests, dental
care, pathology tests etc. Not just
that, Healthism also helps users
save money on gyms, spas, and
wellness centers.
Further, an entire family can enjoy
the benefits of the Healthism
Card and avail attractive
discounts across 50,000+
healthcare partners. Along with
the subscription model, we have