expert corner
Of course, it would
be wrong to say
that a virtual app will
completely replace
physical doctor visits.
It does however,
enables better time
management and ease
of access
a limiting factor.
We overcome this
by training not
only clinician on
our technology but
also the clinic staff.
Subsequently the
onboarding and
counselling of patient
runs smooth. The
second challenge is on
the patient side, not
all patients have smart
phones but most of
the patients we talk
to are willing to use
the app to manage
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their condition better.
We are now working
on a SMS based
method to engage with
patients who do not
have a smart phone.
The third and most
important challenge
is financial incentives
to deploy and leverage
technology. Both the
clinicians and patients
should see enough
value coming out of
the app to use it at a
mass scale. We think
that an insurance
system can unlock this
value.
The clinicians who
are using the app
and formulating an
integrated plan to
manage diabetes
should be incentivized
in a way that more
patients should
come to them as
the approach will
definitely yield better
clinical outcomes.
The patients should
be incentivized with
reduce year on year
premium on insurance
for managing their
diabetes better. As I
write, we are working
with several insurance
players to explore
this opportunity. We
think that by solving
these three big hurdles
we would be able to
hasten the use of the
LIC app and would
be able to pass on the
clinical benefits to the
patients in a much
faster way.
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