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represents only one third of the population. “This skew
made people fall for quacks and also self-medicate,” he
says. This was the genesis of CureAssist. “Since I’ve
always worked in the marketing domain, decided to
bring in a doctor as a Co-founder, somebody who could
bring in the domain expertise and also help in creating
the right product.”
He joined hands with the other Co-founders- Pawan
Shetty, Nischal D. and Dr. Ambana Gowda, and was
able to build a great team. In terms of partnerships, this
team is now working with 5 big hospitals, 175 doctors,
one of India’s largest diagnostic chain, and healthcare at
home service provider. CureAssist consistently goes
back to its users, who provide the company with
feedback based on, which it keeps refreshing its product
offering.
Distinct Services and Products
CureAssist is an app (Android & IOS) driven care
ecosystem. It not only allows users to assess, but also
get connected with doctors for further diagnosis. The
platform enables users to choose from a host of services
like diagnostic labs, healthcare at home, and on-call
nutritionist amongst others.
AI Transforming Healthcare
Healthcare has
never been this
easy and hassle-free,
reinforced with
AI and Machine
learning, CureAssist
makes smart
healthcare possible
geared to address
key issues prevalent
in healthcare, I still
believe there is a lot
to be done in terms of
data ownership, data
privacy and ownership
in case of a miscue in
diagnosis,” asserts Saurabh.
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“While the healthcare sector is growing at
double digit numbers and is touted to reach $280
billion by 2020, predominantly at the back of rising
income, greater health awareness & changing outlook
towards preventive care, in spite of this there is still a
huge accessibility gap when it comes to primary
healthcare,” says Saurabh.
With the doctor to patient ratio of ~ 1:1700 and 70
percent of the doctor concentration in Tier 1 cities, there
seems an urgent need to provide a technology solution
at scale. While CureAssist’s initial solution is for the
city dweller, the company is continuously striving to
find an easy and effective solution to tap into the
population beyond Tier 2 cities and reach out to the
masses. Speaking of the future of the company, Saurabh
says, “We are adding some very exciting features in the
coming days!”
Artificial Intelligence has numerous applications and
has been put to use in various cases in the healthcare
sector; like diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, and to
identify new therapies. Few of the examples being,
primary care or triage, radiology, drug discovery, and
risk identification. “While all of the initiatives are
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