Doc990 introduces Ongoing Appointment Number feature for Asiri Hospitals

Image caption: (L-R) Ishan Dasanayake , Systems Engineer - David Pieris Information Technologies Ltd, Chamilka Ambagahawatta, Executive Director - David Pieris Information Technologies Ltd, Samitha Premaratne, Group IT Manager - Asiri Group of Hospitals, Dr. Samanthi de Silva, Director Operations - Asiri Surgical Hospital & Asiri Hospitals Holdings, Apsara Wijayawardene, Chief Executive Officer - Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd, Navodha Rathnayake, Assistant Manager Business Development - Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd, Dilhan Jayatilleke, Head of Business Development - Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd and Indike Gunathilake, Head of IT - Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd

Doc990, Sri Lanka’s leading doctor channelling service, announced the launch of its ‘ongoing appointment number service’ at Asiri Health Hospitals. This will extend the opportunity for customers to track an ongoing appointment number as a value-added service.

With the service, users can now remotely check the ongoing appointment number of their consultation with the doctor from the convenience of their mobile phone via the Doc990 mobile app or Doc.lk website. The service was launched to primarily reduce waiting time in a hospital to meet the doctor and for enhanced convenience.

Patients are required to type in the Doc990 reference number and their mobile number via the Doc990 ‘My Booking’ feature on the mobile app or website to check the appointment number currently receiving consultation/treatment from the doctor. Doc990 aims to extend the ongoing appointment number service to all leading private hospitals providing convenience and value to its users’ island wide.

Doc990 digitally empowers a users’ experience whilst extending a wide spectrum of healthcare services from the convenience of their mobile phones and the website. Doc990 is integrated with mobile operators and banks for multiple payment options such as add to bill, eZ Cash, Genie, Amex, Visa and Master Cards.

About Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd.

A joint venture between Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, Dialog Axiata PLC and the healthcare institutions, Asiri Hospital Holdings PLC, Nawaloka Hospitals PLC and Ceylon Hospitals PLC (Durdans), Digital Health (Pvt) Ltd., has been instrumental in developing state-of-the-art digitally integrated health infrastructure for Sri Lanka’s healthcare industry through the provision of Doc990. Digital Health is Sri Lanka’s pioneering digital health solutions service provider, offering medical services to subscribers from the convenience of their mobile phones and website.

Customers are able to access Doc990 services by simply dialling 990 from their Dialog, Etisalat, Airtel, Hutch or Mobitel mobile phones Or Lanka Bell, Dialog CDMA connections, by visiting www.doc.lk or downloading the Doc990 app from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store. Doc990 allows you to book Doctor sessions at hospitals island wide for physical consultations or speak to leading specialist doctors over the phone via Tele Doctor feature. This platform also provides users with a medicine delivery to doorstep convenience by simply uploading an image of the prescription online. It also supports users to obtain healthcare services (Doctor, Medical Test, etc.) to their doorstep at exclusive rates and provides access to view lab test results at key laboratories without visiting the lab. Completing the value chain of the customer, Doc990 provides a self-care platform to maintain users’ and their dependents’ health related information in your phone digitally and observe trends in a dashboard format.

Digital Health aims to transform the healthcare service sector and experience for all Sri Lankans, and serve as a benchmark integrated e-commerce healthcare solution in the Asia-Pacific region.