Zocdoc

Zocdoc
Developer(s) Zocdoc, Inc.
Initial release April 2007 (2007-04)
Development status Active
Operating system Android, iOS, Web
Available in English, Spanish
Type medical scheduling service
License Freeware
Alexa rank Increase 6,761 (August 2016)[1]
Website zocdoc.com

Zocdoc is an online medical care scheduling service, providing free of charge medical care search facility for end users by integrating information about medical practices and doctors' individual schedules in a central location. The company is based in New York City, with offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Maharashtra, India.

Business model

Zocdoc provides a scheduling system on paid subscription basis for medical personnel. The scheduling system can be accessed by subscribers both as an online service and via the deployed office calendar software, or integrated with their websites.[2] The subscriber's schedules are available to the patients.

The end user-searchable database includes specialties, range of services, office locations, photographs, personnel educational background and user-submitted reviews.[3][4] For each doctor the users are able to review the free slots in the schedule and make appointments for specific time slots.[5]

Availability

The service was launched during the TechCrunch40 conference in 2007.[5] Initially limited to Manhattan,[2] it has since expanded to cover 40% of the U.S. population across 2000+ cities, and is used by more than 5,000,000 people per month,er [4][6][7] [8][9] IThe service may be used as Android,[10] iOS, or web application,[8] as well as Spanish-language version with the launch of Zocdoc en Español.[11]

In October 2012, the company launched its first new product since inception: Zocdoc Check-in, which allows patients to fill out their paperwork online in advance of their visit.[12]

As of June 2013, the company had raised over $95 million in venture capital from investors.[13]

See also

References

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [2]

  1. ↑ "Zocdoc.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Zocdoc Takes Pain out of Making Appointments", PC World, April 8, 2009, retrieved December 4, 2012
  3. 1 2 Montalbano, Elizabeth (January 22, 2010), "Click here to see the doctor", CNN, retrieved July 30, 2012
  4. 1 2 3 Urvaksh, Karkaria (July 1, 2011), "Zocdoc developing prescription for doctor's office", Atlanta Business Chronicle, retrieved July 30, 2012
  5. 1 2 3 "ZocDoc: I Hope You Are Not Too Good to Be True", TechCrunch, December 7, 2010, retrieved December 4, 2012
  6. 1 2 Galewitzy, Phil (January 3, 2011), "Medical practices increasingly allow online appointments", USA Today, retrieved July 30, 2012
  7. 1 2 "Zocdoc CEO: We'll be nationwide by end of year - Fortune Tech", CNN, March 5, 2014, retrieved March 5, 2014
  8. 1 2 3 Brody, Barbara (May 13, 2011), "An Easier Way to Schedule A Doctor's Appointment", Woman's Day, retrieved July 30, 2012
  9. 1 2 "Zocdoc CrunchBase Profile", Crunchbase, November 27, 2012, retrieved December 4, 2012
  10. 1 2 Parsons, Chris (July 26, 2011), "Zocdoc launches free Android app - Instantly book doctor appointments from your device", Android Central, retrieved July 30, 2012
  11. 1 2 "New Zocdoc en Español helps Hispanics locate Spanish-speaking doctors", VOXXI, June 27, 2012, retrieved December 4, 2012
  12. 1 2 Heussner, Ki Mae (October 4, 2012), "No more clipboards: Zocdoc lets patients check in online", Gigaom, retrieved December 4, 2012
  13. ↑ TAYLOR, COLLEEN. "Medical E-Booking Platform Zocdoc Opens Up $55 Million In New Convertible Debt". TechCrunch.
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