{"id":8696,"date":"2019-02-23T11:28:22","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T16:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digital.hbs.edu\/platform-digit\/submission\/chinas-healthcare-revolution-wedoctor\/"},"modified":"2019-02-24T20:53:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T01:53:50","slug":"chinas-healthcare-revolution-wedoctor","status":"publish","type":"hck-submission","link":"https:\/\/d3.harvard.edu\/platform-digit\/submission\/chinas-healthcare-revolution-wedoctor\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Healthcare Revolution: WeDoctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

WeDoctor, formally We Doctor Holdings Limited, is a mobile application aspiring to make healthcare more approachable and accessible for the average individual. This Hangzhou-based company has been recognized for introducing \u201cChina\u2019s first internet-based hospital,\u201d<\/a> and its platform has been used by over 2,700 hospitals in mainland China\u00a0<\/a>and has 27 million monthly active users since its founding in 2010. Valued at $5.5 billion in 2018, WeDoctor\u2019s pre-IPO efforts raised $500 in investments<\/a>. There is massive potential to scale this platform both domestically, with healthcare spending projected to reach $1 trillion by 2020<\/a>, and internationally.<\/p>\n

How WeDoctor\u00a0Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

While WeDoctor has many capabilities, it\u00a0 has four main businesses:<\/p>\n

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  1. WeDoctor HealthCare<\/em> <\/a>composes of two disease diagnoses system for Western (RealDoctor) and Chinese medicine (Huatuo AI Doctor), both of which are facilitated by artificial intelligence (AI). The latter offer is reflective of the continuing reliance on traditional medicine in Chinese society. One of its more notable capability is detecting cervical cancer<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. WeDoctor Insurance<\/em><\/a> offers varying insurance options for users based on gender and concerns (cancer insurance, leukemia insurance, children\u2019s insurance) at different price points.<\/li>\n
  3. WeDoctor Cloud<\/em><\/a> allows its partnering hospitals, clinics, government, and businesses to use tools such as data processing, record management, AI diagnosis, pension management, and remote consultation.<\/li>\n
  4. WeDoctor Pharma<\/em><\/a> integrates its healthcare services to provide patients a \u201cone-stop shop\u201d to receive a virtual consultation and receive an electronic prescription that can be immediately filled.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \nThe we doctor interface allows users to select from a number of options and be able to access their health records real-time with a doctor.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Changing the Field<\/strong><\/p>\n

    WeDoctor\u2019s success can be attributed to how it addresses the traditional pain points related to healthcare: time, distance, and money. Its value also arises by helping doctors make earlier or more precise diagnosis, and by speeding up the overall experience. Collecting data real-time and cross-referencing a patient history with millions of other users can, for instance, predict a heart attack \u201cwith a high rate of precision,\u201d<\/a> says Dan Vahdat, chief executive of Medopad. WeDoctor can become especially valuable for rural populations who often experience increased difficulty reaching critical health services. In many ways, WeDoctor redefines the very notion of personal care that has been at the core of the patient-doctor relationship. As the platform continues to grow, its treasure trove of data proliferates and be valuable to many interest groups.<\/p>\n

    \"Step\"Patient
    \nPatients can select any available doctor from a partnering hospital for their consultation, have a video consultation, and immediately get a prescription. <\/em><\/p>\n

    Future Outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n

    As it continues to expand, it will face stiff competition from Ping An Good Doctor, another mobile healthcare application considered the \u201cfirst health-tech Unicorn\u201d<\/a> in China after the company raised $1.1 billion IPO; however, its shares dipped 11% on the second day of trading. Ping An Good Doctor expanded to Southeast Asia and created a joint venture with popular Singapore-based ride-hailing app Grab in November 2018. Another major competition will be from Google\u2019s DeepMind Health, though the firm recently encountered legal troubles in 2017<\/a> when the UK\u2019s Information Commission found that it had broke UK privacy law.<\/p>\n

    WeDoctor has found success in a country burdened by rising inequalities, where patients have to wait in line for hours just to get an appointment or buy a time off scalpers<\/a>. The company also launched a $600 Echo-like home device<\/a>, called WeDoctor Tong, that can link to user\u2019s wearables and acts as a \u201cdoctors\u2019 hotline.\u201d Eyeing the international market, WeDoctor acquired a majority stake <\/a>in the Australian fertility treatment company Genea to focus on its newest platform, BBlink. Given that inadequate and expensive medical treatment is not indigenous to China alone, is sky the limit for WeDoctor?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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