Through its Med360+, a Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) platform, Medbook Africa offers a range of services, from patient tracking and drug management, to lab work as well as billing and finance.
The solution caters for all kinds of health facilities from clinics to major hospitals.
Medical firm, Medbook Africa is helping to change the face of healthcare through adoption of a menu of innovative solutions.
Through its Med360+, a Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) platform, Medbook Africa offers a range of services, from patient tracking and drug management, to lab work as well as billing and finance. The solution caters for all kinds of health facilities from clinics to major hospitals.
"This platform greatly increases the efficiency of any medical facility,” says Oscar Githingi Nganga, Medbook Africa general manager, business development.
The firm’s offerings include a mobile app that maintains and tracks personal health data, connects doctors and patients as well as provides other personal health management tools.
Mr Nganga says Medbook was founded to address one basic but critical need: the democratisation of healthcare in Kenya.
"By providing telemedicine, and digitising medical records, patients have the tools to track their own medical records, and share them with practitioners anywhere,” he notes.
"Redundant testing is eliminated, proper drugs are administered, and efficiencies between doctors and patients are highly increased."
The platform also hosts Flora, a sexual reproductive health solution for young women. It allows them to track their menstrual cycles, ovulation and fertility and provides in-app consultation with doctors, and gynecologists.
"We also have Mediclaim, an authentication and claims processing health management system used by underwriters to manage the claims process from identification to payment," adds Mr Nganga.
The system, which is a joint venture with Strathmore University and I-Lab Africa, boasts over two million patients, 1, 000 doctors and more than 500 providers across seven countries in Africa.
"Medbook is an innovative universal health platform that allows you to securely store, access and share your medical records at the touch of a button. More importantly, it offers a better healthcare and insurance plan,” Mr Nganga told Digital Business.
“With your digitised medical history standardised to a universally accepted format, Medbook plugs you into an extraordinary diverse pool of medical practitioners as well as pairing you with an insurance provider who will meet your precise needs."
Mr Nganga says technology is vital in Kenya’s effort to achieve universal health coverage.
Technology, he notes, “will be one of the major milestones in what will push Kenya and Africa firmly into the future”.
He said with technology, doctors and patients can interact remotely, saving the patients the cost and inconvenience of travelling while also ensuring that proper records are kept.
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