Table 2.
A summary of telehealthcare technologies around the world.
| App Name | Country | Launch Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amwell | USA | June 2006 | Amwell is a telehealth platform that offers telemedicine services for healthcare providers and their patients [36]. |
| Zocdoc | USA | April 2007 | Zocdoc is a technology company that provides an online appointment scheduling platform [37]. |
| Ping An Good Doctor | China | April 2015 | A mobile platform for online consultations, hospital referrals, and appointments (Internet hospital) providing online healthcare services [38]. |
| Babylon | UK | January 2013 | Babylon is a teleconsultation app that provides many services on behalf of general practice in London [39]. |
| KRY | Sweden | April 2014 | KRY is a health tech company that provides consultations via smartphone instead of conventional face-to-face appointments for primary care [39]. |
| Doctor Anywhere | Singapore | 2016 | Doctor Anywhere is a digital platform offering quick access to health services [40]. |
| Qare | France | 2016 | Qare is a platform that provides medical video consultation services [41,42]. |
| Videodoc | Ireland | July 2014 | VideoDoc is a healthcare and medical service that offers scaled access to online healthcare services [43,44]. |
| Okadoc | UAE | 2018 | Okadoc is an online appointment booking platform to connect healthcare professionals with their patients [45]. |
| MediQuo | Spain | 2017 | MediQuo is a 24/7 medical chat app for healthcare providers and their patients [41]. |
| Maple | Canada | July 2015 | Maple is a virtual care platform. Through Maple, you can speak with doctors through text or video, receive diagnosis and prescriptions. [46]. |
| TeleClinic | Germany | 2015 | TeleClinic is a telemedicine platform that enables simple and secure communication between healthcare providers and patients [47]. |
| SehatPedia | Indonesia | February 2019 | The Indonesian MOH launched SehatPedia App to facilitate access to healthcare providers [48]. |
| HERA | Turkey | 2018 | The HERA App is a health platform for the Syrian refugee population in Turkey. It provides services in the three most commonly spoken local languages: Arabic, Turkish, and English [49]. |
| Little Dot | Croatia | 2006 | Little Dot is a health platform for remote video consultations from the user’s home [50]. |
| Al-Sehha | Saudi Arabia | Dec. 2017 | The Saudi Arabian MOH created the Al-Sehha mobile app. It provides e-consultations in audio and video modes for users at home [51]. |
| Practo | India | 2008 | Practo is a mHealth platform that provides access to a vast network of doctors and clinics in India. It connects patients with healthcare providers through calls or chats [52]. |
| Yandex Health | Russia | November 2016 | Yandex Health is an online consultation with doctors (all specialists) [53]. |
| Instant Consult | Australia | 2017 | Instant Consult connects doctors with patients instantly for online health consultations via video call [54]. |
| Vezeeta | Egypt | February 2012 | Vezeeta is a digital healthcare platform that provides teleconsultations and booking services for private clinics [55]. |
| Udok | South Africa | 2018 | Udok ia developed a telehealthcare system to connect medical practitioners with patients remotely [56]. |
| Health Connect | Nigeria | 2018 | Health Connect is a telemedicine app [57]. |