Darren Gold had a stomach virus the first time he used an app called Heal to summon a doctor to his Beverly Hills home. He liked the Stanford-trained doctor who showed up so much that he called Heal again when his 2-year-old son had a fever, and again when the whole family had colds. The charges—$99 each for the first two visits; $200 for the family—weren’t covered by insurance, but Mr. Gold, who owns a corrugated-box company, says that was still a bargain compared with taking time off work to go to the doctor. “Now, whenever...
The " magic " of the start - up world is spreading further into the health care industry with new mobile firms aiming to help patients without transportation , or without the ability to leave the office , to visit the doctor . However , what is interesting is the fact that this is happening with none of the attention that Uber is focusing on the transport industry . While many of the start - ups peg themselves as the latest and greatest " technology for health care , " it seems they do this without causing any uproar in the medical community , probably because they also help provide more flexible working hours and jobs for certified health care professionals .