'Visit' offers paid online consultation, through video and voice channels, and seven days of free follow-up check-up over text chat. Besides, it maintains a pool of MBBS doctors, who through its 'Q' service, offer free medical consultation by text. We seek to position ourself as a replacement for online searches and self-medication habits," he says.The online platform, available through web and mobile application, currently has a pool of 500 doctors which include psychologists, dieticians, dermatologists and general physicians. The service will now be made available in the south zone followed by east and west zones," he said. "The doctors signed up for the service primarily belong to the same zone as the caller and have regional language proficiency too," he added.

Source: Economic Times September 12, 2016 05:32 UTC