Etisalat Digital and Mobile Doctors 24-7 (MD 24-7) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of Dubai Future Accelerators program to bring future medical care solutions to the UAE and MENA. MD 24-7 offers a bi-directional and integrated mobile application and state of the art 24-7 Call Center staffed with general practitioners, family medicine specialists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, pharmacists, wellness advisors, nurses and case managers. MD 24-7 also provides “Hospital at Home Program” which is licensed by the Johns Hopkins University.
This unique program with MD 24-7 proprietary telemonitoring technology and virtual clinics allows patients to be monitored and treated in the comfort of their homes and/or offices and at the same time save approximately 50 percent of alternative cost. The service offered allows everyone to have immediate access to a highly qualified licensed physician or wellness expert at any time, 365 days a year, whether at home, work, on a business trip, or on vacation, without the need to make an appointment or wait in an emergency room queue.
Etisalat Digital will provide digital enabling capabilities for Mobile Doctors 24-7’s services. The two companies will work together to develop chronic disease management solutions that will contribute to reducing chronic patients’ emergency room visits, reduce the average length of stay in hospital, and reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions.
Commenting on the initiative, Raouf Khalil, Founder and CEO of Mobile Doctors 24-7, said: “Our collaboration with Etisalat Digital will result in creative and innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies to foster change in the healthcare system to align consumers and payers.”
Francisco Salcedo, SVP Etisalat Digital said: “We are pleased to partner with MD 24-7 that will help meet specific requirements of the healthcare sector. These creative and innovative solutions will use futuristic technologies to foster change in the ecosystem.”
“The Dubai Future Accelerators is one of the main programmes that follow the Future Agenda, the roadmap map of Dubai Future Foundation that works towards making Dubai the city of the Future” said Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Accelerators.
