Diagnostics and Primary Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in Indian Healthcare space. The size of the Indian dignostics industry is expected to be about to $3.4 B.LiveHealth currently focuses only on diagnostics, as that is the most varied and rich in medical clear information. The IT healthcare space currently has a lot of players that provide services in isolation . A lot of healthcare players are trying to build better EMRs for clinics or MIS for hospitals, but only LiveHealth is trying connect the patient / customer (as not everyone who does checkups is a patient) with the provider. LiveHealth is working towards creating an ecosystem where you can actually reach out to your provider and help them serve you better. DocEngage, Cloud Chowk, RxVault, Praxify are some of the companies currently operating in Healthcare information space.
Abhimanyu Bhosale and Mukund Malani started this venture in September 2013, right after finishing their engineering. Abhimanyu is the CEO and takes care of the business side of things whereas Mukund is more focused on creating a world class product. Working with the “Start early, learn fast, fail fast!” mantra the company has now grown to a size of 6 members.
LiveHealth is now working with 14 healthcare providers from Pune and is planning to expand to Mumbai by the end of the year. The company soon plans to open their app to all customers, starting from Pune. The app will allow users to search for health providers, find the right package, book appointments, manage medical records, set trackers for vitals and more. They are also planning to start interfacing with whichever medical devices possible in an effort to provide their clients with a seamless experience. The company is bootstrapped and are self sustaining since the last year and is looking for funding to aid their expansion plan.