UK and German startup building ‘digital hospital’

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Spotted: London and Berlin-based startup Medbelle is building what it calls the first “digital hospital.” The project allows patients to book their medical procedures through a web and app-based platform. After registering, a patient’s details are accessible via a web portal and app. The end goal is a platform where both patients and care providers can access all information from one digital source.

“Our vision is to create a world in which all patients can navigate their treatment journey digitally and receive personal care at the click of a button,” Medbelle co-founder Leander de Laporte told Tech Crunch “There is a massive lack of digitisation and patient care for medical procedures and little sight of someone changing this entirely. This results in a lack of quality and price transparency, bad communication and patients feeling left alone and neglected in their treatment journey.”

Medbelle raised $7 million in Series A funding. Currently, Medbelle only works with private patients, but it is hoping to collaborate with the NHS and more insurance providers in the future.

Takeaway: The idea of digitising and simplifying the hospital experience is obviously an attractive one for patients and medical professionals alike. Technologies like blockchain are driving the larger trend of overhauling outdated medical booking and records procedures. There is also an environmental angle here, with government initiatives like the UK’s goal of making the NHS paperless by 2024 fueling wider use of digital management platforms, like Hicom’s Twinkle.  Springwise has spotted other innovative uses of technology to improve medical services, such as an AI-powered medical clinic that requires no staff and a medical platform powered by genomics and big data.

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