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HealthTap Launches SOS to Become the Uber of Disaster Response

by Jasmine Pennic 01/25/2016 Leave a Comment

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HealthTap Launches SOS to Become the Uber of Disaster Response

Imagine what’s possible to do with 85,000 top doctors deployed in real-time to a disaster area well before the relief forces arrive. Starting today, population managers can now deploy world-class, compassionate healthcare via any mobile device or web connection in minutes during natural disasters, war, or terrorist attacks through HealthTap’s new SOS disaster relief platform.

By virtually deploying doctor knowledge and expertise to jumpstart the relief process, including before local first responders arrive, HealthTap SOS has the potential to fundamentally improve relief efforts across a range of disaster events: from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and tornadoes to manmade disasters such as nuclear accidents, chemical spills, or even acts of terror.

85,000 Doctors Standing By

When multinational Fortune 500 company Flex faced the impact of a disaster in December 2015, HealthTap was there to help. Many Flex employees are residents of Chennai, India, where severe flooding created significant health and safety concerns. Through its network of top doctors, HealthTap provided thousands of residents with life-saving information on mitigating the spread of Leptospira, a potentially harmful bacteria often found in large stagnant pools of contaminated water. Shortly after the disaster, HealthTap and Flex worked together to ensure that an entire population received on-point information about the “do’s and don’ts” of accessing water during a flood: how to use the limited supply of clean water together with sugar to keep hydration levels up, and how to remain safe until access to physical resources became readily available.

“We are so thankful for HealthTap’s speed and efficiency,” said Paul Baldassari, Chief Human Resources Officer of Fortune 500 Company Flex in a statement. “We needed to quickly provide thousands of our employees with accessible, easy-to-use information and virtual care, and that’s exactly what HealthTap delivered. Access to physical resources was extremely limited, and through HealthTap’s proprietary technology and deep domain expertise, we were able to help our employees and their loved ones during an extremely difficult situation. We are proud to partner with HealthTap and support their efforts to bring this much-needed service to population managers around the world.”

Powered by HOPESTM, HealthTap’s proprietary Health Operating SystemTM, the HealthTap SOS service includes:

Trusted doctor knowledge

– Personalized, contextual information

– Doctor notifications and real-time health alerts (via push/SMS/email) to send important and helpful do’s and don’ts as well as other relevant information to affected members

– Curated feed of doctor insights in the form of answers to frequently asked questions, tips, and checklists

Two-way empathetic communication

– Answers and consultations from real, caring doctors across 141 specialties

– 24/7 immediate access to physicians via video, voice, and text chat

– Population managers can quickly broadcast critical announcements via push/SMS/emails

– Accessible via mobile device or personal computers

– Mental health counseling and support from psychiatrists and clinical psychologists

Engagement and support

– Customized health checklists (“to-do’s”) created by doctors

– Automated doctor health reminders (sent via email, SMS, push notification)

– Personalized Emergency Newsletters and Surveys syndicated as needed (via email, SMS, push)

– Real-time alerts via the HealthTap website and app

Data

– Through the power of HealthTap HOPESTM, population managers receive real-time individual and population health insights, including information on what members need and where they are

– Data segmentation—such as by location, age, or gender—for further analysis

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