Aussies are embracing digital health leading to a surge in online healthcare bookings
HealthEngine has solidified its position as Australia's leading consumer healthcare platform, reaching one million monthly bookings in May 2019.
In a clear sign that Australians are embracing the ease and convenience of digital health, the company has now recorded the same number of bookings in a single month that first took a full three years to achieve (in 2015, HealthEngine celebrated one million bookings made on the platform since launching online bookings in 2012).
The healthcare platform has seen growth in demand and adoption across patients and providers, as tech-savvy Aussies turn to digital health to access on-demand healthcare.
Key HealthEngine facts include:
-- In the last 12 months, more than 3.6 million Australians have
used HealthEngine to book an appointment with their provider
-- A HealthEngine powered appointment is booked every 3 seconds
-- More than 100,000 practices and practitioners are currently
listed on the platform
-- 77% of bookings are made via mobile
-- Nearly 90% of appointments made are with a patient's existing
care providers
-- Over half of HealthEngine users booking GP appointments (55%)
saw their GP within 24 hours of booking
-- 1 in 5 HealthEngine users see a GP within 4 hours of booking
an appointment
-- Nearly 60% of appointments booked on HealthEngine are made
outside of regular working hours, when the provider's reception
is likely closed
