2. The overall Indian healthcare market today is worth US$ 100 billion. Expected
to grow to US$ 280 billion by 2020, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of
22.9 per cent
Health care delivery, which includes hospitals, nursing homes and diagnostics
centres, and pharmaceuticals, constitutes 65 per cent of the overall market
(US$ 65 billion)
Hospital supplies and health care equipment segment is believed to be only
around US$ 4.5-5 million of the market share
3. Total number of registered doctors in the country is 9,36,488
as on December 31, 2014.
There are 7.9 lakh AYUSH practitioners registered in the
country
India plans to establish some 200 new medical colleges in the
next 10 years to meet the projected huge shortage of
600,000 doctors
4. The new breed of Indian doctors is tech savvy
Phasing out of QWERTY phones and the arrival of SMART
PHONES in multiple categories doctors are becoming smart
phone users
Networking across symposiums and conferences has
reduced
Cheap platforms like Whatsapp and Hike are the new modes
of communication & networking (as mentioned by 10
doctors surveyed)
Case references and doubts are clarified over Whatsapp
messages and image sharing (as mentioned by 10 doctors
surveyed)
5. Conferences & Symposiums
Over phone calls
Alumni network
Referrals via colleagues
6. Whatsapp
Phone calls
Coffee Meets
Referral network (amongst specialists)
Networking apps (the new way!)
8. Company Platform Downloads
Features
Chat Cases
Alumni
Network
Jobs
Medical
News
Event
Updates
Ratings
Daily
Rounds
iOs
Android
100,000 + No Yes No No Yes No 4.7
Curofy
iOs
Android
1,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 4.2
PlexusMD
iOs
Android
1,000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4.5
DocPlexus Android 5,000 Yes Yes Yes No No No 4.2
DailyRounds is far ahead with number of Doctors on it platform. It is rated 4.7 (the highest )
in app store . However other competetiors are trying to catch up new and innovative
features.
Games is on ! Thank you