Malaysia: BP Healthcare partners with Microsoft to improve its digital health services
Singapour - Published Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 14:00 - #3558 BP HealthcareBP Healthcare Group, a Malaysian primary healthcare provider, announced on May 3, 2017 that it had signed a partnership with MicrosoftMicrosoft Malaysia to digitally transform its continuum of care and provide new healthcare services.A Memorandum of Understanding to formalize this alliance was signed between Ali Health, a member of the BP Healthcare group of companies, and Microsoft.
Doctor2U: a healthcare ecosystem developed on a single application
Partner efforts will focus on the digital health application Doctor2U, developed by Ali Health. The goal is to create a entire healthcare ecosystem integrated into a single application.
As part of this collaboration, Doctor2U will leverage on Microsoft's cloud-based services to integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning into its platform. These technologies will enable Doctor2U to harness users' data and offer more effective treatments plans for patients.
The main service of the device is a service called "Doctor House Call", which allows to bring a doctor to the patient's home within sixty minutes. The app also offers a video consultation feature and a medication delivery service.
High Tech: Microsoft provides its expertise to develop BP Healthcare eHealth services
Doctor2U is build on Microsoft Azure, the US-based group's cloud computing platform, and uses the Microsoft’s bot framework for its live chat feature, that allows patients to exchange with doctors, pharmacists and nutritionists for free.
Microsoft will also partner with BP Healthcare to promote the service through a series of digital campaigns.
"Our partnership with Microsoft has helped us embrace cutting-edge technology that gives us the flexibility to scale our business as quickly as we need to. Microsoft’s data security infrastructure also provides our app with an added layer of trust and reliability, which is so important in the healthcare industry," said Doctor2U co-founder Keegan Flynn.
"s we look to expand regionally and broaden our offerings to include services such as ambulance, nursing and physiotherapy, we will work closely with Microsoft to leverage their expertise and solutions to improve our services."
BP Healthcare
Established in 1982, BP Healthcare has gone through over 30 years of innovation and transformation. Today, BP Healthcare Group has over:
- 70 laboratories;
- 50 diagnostic centres;
- 50 hearing aids centres;
- 50 dispensaries & pharmacies;
- 50 food and industrial testing centres;
- 5 specialist centres;
- 3 dental specialist clinics.
With this network nationwide and still expanding, countless awards and credentials earned, BP Healthcare Group is one of the leader in the Malaysia Healthcare Industry.
Serving more than 35 million customers over the last 30 years and still counting, the group provide comprehensive health care in all discipline to cover the needs of Medical Practitioners, Hospitals and Corporate Clients.
