PeduliLindungi Application Add Telemedicine Services from Halodoc

The PeduliLindung application is now adding services Telemedicine results of integration with Halodoc. It is hoped that this additional feature will keep the public connected with doctors online as an effort to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in Indonesia.

CareProtect is a health application made by the Ministry of Communication and Information as an effort to reduce the Covid-19 outbreak. This application was released in March 2020 and has been accessed by more than four million Indonesians.

CEO Halodoc Jonathan Sudharta said, the presence of services Telemedicine Halodoc can be the first step to strengthen a more comprehensive ecosystem for handling Covid-19 in Indonesia. In addition, the community can also reduce visits to health care facilities when it is not an emergency.

"Through this collaboration, we hope that more people will be able to take advantage of technology" Telemedicine to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19," Jonathan said in an official statement, Wednesday (24/6).

With service Telemedicine, users can be more alert while on the move and apply preventive protocols according to doctor's recommendations, including when traveling outside the area. This application has the main feature to map and monitor the movement of people who have tested positive for Covid-19, PDP, and ODP.

In addition, it is connected with a mobile operator, so the results tracking and tracing This application can alert user numbers that are two to five meters away from people diagnosed with PDP and PDP. The next step, users can immediately run the health protocol through a doctor's consultation service.

Please note, entry Halodoc into the PeduliLindungi application is part of the government's push to prepare for a new normal. The government stipulates Ministerial Decree Number 253/2020 which is the legal basis for adding new features to the PeduliLindungi application.

These additional features include e-certificates, GPS, digital diaries, and cooperation with other platforms to facilitate the community. In addition, the application has also been integrated with the system managed by the Task Force and the National Cyber ​​and Crypto Agency.

To access the service Telemedicine from Halodoc, users can simply download the PeduliLindungi application through the App Store and Play Store. Then fill in personal data, active phone number, make approval to activate Bluetooth and location pada smartphone-New.

Furthermore, users can access the Teledokter service on the menu or enter via the Self Check button on the Home menu. Then enter Halodoc in the Doctor's Consultation section.

Not only Halodoc, this application has been integrated with the application healthtech others, like Prixa and Pros.