Free mobile medical booking for Obamacare patients

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine

Patient Fusion, an online health platform, announced the launch the mobile medical appointment booking that will be available for free to the estimated 14 million newly insured Americans under Obamacare.

Through the booking system, users can access about 30,000 doctor profiles and more than 1.8 million verified patient reviews, according to a release.

"Fourteen million patients will soon be asking themselves where they can go to get quality care with their new insurance. We're answering that question with thousands of highly reviewed doctors that patients can book appointments with anytime—and now, from any device," said Ryan Howard, CEO of Practice Fusion, in the announcement.

Laura Pedulli

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