New Delhi, July 29, 2021.
Apollo
24|7 – the digital Arm of the Apollo Hospitals Group and Microsoft India have
joined hands to launch an Enterprise Solution that can be utilized by
organizations to provide their employees access to a holistic health and
wellness solution within the Microsoft Teams work suite. Prior to the launch, the
Enterprise Solution – as integrated by Apollo 24|7 – was successfully tested in
a pilot program for Microsoft India employees for a period of three months.
As
part of the pilot program, 5000 Microsoft employees were given access to this
enterprise platform and over 50% of them chose to take virtual consultations
with an Apollo doctor during the months of April–June. In addition to virtual
consultations, over 2,600 medicine orders were also placed using the App, which
were delivered at the doorsteps of the consumers in record time. Each of the
registered Microsoft employees had access to over 7,000 doctors and specialists
across the Apollo network.
Given
the current scenario and with the third wave of COVID looming, organizations
have been increasingly on the lookout for digital healthcare solutions to
support their employees and families. Now, with the deep integration of Apollo
24|7 with Microsoft Teams, a user has access to medical tele consultation, vaccine booking, pharmacy,
diagnostic tests, electronic health records, and wellness programs with just a
click of the button.
“Healthcare
is evolving to meet the immediate and future demands during the global health
crisis. With the advancements in technology, people across the globe are
embracing digital healthcare solutions. Apollo 24|7 has been developed to
provide access to quality care to everyone. We are excited to partner with
Microsoft during this pandemic to support organizations for employee
wellbeing,” said Madhu Aravind, CTO, Apollo 24|7.
The
latest digital health offering by India’s largest healthcare provider combines
Apollo Group’s extensive physical network and capabilities with a comprehensive
and distinctive digital ecosystem.
Talking
about the association, Microsoft’s
Executive Director, Strategic Growth, Meetul Patel said, “In today’s hybrid
work environment, organizations are increasingly looking to make access to
wellness resources easier for their employees. Our partnership with Apollo has
helped bring this access right into the flow-of -work by making resources easy
to access from within Microsoft Teams which serves in so many ways as the
“Office” in the emerging work environment.”
The
Enterprise Solution enables a user to consult an Apollo Doctor within 15
minutes of requesting for a consult; order medicines from the wide network of
Apollo Pharmacies; and request for sample collection from home for prescribed
diagnostic tests within Microsoft Teams itself.
Apollo
24|7–Microsoft Teams integration has created a unique solution for
organizational wellbeing, and can be enabled for enterprises very quickly. The
solution allows organizations to provide the entire Apollo ecosystem to their
respective employees thereby empowering them to manage the health and wellbeing
of their loved ones.