Col Hemraj Parmar | Co-Founder | DoctCo |
- I am a retired army officer and have served with the Indian army with distinction for more than 23 years before taking voluntary retirement.
- After moving on from the army, I did my MBA from IIM- Ahmedabad and ESCP Europe in Paris.
Podcast
Overview
In a world where distance and accessibility have long been barriers to quality healthcare, a remarkable solution has emerged – telemedicine. Imagine a future where patients in remote towns and villages can receive expert medical consultations from the comfort of their own communities, eliminating the need for expensive and time-consuming journeys to distant cities. This revolutionary approach is spearheaded by Colonel Hemraj Parmar, the co-founder of DoctCo, a pioneering healthcare company on a mission to make healthcare accessible to all.
00:37- About Hemraj Parmar and his journey.
- I am a retired army officer and have served with the Indian army with distinction for more than 23 years before taking voluntary retirement.
- After moving on from the army, I did my MBA from IIM- Ahmedabad and ESCP Europe in Paris.
- I am also an experienced pilot and have flown both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
- I have held many distinguished leadership roles in the healthcare industry including the CEO of a chain of hospitals.
- I was committed to the top C-suite healthcare professional with more than three decades of frontline global healthcare industry leadership experience with substantial P&L accountabilities.
01:53- About DoctCo.
- DoctCo started with a mission to provide healthcare facilities accessible in the shortest period, in the close vicinity of smaller towns of India.
- We are the most trusted, convenient & quality-focused healthcare organization. We are inspired to make a difference in healthcare facilities by providing affordable treatment to needy patients.
- Our well-versed team of doctors is committed to providing 99% of consultations within 15 minutes. With our widespread network of hospitals & doctors, we aim to revolutionize super-speciality care for 350 million patients living in small towns in India.
- We are utilizing the existing healthcare infrastructure of India to provide better & quick healthcare facilities. Our visionary founders believe in making quality healthcare accessible for Bharat.
12:10- Challenges of teleconsultation.
- The challenge we faced was the choice of the city and selection of our first partner hospital there.
- Building a comprehensive ecosystem of super-specialist doctors and partner hospitals has been another challenge that we successfully surmounted.
- Breaking the local stranglehold on patients from the existing doctors and healthcare facilities is never easy.
- We had to hire locally and suitably train the team. This can be time-consuming and expensive, especially when you are trying to scale up operations.
19:40- Legal challenges associated with telemedicine.
- Telemedicine market needs to be regulated.
- Responsibilities need to be fixed at various levels at the government, healthcare ministry, district level, and state level.
- Quality frameworks need to be put into place.
- Patient safety and confidentiality have to be noted.
- No loss of clinical data.
23:10- Lessons from the conversation.
- 3 major milestones of my career are- joining the army, joining the healthcare industry, and starting a start-up.
- Integrity and commitment are the core values of my career. If you lack integrity, everything becomes redundant.
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- I am a retired army officer and have served with the Indian army with distinction for more than 23 years before taking voluntary retirement.
- After moving on from the army, I did my MBA from IIM- Ahmedabad and ESCP Europe in Paris.
- I am also an experienced pilot and have flown both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.
- I have held many distinguished leadership roles in the healthcare industry including the CEO of a chain of hospitals.
- I was committed to the top C-suite healthcare professional with more than three decades of frontline global healthcare industry leadership experience with substantial P&L accountabilities.
