Health care technology company Practo aims to make its presence felt in 100 cities, innovating to stay ahead in the fragmented sector

For Saurabh, a medical practitioner at a leading private hospital in Delhi, the wait for medical reports on one of his patients from Bihar was agonising.

At times, immediate treatment is essential, he said, But it is difficult to prescribe without being familiar with the full medical history of the patient.

Delays such as the one Saurabh faced often lead to problems. Also, paper reports get old and illegible over time, he said.

To address this gap in the health care system, two BTech (Bachelor of technology) students at the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka, designed a software in 2008.

They called it Practo Ray.

After consulting with doctors and tweaking it according to the feedback, they launched it commercially the next year.

An instant hit

It was an instant hit, said 27-year-old Shashank N D, founder and chief executive officer of Bengaluru-based Practo.

Nearly 30,000 doctors use our software. We double our subscription every six months.

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