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DENVER – May 22, 2011 - Today ZocDoc introduces its service to the Rocky Mountain region, offering instant online access to appointments with Greater Denver’s leading doctors, including those affiliated with HealthONE. At launch, this free service provides patients with their choice of thousands of available appointments with participating primary care doctors, obstetrician-gynecologists, dermatologists and eye doctors throughout the Denver metropolitan area. Additional doctors, specialties, and appointment times will be added in coming months.
To use this free service, patients can visit the ZocDoc website (www.zocdoc.com) or use the ZocDoc app to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they would like to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real time, along with verified qualifications, doctor reviews, photos, and more to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients simply select a timeslot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc sends email and text message appointment reminders for added convenience. The service eliminates time-consuming phone calls so that patients can book anywhere, anytime, even when the doctor’s office is closed.
ZocDoc’s mission to improve healthcare access is made possible through strategic partnerships with leading organizations like HealthONE, who is committed to providing its patients with the highest level of service. Many primary care doctors and OB/GYNs affiliated with HealthONE have signed on to offer appointments via ZocDoc, allowing HealthONE patients to enjoy around-the-clock access to their providers’ calendars, and the convenience of online scheduling.
”We know our patients are busy people and taking time for personal health can sometimes be challenging,” said Dr. Alan Burgess, Medical Director for HealthONE Physician Care. “By partnering with ZocDoc, we are able to provide hassle-free online appointment booking wherever our patients live, work, or play. Patients can make a doctor’s appointment after the office has closed and they don’t have to worry about when the office can fit them in since they are able to see doctors’ real-time availability and can simply click to book. Our doctors and patients are very pleased with ZocDoc after these first few weeks with the service."
Denver residents wait more than 15 days on average for medical appointments, according to a study by healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins. ZocDoc’s unique system shows doctors’ availability in real-time, and makes open appointment times instantly accessible online. The system thus reduces wait times for patients and increases efficiency for medical providers. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
“We are excited to bring ZocDoc to Denver, helping patients in the area receive the fast access to medical care that they need and deserve." said Cyrus Massoumi, founder & CEO of ZocDoc. “The area’s leading physicians, including those affiliated with HealthONE, have embraced ZocDoc to provide better service to both new and existing patients.”
The Denver region is the 19th area to welcome ZocDoc. The service currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Washington, DC.
ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 1.3 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About HealthONE
HealthONE is the largest health care system in the metro Denver area with more than 9,000 employees and 3,000 affiliated physicians. HealthONE hospitals have a long and trusted legacy going back more than 130 years with St. Luke’s, more than 85 years with Presbyterian Denver, more than 105 years with Swedish and more than 60 years with Rose. The current health system was created in 1995 as a Colorado company and a joint venture between The Colorado Health Foundation and various affiliates of HCA. The Foundation grew to the second largest charitable foundation in the state and in October 2011 sold its share in HealthONE to HCA (NYSE: HCA).
HealthONE includes: The Medical Center of Aurora; North Suburban Medical Center and the Northeast ER (opening April 2012); Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center & Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children; Rose Medical Center; Sky Ridge Medical Center; Swedish Medical Center; Spalding Rehabilitation Hospital; Centennial Medical Plaza (affiliated with The Medical Center of Aurora); Swedish Southwest ER (affiliated with Swedish Medical Center); 14 stand-alone ambulatory surgery centers;7 occupational medicine & rehabilitation clinics; dozens of specialty clinics; two radiation oncology centers; and AIRLIFE DENVER, which provides critical care air and ground transportation across a 10-state region.
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Harris Interactive polled more than 2,000 adults nationwide regarding their sentiment on healthcare access and found the following among applicable 18 – 34 year olds:
Generation Y Not Equipped to Adequately Evaluate Doctors
Generation Y is accustomed to having information available at their fingertips, as this age group makes up only 23% of the population but represents the largest group of smartphone and tablet owners. With much of the healthcare industry plagued with antiquated processes and a lack of transparency or real-time information, this survey illustrates that this generation is feeling a divide between the immediacy and access they have come to expect in all aspects of their lives as compared to what today's healthcare system offers them. Among applicable 18 – 34 year olds:
- 79 percent said that they can evaluate a new gadget easier that they can a new doctor or dentist;
- 76 percent said it is easier to find information to help them find a hotel that fits their needs than to help them find a doctor or dentist that fits their needs;
- 64 percent feel that when choosing a new doctor or dentist, they do not know how to adequately evaluate whether or they fit their specific needs, so it came as no surprise to learn that...
- 79 percent admitted to picking a doctor or dentist primarily based on whether or not they accept their insurance.
"This study highlights the need for the healthcare space to play technological catch up to other industries," said Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa, Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. "If we are not technologically savvy enough to make healthcare user friendly for our young population, then this generation will be less likely to regularly seek out the preventive care they need and deserve. As a physician, that's incredibly concerning."
Long Wait Times For Doctor Appointments Discouraging Younger Patients
82% of applicable 18-34 year old adults also said that having to wait weeks to get in to see a doctor or dentist is 'unacceptable,' yet this long wait time is unfortunately becoming the norm throughout the country. The average wait time to see a doctor in most cities is approximately three weeks with some cities' wait times averaging up to 70 days. While the country is already experiencing a doctor shortage which is contributing to these long wait times, this problem is poised to become even worse as proposed healthcare reforms stand to introduce 32 million new patients into an already congested system.
"This study highlights that Generation Y is feeling powerless and frustrated by the current state of healthcare," said ZocDoc COO & Founder Dr. Oliver Kharraz. "As these young, connected patients solidify the health behaviors they'll practice throughout their lives, it's more important than ever to equip and empower them to take control of their own health by offering them more digital and mobile tools, services and information. By finding a way to bridge the gap between Generation Y's expectations and healthcare's inefficiencies, we can help alleviate some of this generation's pain points as we enter into a new era of healthcare."
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States between April 19th and April 23rd, 2012 among 2,211 adults (aged 18 and over). This online survey is not based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact press@zocdoc.com.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc App for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 1.2 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month. www.zocdoc.com
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading custom market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for The Harris Poll? and for pioneering innovative research methodologies, Harris offers expertise in a wide range of industries including health care, technology, public affairs, energy, telecommunications, financial services, insurance, media, retail, restaurant, and consumer package goods. Serving clients in more than 215 countries and territories through our North American and European offices and a network of independent market research firms, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help us - and our clients - stay ahead of what's next. For more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.
TAMPA BAY – April 30, 2012 – ZocDoc arrives in the Tampa Bay area today with a mission of improving local residents’ access to medical care. ZocDoc is a free service that allows patients to find a doctor nearby who accepts their insurance, view the doctor’s real-time availability, and instantly book an appointment online. The service also helps patients secure faster access to care; the typical ZocDoc user sees a doctor within 24 to 72 hours – a vast improvement from the average three week wait that patients in the US experience when seeing a doctor.
At launch, ZocDoc offers appointments with participating primary care doctors, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists throughout the Tampa Bay area, with many more specialties soon to be launched on the service.
To use this free tool, patients simply enter their location, insurance, and the type of doctor they would like to see on the ZocDoc website (www.zocdoc.com) or the free ZocDoc mobile app. The service then shows local doctors’ availability, credentials, and verified patient reviews to help Tampa Bay patients choose the physician who best fits their needs. Patients then select an available appointment time and complete a brief confirmation process. Additionally, ZocDoc’s free mobile app for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry allows patients to find doctors and secure appointments anytime, anywhere – whether the doctor’s office is open or closed.
"We've heard from Tampa Bay patients about their long waits for doctor's appointments, and we're thrilled to see local doctors embracing ZocDoc to provide better service to both new and existing patients," said ZocDoc CEO Cyrus Massoumi. "As a Florida native, I'm particularly excited to bring ZocDoc to Tampa Bay, helping patients in the area receive the fast access to medical care that they deserve."
ZocDoc puts some of the power back in Tampa Bay patients’ hands by revealing a hidden supply of doctor appointments (including many last-minute cancellations) and making them instantly available online. This transparency reduces patients’ long wait times and increases efficiency for local doctors’ practices – a vital service given the country’s current doctor shortage.
The Tampa Bay region is the 18th area to welcome ZocDoc’s service. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas across the US including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Washington, DC.
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 1.2 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
DETROIT – April 20, 2012 – ZocDoc arrives in Greater Detroit today with the mission of improving access to medical care for local residents. ZocDoc, a free service for patients, is a one-stop resource for researching doctors and making appointments instantly online. At launch, the service offers appointments with participating primary care doctors, obstetrician-gynecologists and dermatologists throughout the Detroit area.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website (www.zocdoc.com) or use one of the free ZocDoc apps to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they would like to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real-time, along with credentials and patient reviews, to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients simply select a timeslot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders to help patients remember to attend their doctor visits. ZocDoc also offers free mobile applications allowing patients to find doctors and make appointments while away from the computer.
“It takes Detroit area residents 12 days on average to get in to see a doctor, and at ZocDoc, we think that’s unacceptable,” said Massoumi. “We’re committed to bringing better access to doctors to the region because it shouldn’t be so difficult to manage your health.”
ZocDoc’s unique system reveals a hidden supply of doctor availability, including appointments cancelled last-minute by patients, and makes it instantly accessible online. This increase in doctor utilization reduces wait times for patients and increases efficiency for medical providers – a vital service given the country’s current doctor shortage. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
As of today, primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists are offering appointments across Detroit and the surrounding area. Additional Detroit doctors, specialties, and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
The Detroit region is the 17th area to welcome ZocDoc’s service. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 1.2 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – March 19, 2012 – Today ZocDoc launches in Greater Austin with the mission of improving access to medical care in the area. ZocDoc, a free service for patients, is a one-stop resource for researching doctors and making appointments instantly online. At launch, the service offers appointments with participating primary care doctors, obstetrician-gynecologists and dermatologists throughout the Austin area.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website (www.zocdoc.com) or use one of the free ZocDoc apps to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they would like to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real-time, along with credentials and patient reviews, to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients simply select a timeslot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders to help patients remember to attend their doctor visits. ZocDoc also offers free applications for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry, allowing patients to find doctors and make appointments on the go.
Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc founder and CEO, worked in Austin for Trilogy Software after graduating from University of Pennsylvania. “It is particularly exciting to bring ZocDoc’s service to Austin, where I spent my early career and met ZocDoc co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Nick Ganju,” said Massoumi. “Austin’s tech-savvy doctors and patients coupled with ZocDoc’s previous success in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston make Austin the ideal region for our company to simplify healthcare.”
ZocDoc’s unique system reveals a hidden supply of doctor availability, including appointments cancelled last-minute by patients, and makes it instantly accessible online. This increase in doctor utilization reduces wait times for patients and increases efficiency for medical providers – a vital service given the country’s current doctor shortage. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
As of today, primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists are offering appointments across Austin and the surrounding area. Additional Austin doctors, specialties, and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
The Austin region is the 16th area to welcome ZocDoc’s service. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 7 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 1.2 million people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
SAN DIEGO – January 30, 2012 – Today ZocDoc, a free service for patients to find nearby doctors who accept their insurance and instantly book appointments online, launches in the greater San Diego area. Local primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists are now offering medical appointments through ZocDoc. Additional doctors, specialties, and appointment times are continually being added.
ZocDoc is improving access to medical care by allowing patients to find doctors based on specialty, location, insurance plan, and languages spoken. Patients are able to view the doctor’s available appointment times and qualifications, along with verified reviews from other patients, allowing them to choose and instantly book an appointment with the best medical provider for their needs.
“Following the overwhelming success and positive feedback we have received since bringing ZocDoc to Los Angeles one year ago, we are thrilled to announce that we are expanding our service in Southern California,” said ZocDoc founder and CEO Cyrus Massoumi. “ZocDoc will help San Diegans get the medical care they need, when they need it.”
San Diego residents wait over 20 days on average for a medical appointment, according to a study by healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins. ZocDoc’s unique system reveals a hidden supply of doctor and dentist appointments, such as those that result from last minute cancellations, and makes them available instantly online. ZocDoc delivers shorter wait times for patients and increased efficiency for medical providers. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within 24 hours, and 60 percent take place within three days.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website (or use the free mobile app) to enter in their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they wish to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real-time, along with tools such as reviews and qualifications, to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients then select a timeslot, and complete a brief checkout process to instantly book an appointment. ZocDoc even sends e-mail and text message reminders with the doctor’s information to help patients remember to attend their appointments, as well as reminders when it is time for their next checkup or dental cleaning.
“At ZocDoc, our mission is to improve access to healthcare,” said Dr. Oliver Kharraz, ZocDoc founder and COO. “By removing some of the barriers to receiving medical care, we hope that San Diego residents will feel empowered to take control of their health.”
San Diego is the 15th region to receive ZocDoc service, and the city was chosen due to high demand in the area for ZocDoc. Thousands of residents asked ZocDoc to bring its service to their city by voting for San Diego at ZocDoc.com/vote. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are more than 5.5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Over 800,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
SEATTLE – January 23, 2011 - Today ZocDoc launches in the Greater Seattle region, offering instant access to doctor appointments online and via its free mobile applications. At launch, the service provides patients with their choice of more than 50,000 available appointments with participating primary care doctors, obstetrician-gynecologists and dermatologists throughout the Seattle area.
ZocDoc’s mission is to improve access to healthcare. By allowing patients to find a doctor, sort by location and insurance plan, and schedule appointments online at ZocDoc.com, the service eliminates time-consuming phone calls so that patients can book anytime – even when the doctor’s office is closed. Patients are shown a variety of tools to help choose the best medical provider for their needs, including each doctor’s qualifications, languages spoken, professional statement, and reviews. ZocDoc also offers a free app for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry, allowing patients to find doctors and make appointments on the go. ZocDoc has raised more than $95 million in funding to date from the leading names in technology and finance, including Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com.
Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc co-founder and CEO, developed the idea for ZocDoc while on a flight from Seattle to New York in 2007. He burst his eardrum during the flight, and upon landing in New York he was unable to find a doctor who could see him for four days. “My painful experience made me realize that while technology has brought us instant access to books, flights, and music, nothing is more important than medical care when you need it. No service existed that could deliver instant access to a doctor,” said Massoumi. “It feels great to simplify the healthcare system for Seattle residents, and bring our service to the very place where the idea for ZocDoc was born.”
Seattle-area residents wait more than two weeks on average for medical appointments, according to a study by healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins. ZocDoc’s unique system reveals a hidden supply of doctor availability, including appointments cancelled last-minute by patients, and makes it instantly accessible online. The system thus reduces wait times for patients and increases efficiency for medical providers – a vital service given the country’s current doctor shortage. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
As of today, primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and dermatologists are offering more than 50,000 appointments across Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma, and the surrounding areas. Additional doctors, specialties, and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website (www.zocdoc.com) or use one of the free ZocDoc apps to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they would like to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real-time, along with credentials and patient reviews, in order to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients simply select a timeslot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders to help patients remember to attend their doctor visits.
The Seattle region is the 14th area to receive ZocDoc service, and the city was chosen due to high demand in the area for ZocDoc. Thousands of residents voted for ZocDoc to come to their city at http://www.zocdoc.com/vote. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry. There are over 5.5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 800,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
NEW YORK – January 11, 2012 – ZocDoc, a company dedicated to improving access to healthcare, today announces that former Senate Majority Leaders Tom Daschle and Dr. Bill Frist have joined its advisory board. The board provides perspective and counsel to the executive team at ZocDoc as the company continues its rapid growth and expansion.
“Senators Daschle and Frist are among the most influential leaders in healthcare and government, and they each have a long history of building consensus from both parties to effect change,” said Cyrus Massoumi, co-founder and CEO of ZocDoc. “We are honored to work with them to develop the high-level partnerships we need to bring better access to medical care to patients everywhere.”
“I’ve dedicated my life to effecting change in healthcare as a practicing surgeon and professor, a senator and policy maker, and through medical mission work here at home and globally,” Doctor and Senator Bill Frist said. “The same technologies that have fundamentally transformed other industries need to be applied in healthcare, where they will both dramatically enhance patient convenience and markedly improve patients’ overall health.”
“In order to see real change in our healthcare system, we all need to work together to help control skyrocketing costs and provide the access to care patients not only need, but deserve,” said Senator Daschle. “I firmly believe in the power of the private sector -- and specifically ZocDoc -- to work in tandem with policy makers and the medical community to change healthcare for the better by scaling our system for the future and empowering patients.”
ZocDoc’s service is now available in 13 metropolitan areas, offering more than 5.5 million available appointments with doctors and medical providers at any given time. ZocDoc is used by more than 800,000 patients each month.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified patient reviews, and instantly book an appointment online. There are over 5.5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 800,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month. ZocDoc mobile applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry allow patients to find doctors and book appointments on the go. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc blog, press room, Twitter or Facebook.About Senator Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1978 where he served for eight years before he was elected to the U.S. Senate and later became its Democratic Leader. He is one of the longest serving Senate Democratic Leaders in history and the only one to serve twice as both Majority and Minority Leader. During his tenure, Senator Daschle navigated the Senate through some of its most historic economic and national security challenges and he chronicled some of these experiences in his book, Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever.
Today, Senator Daschle is a Senior Policy Advisor to the law firm of DLA Piper where he provides clients with strategic advice on public policy issues such as climate change and health care. Since leaving the Senate, he has distinguished his expertise in health care through the publication of Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis and GETTING IT DONE: How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Health Care Reform.
Senator Daschle is a co-founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center, serves on the board of the Center for American Progress, acts as the Vice Chair of the National Democratic Institute, and is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. He is also a member of the Health Policy and Management Executive Council at the Harvard School of Public Health; the Global Policy Advisory Council for the Health Worker Migration; the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees; and the GE Healthymagination Advisory Board.
About Doctor and Senator Bill Frist
A nationally recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Doctor and Senator Bill Frist is recognized as one of the most influential leaders in American healthcare.
Dr. Frist graduated from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical training and chief residency in heart surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and transplant fellowship at Stanford University Medical Center. As the founder and Director of the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, he performed over 150 heart and lung transplants and authored over 100 peer-reviewed medical articles and chapters, over 400 newspaper articles, and seven books on topics such as bioterrorism, transplantation, and leadership. He is board certified in both general and heart surgery.
Dr. Frist represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate for 12 years where he served on both Health and Finance committees. He was elected Majority Leader of the Senate having served fewer years in Congress than any previous leader in history. He was instrumental in the passage of Medicare prescription drug legislation and funding to fight global HIV/AIDS.
He currently serves as chairman of the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows, Adjunct Professor of cardiac surgery at Vanderbilt, clinical professor of surgery at Meharry Medical School, and on the boards of numerous private and public healthcare companies as well as the Kaiser Family Foundation. He is a partner in the private investment firm of Cressey and Company.
MIAMI – November 28, 2011 - Today ZocDoc, a free service for patients to find nearby doctors who accept their insurance and instantly book appointments online, launches in the South Florida region. The service is offering over 120,000 medical appointments from Coral Gables to Jupiter along the Atlantic coast.
ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find a doctor, sort by location and insurance plan, and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com. ZocDoc offers a variety of tools to help patients choose the best medical provider, including each doctor’s qualifications, languages spoken, professional statement, and reviews written by real patients. To find doctors and make appointments from a mobile device, ZocDoc also offers the free ZocDoc App for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.
Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc co-founder and CEO, was born and raised in South Florida. His parents currently reside in Palm Beach County, where his father is a practicing orthopedic hand surgeon. “It’s particularly thrilling to simplify the healthcare system for residents of my hometown,” said Massoumi. “My father dedicated his life to medicine, and his influence helped inspire me to create ZocDoc and improve access to healthcare.”
Miami area residents wait 15.4 days on average for medical appointments, according to a study by healthcare search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins. ZocDoc’s unique system makes doctors and dentist appointments available instantly online, resulting in shorter wait times for patients and increased efficiency for medical providers. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
As of today, primary care physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, dermatologists, and dentists are offering more than 120,000 appointments in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties through ZocDoc. Additional doctors, specialties and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website (ZocDoc.com) to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of healthcare provider they would like to see. ZocDoc then shows each doctor’s schedule in real-time, along with credentials and patient reviews, in order to help patients choose the practitioner who best fits their needs. Patients simply select a timeslot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders to help patients remember to attend their doctor visits.
Oliver Kharraz, MD, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ZocDoc, hopes that the service will play a key role in helping area patients get the care they deserve right away. “As a doctor, I know how important it is to make it simple for patients to take better care of their health. ZocDoc is a one-stop shop for South Florida residents to get the great care they need, whenever they need it.”
The Miami region is the 13th area to receive ZocDoc service, and the city was chosen due to high demand in the area for ZocDoc. Thousands of residents voted for ZocDoc to come to their city at ZocDoc.com/vote. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry. There are more than 5.5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. More than 750,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
NEW YORK – September 22, 2011 – ZocDoc, a service dedicated to improving access to healthcare, today announced it received a Series C investment from Goldman Sachs, bringing the Series C investment in ZocDoc to $75 million, following a previous investment from DST Global. Total investment in the company has reached $95 million to date. The most recent funding will enable ZocDoc to speed its expansion into additional regions.
“We are delighted to receive this funding from Goldman Sachs, which will help enable us to bring ZocDoc’s promise of improved access to healthcare to more patients,” said Cyrus Massoumi, co-founder and CEO of ZocDoc. “By speeding our growth, we are building the healthcare infrastructure needed to effectively scale this massive industry.”ZocDoc allows patients to find nearby doctors who accept their insurance and book appointments instantly online. The service is free for patients. ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by seamlessly integrating with doctors’ calendars in real-time and allowing patients to instantly book appointments. The service taps into the hidden supply of medical providers’ availabilities, such as the 10 to 20 percent of medical appointments that are cancelled or rescheduled at the last-minute. Doctors pay $250 per month for ZocDoc, using the service to increase patient satisfaction, appeal to the many patients looking for doctors online, and fill open appointment slots.
ZocDoc is now available in 11 metropolitan areas, six of which were launched in 2011 to date. ZocDoc currently offers more than 5.3 million available appointments with doctors and practitioners from among over 40 medical specialties, and is used by over 700,000 patients each month.
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc blog, press room, Twitter or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified patient reviews, and instantly book an appointment online. There are over 5.3 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 700,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month. Free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone and Android allow patients to find doctors and book appointments instantly from their mobile device.
About Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
BOSTON - September 16, 2011 - Today ZocDoc, a free online service for patients to find a doctor and instantly book appointments, launches in the Boston region. In Massachusetts, where patients experience the longest wait times in the country for doctor appointments, ZocDoc is able to reduce wait times to mere hours.
ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find local doctors, sort by location and insurance plan, read verified reviews, and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com. Patients can find nearby doctors and make appointments using the ZocDoc.com website or the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone and Android. Bostonians wait 49.6 days on average for medical appointments, the longest wait in the country, according to a study by Merritt Hawkins, the healthcare search and consulting firm. ZocDoc brings much-needed efficiency and transparency to the region's health care system, resulting in shorter wait times for patients. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
As of today, primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, dermatologists, dentists and eye doctors are offering more than 44,000 appointments in the Boston area through ZocDoc. Additional doctors, specialties and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
To use the service, patients visit the ZocDoc website or use the free ZocDoc App for iPhone or Android to enter their location, insurance plan, and the type of medical provider they wish to see. ZocDoc then shows physicians' schedules in real-time, along with credentials and patient reviews, in order to help patients choose a doctor that best fits their needs. Patients simply select a time slot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders to help patients remember to attend their appointments.
"Patients in Massachusetts are being forced to wait far too long for doctor appointments, and nowhere in this country are doctor shortages more severe," said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc co-founder and CEO. "Thousands of Boston patients have requested that ZocDoc begin serving their area, and we look forward to delivering the improved access to doctors that residents deserve."
According to Dr. Oliver Kharraz, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ZocDoc, "Healthcare reform legislation in Massachusetts gave more patients access to doctors, but it also made appointments much harder to obtain. We look forward to improving public health in the Boston area by making it easier than ever to see a great doctor right away, and get well sooner."
Boston is the eleventh region to receive ZocDoc service, and the city was chosen due to high demand in the area for ZocDoc. Thousands of residents voted for ZocDoc to come to their city at ZocDoc.com/vote. ZocDoc currently offers medical appointments in major metropolitan areas including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, DC. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Keep up on the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone and Android. There are more than 5.3 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 700,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
PHOENIX – August 5, 2011 – Today ZocDoc, a free online service for patients to instantly book appointments with doctors, launches in the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area. ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find local doctors, sort by location and insurance plan, read verified reviews, and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com. Patients can also find nearby doctors and make appointments using the free ZocDoc App for iPhone and Android.
As of today, appointments with primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, dermatologists and dentists are available in greater Phoenix. More than 120,000 appointments with nearby doctors are available in the Phoenix area on ZocDoc. Additional doctors, specialties and appointment times will be added in the coming months.
To use ZocDoc to find a nearby doctor and book an appointment, patients visit the ZocDoc website or use one of the free ZocDoc Apps to enter their location, insurance accepted and the type of medical provider they wish to see. ZocDoc then shows physicians’ schedules in real-time, in addition to verified credentials and reviews written by patients in order to help patients choose a doctor that best fits their needs. Patients simply select a time slot and complete a brief checkout process to book an appointment. ZocDoc then sends email and text message reminders with a map to the doctor’s office to help patients remember to attend their appointments.
Currently, new patients in major U.S. cities like Phoenix must wait nearly three weeks on average to get an appointment with a doctor, according to a study by national health care search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates. ZocDoc brings much-needed efficiency and transparency to the health care system, resulting in shorter wait times for patients. Forty percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within one day, and more than 60 percent of ZocDoc appointments take place within three days.
“Phoenix area doctors have welcomed ZocDoc into their offices in order to provide better service for their existing patients and attract new clients to their practice,” said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc co-founder and CEO. “As of today, patients in Phoenix can expect to save time and avoid hassle when finding a doctor and booking a medical appointment.”
Dr. Oliver Kharraz, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ZocDoc, looks forward to helping Phoenix residents improve their health. “By allowing patients to find doctors who accept their insurance and can see them on short notice, ZocDoc cuts down on costly out-of-network fees and unnecessary trips to the emergency room,” said Kharraz. “By lowering health care costs and improving wait times, we hope to see more Phoenix patients taking advantage of doctor appointments available in their neighborhood to get the care they need when they need it.”
Phoenix is the tenth city to receive ZocDoc service. The website currently offers appointments in New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Phoenix. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Keep up on the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc Apps for iPhone and Android. There are more than 5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 700,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
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ATLANTA – July 1, 2011 – Today ZocDoc, a free online service for patients to instantly book doctor’s appointments, launches in the Greater Atlanta area. ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find local doctors, sort by location and insurance plan, read verified reviews and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com or via the ZocDoc iPhone App. More than 100,000 appointments with nearby doctors are available in the Atlanta area on ZocDoc.
ZocDoc is completely free of charge for patients, who receive around the clock access to medical providers’ schedules in real-time and can read verified patient reviews of local doctors. Appointments with primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, and dermatologists are available in greater Atlanta now, and more specialties will be added in the coming months.
A new patient booking an appointment with an Atlanta physician must wait over 11 days on average, according to a study by national health care search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates. However, 40 percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within 24 hours, and more than 60 percent of ZocDoc book appointments that take place within three days.
“We’ve received lots of feedback from Atlanta area residents, telling us about long waits for doctor’s appointments in their area and asking us to bring ZocDoc to their neighborhood,” said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc co-founder and CEO. “We’re thrilled to offer faster healthcare to Atlanta as of today.”
Dr. Oliver Kharraz, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of ZocDoc, looks forward to reducing healthcare costs in the Atlanta region. “ZocDoc also lowers the price of healthcare in Atlanta by allowing patients to find doctors who accept their insurance and can see them on short notice, saving patients money on unnecessary trips to the emergency room, and costly out-of-network charges.”
ZocDoc currently offers appointments in the major metropolitan areas of New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Patients can follow ZocDoc on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc App for iPhone. There are more than 4.9 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 700,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
PHILADELPHIA – June 10, 2011 – Today ZocDoc, a free online service for patients to instantly book doctor’s appointments, launches in the Greater Philadelphia area. ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find local doctors, sort by location and insurance plan, read verified reviews and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com or via the ZocDoc iPhone App. More than 100,000 appointments are available in the Philadelphia area via ZocDoc.
ZocDoc’s unique service is offered at no charge to patients, who receive around the clock access to medical providers’ schedules and verified patient reviews of local doctors. Appointments with primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, and dermatologists are available in greater Philadelphia now, and more specialties will be added in the coming months.
A new patient booking an appointment for a routine physical from a Philadelphia physician must wait 27 days on average, according to a study by national health care search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates. However, 40 percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within 24 hours, and more than 60 percent of ZocDoc patients secure appointments within three days.
“Our mission at ZocDoc is to improve access to healthcare,” said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc CEO and co-founder. “ZocDoc helps residents of the Philadelphia area receive the fast, convenient health care they deserve.”
ZocDoc Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Dr. Oliver Kharraz shares Massoumi’s passion to help Americans have better access to quality healthcare. “ZocDoc offers Philadelphians the opportunity to access medical care by offering instant appointments.” He adds, “ZocDoc also lowers the high cost of healthcare in Philadelphia by allowing patients to find doctors who accept their insurance and can see them on short notice.”
ZocDoc currently offers appointments in the major metropolitan areas of New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Houston, and now, Philadelphia. To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Patients can follow ZocDoc on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc App for iPhone. There are more than 4.5 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Approximately 700,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
HOUSTON – April 29, 2011 – ZocDoc comes to the Greater Houston area today, bringing local patients fast, free and convenient appointments with nearby doctors. ZocDoc is improving access to healthcare by allowing patients to find local doctors, sort by location and insurance plan, read verified reviews and book appointments online at ZocDoc.com or via the ZocDoc iPhone App. More than 155,000 appointments are available in the Houston area via ZocDoc.
ZocDoc’s unique service is offered at no charge to patients, who receive around the clock access to medical providers’ schedules and verified patient reviews of local doctors. Appointments with primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists, and dermatologists are available in Greater Houston now, and more specialties will be added in the coming months.
A new patient booking an appointment for a routine physical from a Houston physician must wait 17 days on average, a study by national health care search and consulting firm Merritt Hawkins & Associates reported. However, 40 percent of all appointments scheduled by ZocDoc users occur within 24 hours, and more than 60 percent of ZocDoc patients secure appointments within 72 hours.
“We’ve heard from many frustrated patients in the Bayou City, who must wait weeks to visit physicians,” said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc CEO and co-founder. “ZocDoc helps residents of the Houston area receive the fast, convenient health care they deserve.”
“Early response is crucial to successful medical treatment,” said Dr. Oliver Kharraz, ZocDoc co-founder, COO, and chief medical officer.” ZocDoc gives patients more health care choices in their own neighborhoods, even allowing them to schedule appointments on nights and weekends when available.”
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Patients can follow ZocDoc on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter, or on Facebook.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc, founded in 2007, is improving access to healthcare by enabling patients to search for doctors, sort by location and insurance accepted, read verified reviews, and instantly book an appointment online or via the free ZocDoc App for iPhone. There are more than 3.8 million medical appointments available on ZocDoc. Nearly 500,000 people use ZocDoc to find a doctor or dentist each month.
LOS ANGELES – February 16, 2011 - ZocDoc, today launched in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Residents of the country’s second-largest city can now find doctors, dentists, and specialists, and instantly book appointments online.
ZocDoc’s unique service is free to users, who get 24/7 access to provider schedules and authentic doctor reviews by other users. As of today, over 100,000 appointments are available in Greater Los Angeles through ZocDoc.
ZocDoc offers a solution to many problems and inefficiencies riddling the healthcare system in Los Angeles and beyond:
- The average wait time for a doctor appointment in Los Angeles is 24 days, but over 40% of ZocDoc users make same-day appointments.
- ZocDoc eases the cost burden on LA’s taxpayers and hospitals by helping patients find urgent doctor care and avoid expensive emergency rooms.
- Patients struggling to find practices that accept their health insurance can use ZocDoc to search for providers by insurance plan.
Residents of metropolitan Los Angeles can also find the nearest doctor and book an appointment from their mobile phones, with the ZocDoc App for iPhone. ZocDoc is in the midst of a nationwide expansion. The public can vote for the next city where ZocDoc will be available at ZocDoc.com/vote.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc was founded in 2007 by Cyrus Massoumi, Oliver Kharraz, M.D., and Nick Ganju. It operates in New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, and now Los Angeles. The company is funded by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Bezos Expeditions (the investment fund of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos), and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff.
Quotes:
"We heard from patients and doctors in Los Angeles who were eager to have ZocDoc in their city,” said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc CEO and co-founder. “We’re proud to help Los Angeles residents get the fast, convenient healthcare they deserve.”
“It’s unacceptable that Angelenos have had to wait an average 24 days for medical care,” said Dr. Oliver Kharraz, ZocDoc Chief Medical Officer and co-founder. “As a physician, I can tell you that a fast and early response is the key to successful treatment. ZocDoc now makes that response possible in Los Angeles.”
DALLAS - October 6, 2010 - ZocDoc, the website to find doctors and book appointments online instantly, today launched in Dallas, beginning its expansion to the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area. The company's move to Dallas marks its fifth major city in an aggressive national launch that has already been a huge success in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
The company also announced availability of its ZocDoc iPhone App, which gives users the ability to book doctor appointments instantly from their iPhone. In addition, the ZocDoc App enables users to identify the doctors with availability who are geographically closest to them.
ZocDoc offers more than 1.5 million available appointments at any given time with primary care physicians and dentists, as well as specialists such as dermatologists, orthopedic surgeons, allergists and psychologists. The service has been rapidly adopted by patients, doctors and hospitals in select cities and addresses many major problems in booking doctor appointments today:
- Long wait times to book an appointment - 20 days to see a primary care doctor on average in the U.S. and up to 50 days wait time in cities like Dallas
- Cancelled appointments and resulting wasted doctor time and inefficiencies in serving patients
- Additional cost put on the health care system and taxpayers resulting from emergency room visits when patients are unable to book a timely doctor appointment - the average emergency room visit costs 5 times as much as a doctor visit
- Patients who want to see doctors who take their insurance and cannot efficiently find those care givers
Patients using ZocDoc are typically able to book appointments quickly, often in less than 24 hours. In fact, nearly 50 percent of patients who booked doctor appointments with ZocDoc in August 2010 made an appointment for the same day they were booking. ZocDoc provides access to doctors' schedules in real-time, at a glance. This means time slots made available from last minute cancellations can instantly be given to another patient who may be sick or need urgent care.
The service gives users the ability to search by their insurance, and make informed decisions based on doctor reviews exclusively provided by other ZocDoc users. ZocDoc's unique and convenient scheduling system allows patients to make an appointment any time 24/7 and is completely free to use.
ZocDoc was founded in 2007 by Cyrus Massoumi, Oliver Kharraz M.D., and Nick Ganju. The company is funded by Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff. To vote for the next city where ZocDoc is available, please visit ZocDoc.com/vote.
Quotes:
"ZocDoc is health reform everyone can agree on," said ZocDoc CEO and co-founder Cyrus Massoumi. "We're simplifying a process that has been too difficult for too long. Patients, doctors and hospitals are all finding ZocDoc to be an incredibly valuable tool to improve the way people book doctor appointments."
"The average wait time to see a primary care doctor in Dallas is 50 days," said ZocDoc Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Oliver Kharraz, M.D. "At ZocDoc, we are proud to help patients find and see doctors within a matter of hours."
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
NEW YORK – July, 14, 2010 – ZocDoc, the award-winning website where consumers can find and book doctor appointments online, today announced it has completed a $15 million Series B round of financing. The round was led by Founders Fund; Khosla Ventures, which led ZocDoc's Series A funding, participates in the round. The Series B funding will help ZocDoc expand its network of practitioners and accelerate its nationwide growth.
Through an easy one-step online appointment booking system, ZocDoc helps improve patient access to quality healthcare. Patients can see real-time availability of doctors in their area, confirm who accepts their insurance plan and read feedback from real patients. Most importantly, patients can book appointments instantly online, including same-day and next-day appointments. Prior to ZocDoc, patients had to wait more than 20 days on average to see a primary care physician. With the ZocDoc service, patients can find open appointments at all times searching the availability of thousands of doctors with a single click, completely transforming the patient experience.
"We are excited to be part of an amazing company that is truly reforming healthcare," said Ken Howery, Managing Partner of Founders Fund. "Since their inception ZocDoc has helped hundreds of thousands of patients obtain access to quality healthcare and we look forward to supporting their nationwide growth to provide access for all Americans. It's a major innovation in healthcare efficiency and we hope it will transform the way people interact with their doctors."
Today, patients use ZocDoc to find doctors in New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The service offers patients more than 1 million available appointments across 20 specialties.
With the recent passage of healthcare reform, an estimated 30 million new patients will have access to healthcare while the number of doctors will remain the same. It's widely acknowledged that it will be even harder for consumers to find open doctor appointments. ZocDoc helps mitigate this problem by uncovering a "hidden supply" of healthcare by accessing doctor's schedules electronically and exposing times available from last minute cancellations which happens 10-20% of the time and typically go unfilled.
"Our mission is to simplify healthcare and make it more accessible," said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc cofounder and CEO. "We are thrilled to have backing from Founders Fund; they really understand our mission, support it fully, and have already been tremendous partners for us. And we're excited to have the continued support of our existing investors, to help us expand ZocDoc across the country."
Based in Manhattan, ZocDoc is currently available in New York City, Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Chicago. The company is expanding nationwide and is offering patients in cities across the United States an opportunity to vote at ZocDoc.com/vote on the next market launch. Since launching at TechCrunch40 in 2007, ZocDoc has been named one of PC Magazine's "Top Web Sites of 2008," won the Forbes.com's "Boost Your Business" competition, was a finalist in The Industry Standard's "Innovation100 Awards," won CNET's "Webware 100 Awards," and was named a Webby's honoree.
About ZocDoc, Inc.
ZocDoc's mission is to use the Web to make healthcare simple. For patients, ZocDoc is an online service that helps them find and book doctor and dentist appointments instantly, 24/7. For doctors, ZocDoc is an innovative channel to help them easily reach prospective patients and maximize the efficiency of their practice by filling open appointments. ZocDoc is a NYC-based start-up founded in April 2007 by serial entrepreneurs Cyrus Massoumi and Oliver Kharraz, MD, who combine to bring 9 years healthcare technology experience from McKinsey. For more information, visit ZocDoc.com, read the company's blog, follow ZocDoc on Twitter or find them on Facebook. A press kit is available at ZocDoc.com/press.
About Founders Fund
Founders Fund is managed by seasoned entrepreneurs Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek (co-founders, PayPal) and Sean Parker (founding president, Facebook; co-founder Plaxo, Causes, Napster) to support early-stage companies. Founders Fund has made early investments in some of the most prominent ventures of the past decade, including Facebook, Causes, Palantir Technologies, Quantcast, and SpaceX. The firm, headquartered in San Francisco, pursues a founder-friendly investment strategy that provides maximum support and minimum interference to world-class entrepreneurs.
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures helps entrepreneurs deliver lasting change through technological innovation. The firm, founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs with the audacity to take on what others may call insoluble dilemmas. Khosla Ventures' team members have known the stress of working through a crisis and the thrill of growing an idea into a multi-billion dollar company. The firm leverages that experience to help entrepreneurs turn technological risk into new opportunities. Today Khosla Ventures has one of the largest and broadest clean technology portfolios (including solar, energy storage, nuclear power, wind and high-efficiency engines), as well as holdings in traditional technology sectors such as mobility, Internet and silicon.
CHICAGO – June 15, 2010 - ZocDoc, the website to find doctors and book appointments online instantly, launched today in the greater Chicago metropolitan area. The company’s move was chosen by thousands of users, who were asked which American city needed healthcare reform the most. ZocDoc will initially offer available appointments with primary care physicians, OB/GYNs, and dermatologists. More specialties will be added in the coming weeks.
ZocDoc gives patients access to doctors’ schedules in real-time, 24/7. The service also gives users the ability to search by their insurance and location, and make decisions based on doctor reviews provided by other ZocDoc users.
ZocDoc addresses the common problems of waiting to see a doctor by specializing in same-day appointments. ZocDoc is completely free to use.
Highlights / Key Facts:
- The average wait to see a Chicago primary care doctor is currently over two weeks. The average wait to see a ZocDoc doctor is 24 hours.
- With over 600,000 Chicagoans about to get insurance, ZocDoc is positioned to help the newly insured find doctors and make appointments instantly.
- This is ZocDoc’s largest launch ever, offering over 150,000 available appointments in Chicago starting today. Over 200,000 people use ZocDoc every month to find doctors in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.
- Doctors pay a monthly subscription fee to show their available times on ZocDoc.
- The company was founded in 2007 by Cyrus Massoumi, Oliver Kharraz M.D., and Chicago native Nick Ganju.
- ZocDoc is funded by Khosla Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, the personal investment company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Marc Benioff, the founder of Salesforce.com.
- To vote for ZocDoc’s next city, please visit ZocDoc.com/vote.
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"I’m very proud to be bringing ZocDoc home to Chicago,” said ZocDoc Co-founder Nick Ganju. “Chicagoans have demanded improvements in their health care system, ZocDoc will deliver them."“People wait over 4 hours in Chicago emergency rooms,” said ZocDoc Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Oliver Kharraz, M.D. “Starting today ZocDoc will help them find doctors instantly, and reduce the overcrowding.”
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
WASHINGTON – October 27, 2009 - ZocDoc, the website to find doctors and book appointments online instantly, today launched in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The company's move to Washington, D.C. marks the first stop in a major national rollout that will continue through 2010. The company will initially offer available appointments with primary care physicians and dentists, and will add new specialties ongoing.
ZocDoc provides access to doctors' schedules in real-time, at a glance. The service also gives users the ability to search by their insurance, and make informed decisions based on doctor reviews exclusively provided by other ZocDoc users.
ZocDoc's unique and convenient scheduling system addresses the common problems associated with having to find a doctor and make an appointment by serving its users 24/7. ZocDoc is completely free to use.
Highlights / Key Facts:
- Beyond offering appointments over the weekend, ZocDoc also offers same day appointments. In fact, 40% of all appointments made with ZocDoc take place within 24 hours.
- ZocDoc offers over 300,000 available appointments in NYC and is launching in D.C. with more than 21,000 appointments. Right now, over 90,000 people use ZocDoc every month to find doctors in New York City.
- Doctors pay a monthly subscription fee to show their available times on ZocDoc. The company was founded in 2007 by Cyrus Massoumi, Oliver Kharraz M.D., and Nick Ganju.
- The company is funded by Khosla Ventures, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff.
- Washington, D.C. was voted to be the first city in ZocDoc's national rollout by its users. To vote for the next city, please visit ZocDoc.com/vote.
Quotes:
"ZocDoc is health reform everyone can agree on," said ZocDoc CEO and co-founder Cyrus Massoumi. "We're simplifying a process that has been too difficult for too long, and we are proud to begin our national expansion in the capital."
"The average wait time to see a primary care doctor in Washington, D.C. is 30 days," said ZocDoc Chief Medical Officer and co-founder Oliver Kharraz, M.D. "At ZocDoc, we are proud to help patients find and see doctors within a matter of hours."
To learn more about ZocDoc, please visit the ZocDoc press room. Follow the latest ZocDoc news on the ZocDoc blog, via Twitter or on Facebook.
NEW YORK - August 19, 2008 - ZocDoc, the service that helps consumers find and book doctor appointments online, today announced it has completed a $3 million Series A round of financing led by Khosla Ventures. ZocDoc is the first consumer healthcare investment for Khosla Ventures.
ZocDoc uses the Internet to help improve patient access to healthcare. Patients can see real-time availability of doctors in their area, find those that accept their insurance plan and read feedback from real patients. Most importantly, patients can book an appointment - including same-day and next-day appointments - instantly online.
"ZocDoc is addressing a real need in healthcare," said Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. "The Internet has the potential to fundamentally improve access to care, and the company has gained initial traction towards this long-term vision." As part of this round, David Weiden, partner at Khosla Ventures, will join ZocDoc's co-founders Cyrus Massoumi and Oliver Kharraz on the company's Board of Directors. ZocDoc will use the funding to expand its network of practitioners and lay the groundwork for a nationwide rollout.
"Our goal is to make healthcare simple and more accessible to patients so they can get the care they need, when they need it," said Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc cofounder and CEO. "We are thrilled to have the support of Khosla Ventures, whose experience building highly successful companies and commitment to improving society and the way we live through technology is unparalleled." Based in Manhattan, ZocDoc is currently available in New York City, but that hasn't stopped the company from gaining national attention since launching at TechCrunch 40 last September. In the last three weeks alone, ZocDoc was named one of PC Magazine's "Top Web Sites of 2008," a semi-finalist in Forbes.com's "Boost Your Business" competition, and a finalist in The Industry Standard's "Innovation 100 Awards."
About ZocDoc, Inc.
ZocDoc's mission is to use the Web to make healthcare simple. For patients, ZocDoc is an online service that helps them find and book doctor and dentist appointments instantly, 24/7. For doctors, ZocDoc is an innovative channel to help them easily reach prospective patients and maximize the efficiency of their practice by filling open appointments. ZocDoc is a NYC-based start-up founded in April 2007 by serial entrepreneurs Cyrus Massoumi and Oliver Kharraz, MD, who combine to bring 9 years healthcare technology experience from McKinsey. For more information, visit http://www.zocdoc.com.
About Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas but also supports breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies. Vinod Khosla was formerly a General Partner at Kleiner Perkins and founder of Sun Microsystems. Vinod founded the firm in 2004 and was joined by partners David Weiden and Samir Kaul in 2006. Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California.
SAN FRANCISCO - September 18, 2007 - ZocDoc, a new company that provides an online channel for consumers to find and book doctor and dentist appointments instantly, launched today at TechCrunch40, where they were named one of the 40 hottest startups globally. ZocDoc is like OpenTable, which uses the Internet to enable consumers to make reservations at their favorite restaurants very quickly, often taking advantage of last minute openings. ZocDoc applies the power of the Internet to improve a system that, until now, was frustrating for patients, inefficient for physicians, and far too complex and lengthy for everyone.
"We started ZocDoc to improve the patient healthcare experience, because, let's be honest, it is a pain and frustration that everyone has felt more than once," said Cyrus Massoumi, CEO and co-founder of ZocDoc. "The goal is to make patients aware of open appointments for local doctors in real time, anytime, and book those times 24/7 and even minutes before the appointment. Our simple solution addresses a very complex problem that until now had not been solved."
ZocDoc Patient Features
ZocDoc's website is fast and easy-to-use and eliminates previous frustrations such as being put on hold or waiting weeks for an appointment. Additionally, ZocDoc features insurance validation to ensure the doctor of your choice is covered. ZocDoc also puts consumers back in the driver's seat when making healthcare decisions by providing them with detailed background information on all participating physicians and dentists. This includes feedback from previous patients, in a reviews feature similar to those from services like eBay and Yelp. These reviews are unique because only real patients can leave feedback, and only after an appointment has taken place. Other features include integrated Google Maps and an appointment availability auto-notification via e-mail. The service is available to consumers immediately.
ZocDoc Doctor Benefits
Participating physicians and dentists benefit greatly from the ZocDoc service as well. ZocDoc helps healthcare practitioners grow their practice by giving them wider visibility on the web, as well as attracting new patients, particularly for those practitioners with strong patient reviews and feedback. In addition, ZocDoc improves the efficiency of a medical business, helping alleviate productivity lost from last minute cancellations by filling those times with other patients. Even the best doctors have a handful of cancellations every day that may be lost and wasted, and by helping fill those times, ZocDoc creates capacity in an overextended healthcare system.
ZocDoc Market Potential and Availability
ZocDoc is free to consumers. In this early-launch stage, ZocDoc is also free to medical practitioners. However, the ongoing business model calls for a nominal service fee to be charged to participating practitioners, as well as the addition of targeted advertising.
Even with a nominal service fee, ZocDoc has a large, and lucrative, market around it, sized at a market potential of $15-30 billion nationally. There are 720,000 private practice healthcare practitioners in the United States, with an average of more than 3,000 appointments each year.
ZocDoc's service is currently restricted to dental appointments in the New York City area. Over 2 percent of the dentists in Manhattan have already signed up to use the service while still in pre-launch testing. And ZocDoc is managing a long and growing waiting list of doctors and other dentists, over 100 practitioners in total, eager make their appointments available on ZocDoc. The company is onboarding new practitioners on a daily basis.
Other cities and specialties will be added soon. ZocDoc is committed to putting its expansion plans in the hands of its users, giving them the opportunity to vote online for where ZocDoc goes next. Consumers can visit ZocDoc to enter their requests. For those residing in or visiting Manhattan, dentist listings are available, live, starting today.
About ZocDoc
ZocDoc is a NYC-based start-up founded in April 2007 by serial entrepreneurs Cyrus Massoumi and Oliver Kharraz, MD, who combine to bring 9 years healthcare technology experience from McKinsey, as well as extensive entrepreneurial experience. For patients, ZocDoc delivers an online service to find and book doctor and dentist appointments in real time, anytime. For doctors, ZocDoc is a new channel by which to reach prospective patients, and an easy way to fill open appointments, maximizing efficiency of their practice. The ZocDoc vision is to use the Web to make healthcare simpler. More on ZocDoc can be found at ZocDoc.com
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