Medko Helps You Connect With the Best Health Care Specialists in Latin America

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Post by mmenafra » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 4:09 PM UTC

Medko Helps You Connect With the Best Health Care Specialists in Latin America
medkohealth.com

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Post by bdcravens » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 4:58 PM UTC

It might be a good idea if the website used images of actual doctors in the system, rather than using generic clipart. For example, it took less than a minute to find one of the main images on the American Heart Association website:

http://blog.heart.org/affordable-care-act-promises-patient-p...

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Post by angersock » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 5:29 PM UTC

Shameless plug for a company here in Houston doing the same thing in the US:

https://2nd.md/

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Post by mmenafra » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 5:41 PM UTC

bdcravens wrote: post #2

It might be a good idea if the website used images of actual doctors in the system, rather than using generic clipart. For example, it took less than a minute to find one of the main images on the American Heart Association website: http://blog.heart.org/affordable-care-act-promises-patient-p...

Images are bought from shutterstock

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Post by mmenafra » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 5:43 PM UTC

angersock wrote: post #3

Shameless plug for a company here in Houston doing the same thing in the US: https://2nd.md/

Its a popular market right now, Latam market is not as crowded as US.

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Post by mikeg8 » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 5:50 PM UTC

bdcravens wrote: post #2

It might be a good idea if the website used images of actual doctors in the system, rather than using generic clipart. For example, it took less than a minute to find one of the main images on the American Heart Association website: http://blog.heart.org/affordable-care-act-promises-patient-p...

Thanks for the comment and totally agree. I'm one of the founders and we would love to get our actual doctors up there as soon as possible.

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Post by angersock » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 6:16 PM UTC

mmenafra wrote: post #5

angersock wrote: post #3

Shameless plug for a company here in Houston doing the same thing in the US: https://2nd.md/

Its a popular market right now, Latam market is not as crowded as US.

Are these folks involved in Startup Chile by any chance?

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Post by mikeg8 » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 6:20 PM UTC

angersock wrote: post #7

mmenafra wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Its a popular market right now, Latam market is not as crowded as US.

Are these folks involved in Startup Chile by any chance?

Yes, we were in generation 6.2 from Feb-Aug, 2013. We remained in Santiago longer than any other international team from our generation and still have most of our team members in Chile. If you have any questions about the program, I'd be happy to chat about our experience.

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Post by rokhayakebe » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 6:42 PM UTC

What we need is a way for people in the U.S. to travel to Latin America and get much cheaper healthcare.

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Post by mikeg8 » Sun, Jul 20, 2014, 6:59 PM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #9

What we need is a way for people in the U.S. to travel to Latin America and get much cheaper healthcare.

Thanks for the comment – my partners and I could not agree more and that's one of our goals with Medko. Patients that would like to go abroad can use our search to find English speaking doctors in LatAm. They can also send them a message to ask about what services the specialists offers for international patients. In the near future, we plan on having specific sections of the site dedicated to U.S. patients, inlcuding all the info they need regarding doctor selection, travel tips, insurance information, and more. Medko doctors can be a fantastic solution for patients that can't afford a procedure in the US and that is something that motivates our entire team.