Online Doctor

OnlineDoctor AG operates a teledermatology service. Patients describe a skin problem, upload photos, and receive a specialist diagnosis and treatment recommendations from a dermatologist in their region, without an appointment.

Patients pay per consultation, with fees of 18.90 to 92.16 CHF depending on processing time; the basic health insurance may cover the cost, depending on deductible and insurance model. The company also works with health insurers and hospitals, the latter using the service for digital case consultations with consulting physicians. The website states that more than 150 dermatologists in Switzerland offer the service and that 850 medical professionals are active in Germany and Switzerland.

The company is based at Waisenhausstrasse 15 in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and was conceived at the University of St. Gallen's KMU-Institut, where the founders met in 2016. The website states a team of 40, 100% remote work, and more than 500,000 treatments. It is developing an AI-based diagnostic tool for teledermatology with an internal AI team, and currently advertises remote openings for a Senior Systems Administrator, an AI Enablement & Automation Engineer, and open applications.

Product: Teledermatology consultation service: patients upload photos and symptoms and receive a specialist dermatologist's diagnosis and recommendations online.