Help at home and abroad

With the rapid development of digital healthcare in China, more patients are expected to gain better access to international medical expertise via the internet.

Earlier this month, hopenoah, a Chinese healthcare provider with links to medical institutions overseas, announced that it had started offering a service through which doctors from top hospitals in the United States and Japan provide consultations and diagnoses to patients in China via an online video link.

The service is aimed at patients with serious illnesses who need a second medical opinion from overseas. The company can also help people to make an appointment for a 45-minute online with doctors from the two countries a week in advance, according to Wang Gang, hopenoah's CEO.