Doctor's appointment with Dr. Google: Jameda integrates booking in search & maps
The well-known doctor rating portal Jameda has integrated its function for booking online appointments with doctors directly into Google Search and Google Maps.
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The doctor rating portal Jameda, which recently announced an AI assistant, wants to "pick up patients where they are looking for symptoms": at Dr. Google. To this end, the company integrated its online appointment booking service into Google Search and Google Maps in May. In this way, patients can go directly from the doctor's profile to booking an appointment in the Jameda calendar.
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"Google is already popular for researching symptoms for almost 62 percent of patients, but is controversial with emergency rooms, health insurance companies and consumer advice centers: self-diagnoses via Dr. Google create uncertainty where medical advice provides clarity and certainty," says the Jameda press office. According to Jameda, 317 practices have used this option since the launch.
All about Google
"Reserve with Google" has been around for several years. The tool allows users to make direct reservations at participating restaurants, hairdressing salons or other businesses via Google Search, Google Maps or the Google Assistant without having to leave the Google platform. Google wants to process more transactions and bookings directly via its own platforms.
For participating businesses, it offers the opportunity to reach potential customers directly on Google and simplify bookings. The function was initially launched in the USA a few years ago and was gradually rolled out in other countries. The function is particularly popular in the hospitality sector.
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