Dedicated to promoting quality healthcare, wherever you are
HONG KONG and SINGAPORE, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Compare Clinic (www.compareclinic.com) -- the first review-drive healthcare community in Asia Pacific -- was introduced during 100th FDI World Congress 2012 (www.fdicongress.org), the leading global congress with participants all over the world which is currently held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Compare Clinic helps people connect with trusted medical specialists, both local and overseas, and provides the public with updated medical information from three different sources, i.e. advanced treatment technology from medical manufacturers, clinical education information from dental and medical surgeons, and genuine feedback from patients.
Engaging Web 2.0 communications among patients and healthcare professionals, and healthcare manufacturers
"In the past, patients relied on one-way communication -- either looking up medical directory or asking friends and family for advice -- to find the right doctors. Using Web 2.0 technology, Compare Clinic facilitates three-way communication among patients and between healthcare manufacturers, medical doctors and dentists. We help people make informed decisions as to what dental and medical treatment they should receive and where they can go for that," commented Henrik Petersen, a founder of Compare Clinic.
"Our ultimate goal is to connect patients with trusted healthcare professionals. In turn, healthcare service providers can reach out to more patients and build reputation. Together, these help optimize healthcare resources and capacity in society at large. "
| Patients Peer Review | Medical/Dental Clinic Profile | Manufacturers - Clinic Finder |
| Find and connect with clinics with advanced treatment options that fit their needs more easily. | Provide complete clinic profile and treatment options for patients globally, take patient enquiries and make appointment booking. | Inform patients of advanced treatment concept and technology. |
| Gain relevant, quality information from healthcare service providers and third-party feedback from peers' reviews | Share clinical and education information targeted to the right patient groups. | Connect clinics who adopt this technology with the right patients |
| Provide feedback and advocate for quality treatment | Effective patients' advocate and referral via CompareClinic.com | Learn feedback from patients' peer review. |
A whole new way to connect patients to clinics anywhere, anytime.
"The positive healthcare market outlook and growing healthcare demand in APAC arises from the expanding middle class and the aging population. Asia's population is expected to grow to 4.5 billion or 60% of the world's population, by 2050. Technology adopted by Compare Clinic will revolutionize how healthcare services will be offered and marketed," commented Virginia Chan, Director of Compare Clinic.
The rise of medical tourism and mobility of people
Medical tourism is becoming a major push factor for economic development in APAC. Frost & Sullivan reported that the Asian medical tourism market is estimated to reach US$4.4 billion in 2012 with a projected CAGR of 15% for the next 5 years. Increasingly, the market sees a clientele shift of medical tourists from westerners to affluent Asians. Thus, advanced medical centres thrive in India, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines etc. People's increased mobility also adds demand for information on quality dental / medical treatment outside their home country.
About Compare Clinic
Compare Clinic is a review-driven community that helps people connect with trusted medical specialists, both local and overseas. It helps dental and medical clinics reach out to more patients and build trustworthy reputations and provide updated information to the public from three different sources, i.e. advanced treatment technology from healthcare manufacturers, clinical education information and clinic profile from medical doctors and dentists, and genuine feedback from patients. Founding team of the company brings in over 30 years of international healthcare management and IT experience, aiming at promoting quality healthcare to the public.
Biography
Henrik Petersen, Co-founder and Director
Henrik loves to innovate by using his IT expertise to connect patients with the quality healthcare providers and the advanced treatment options. Armed with over 12 years of experience in product, sales and marketing management in the leading IT firms like Microsoft, Henrik is a seasoned technoprenuer and co-founder of Compare Clinic.
As a demand generation strategist for lead generation, he focus in implementing integrated marketing concepts that allow small and large organizations to take a pro-active approach toward generating leads and revenue.
Henrik holds MBA from University of South Australia and is fluent in English and Danish.
Virginia Chan, Co-founder and Managing Director
Virginia loves to use her creativity to help people living their lives the fullest. She believes with a holistic approach by engaging patients, dental clinics and manufacturers via Compare Clinic, people can achieve better health, happy smile, with body and mind balance,.
She has more than 18 years of strategic marketing, business management, branding, media outreach & practice building experience in consumer and healthcare industry around the world. Starting with Giordano, Sony Music, she later focused in healthcare industry and held several global and regional marketing positions running business over 40 countries at Dentsply International in Asia & Europe. Prior turning to technopreneur, she was the Head of Marketing & Sales Development (Asia Pacific) with Straumann.
Apart from CompareClinic, Virginia is also co-founder of ZENSE Healthcare, a practice management consultancy firm which helps dental and medical practice owners to achieve sustainable growth and success.
Born in Hong Kong, lived in Germany and currently stationed in Singapore, Virginia holds MBA, MSc (Information Management System) from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, and is fluent in English, Chinese, with knowledge in German and Japanese.