Google wants to make it easier to make a doctor’s appointment, because in the United States you can now schedule an appointment from the search results. You will see doctor’s practices in the area and then you can schedule an appointment yourself at a free moment in the agenda.
Doctor appointments in Google
In case of pain or illness, many people have the habit of finding out the cause themselves via ‘Doctor Google’. In the search results they try to discover which ailment their symptoms correspond to. That’s not the best idea, because only a doctor can make a real diagnosis and you run the risk of jumping to wrong conclusions.
Nevertheless, Google wants to respond to this habit of users with a new function for its search engine. If you look for doctors in your area, it is now much easier to make an appointment in the United States from the search results, Google announces this in a blog post†
If you look at a doctor’s office in Google there is a new tab with ‘Appointments’. You will then see all available time slots so that you can schedule an appointment yourself. It is also useful for doctors that they can also indicate in advance what a certain time slot is intended for, for example when they only serve for check-ups or home visits.
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The feature is currently in early testing and Google is working with only two medical institutions in the United States. However, the company does announce that it wants to make the doctor’s appointments available to a larger group of users. It is unfortunately unknown whether Google also has plans outside the United States.
Unlike the search results, there are handy apps that can give you medical advice, for example when you are on holiday abroad. In real emergencies, there is still the 112 app and you can read all about it in this article.
– Thanks for information from Androidworld. Source