
Vivek Saluja (35) who runs his own technology firm in Software Park believes that this will make our lives easy as we won’t have to stand in the queues or make tens of phone calls to get our Doctor appointment booked and confirmed. Chandigarh Tri-city is a city of professionals who would obviously like to spend minimum time in queues and maximum time with the doctors to get medical help. The app is called ‘Doc-Poke’ and is available for both iPhone and Android phones.

How does the app work?
Vinod Mahajan told us that the app works only in three simple steps. One can search for the doctors by typing the disease, symptoms, hospital, doctor or clinic’s name. Once you select your preferred Doctor, you would be able to see his schedule to book a slot of your choice. One can also make an appointment on behalf of someone else. You can also stay in touch with the Doctor through the app and review the services you received from the Doctor or Hospital. This makes the entire Doctor – Patient relationship a lot more credible and transparent. Vivek Saluja, the company Director also told us that the reviews and the ratings are purely driven by the patient’s feedback and no data will ever be put in by anyone else on the reviews.
“It was my son who gave me the idea”

A great app for people who have come from other states
Vivek Saluja told us that he was unable to find a Trusted and recommended Doctor when he moved from the UK to his hometown Chandigarh. It was a hassle finding the right doctor even after making a number of phone calls to friends and relatives. That’s where he felt the pain of thousands of people who came to Chandigarh to work and have to depend on internet to find the doctor and that too by hit & trial method. Through this app once can check the qualification and also the specialization of the Doctor before making an appointment.