Doc+

Doc+ was established in Russia in September 2015 by Victor Belogub, Dmitry Khandogin, and Ruslan Zaydullin. Its initial proposition was a digitally coordinated house-call service: patients could request a doctor through the service, while Doc+ organized the clinical workforce and visit logistics. The first operating territory was Moscow and Moscow Oblast. The company financed its early development through private capital. A first investment of approximately 35 million Russian rubles was attributed to a group of private investors. In July 2016, Yandex and Baring Vostok reportedly invested $5.5 million. The funding was used to broaden the range of medical services, support marketing, build technology, and extend the service geographically. Doc+ entered Saint Petersburg in November 2016. In December 2016 it received an RBC Startup of the Year award for its healthcare model. Doc+'s service model developed beyond simple appointment booking. Its doctors could provide consultations remotely through chat, audio, or video, and the application could then be used to arrange a home visit by a doctor or nurse, order tests, and receive results. The clinical network included general practitioners, pediatricians, neurologists, otolaryngologists, and nurses. Home-care procedures described for the service included intravenous treatment and electrocardiography, while prescriptions could be issued in circumstances permitted by applicable medical rules. The company also pursued institutional distribution. It worked with clinics that needed doctors for home visits and with health insurers. By April 2017, the service was reported to cooperate with 26 insurance companies, including AlfaStrakhovanie, Allianz, and Ingosstrakh, whose insurance programs incorporated Doc+ services. This positioned Doc+ between a consumer health application, a medical provider, and an infrastructure partner for insurers and clinics. On April 20, 2017, Yandex and Doc+ launched paid online consultations in the Yandex.Health application. Yandex handled the technical side of the product, while Doc+ supplied doctors from its network and monitored their work. The initial offer consisted of video consultations with general practitioners and pediatricians. In late May 2017, Doc+ launched a separate application supporting text, audio, and video consultations as well as escalation to home care and testing. In June 2017, Doc+ announced an additional investment round of approximately $5 million involving Yandex and Baring Vostok. The company said that the financing would support IT infrastructure and discussed developing a unified patient medical record that could consolidate information from clinics where a patient had previously received care. Around the same period, Doc+ reported more than 60,000 completed home visits and a staff of about 300 doctors. Available ownership information cited BV Services Limited, associated with Baring Vostok funds, as holding 38% shortly before the round, while Yandex N.V. held 6.53% and co-founders Belogub and Khandogin each held 17.56%; the remaining ownership was not fully described in the available material. Doc+ expressed interest in expanding telemedicine as Russian legislation governing remote medical services developed. The company expected clearer rules to affect remote diagnosis and prescription issuance and viewed regulatory change as relevant to the expansion of its digital model. In August 2020, Doc+ and Doctor Nearby announced a merger. Doctor Nearby was connected with Doctor Ryad Holding, a healthcare venture founded by Leonid Melamed and Vladimir Gurdus. Denis Shvetsov was named to lead the merged business. The public announcement did not provide detailed transaction terms, and the available reference material does not establish whether Doc+ continued as an independent brand after the merger. Its present status is therefore recorded as unknown rather than active or defunct.

• 2020

  Merger with Doctor Nearby announced

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  Doc+ and Doctor Nearby announce a merger under the leadership of Denis Shvetsov.

• 2017

  Yandex.Health collaboration

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  Doc+ supplies physicians for paid online consultations offered through Yandex.Health.

• 2016

  Yandex and Baring Vostok provide growth financing

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  The investors provide reported financing to support expansion, marketing, and technology.

• 2016

  Expansion to Saint Petersburg

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  Doc+ begins operating in Saint Petersburg.

• 2015

  Doc+ launches in Moscow

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  The service begins arranging doctor home visits in Moscow and Moscow Oblast.

Technology-enabled, convenient healthcare combining remote consultations with doctor and nurse visits at the patient's home.

• At-home medical care · 2015

  Doctor house calls

  Doc+'s original service arranged visits by doctors to patients' homes. The network included general practitioners, pediatricians, neurologists, and otolaryngologists. The company also described procedures such as intravenous treatment and electrocardiography as part of its home-care capabilities.

• Digital healthcare · 2017

  Telemedicine consultations

  The Doc+ application enabled patients to consult doctors through text chat, audio, and video. The digital service could be combined with a subsequent home visit, testing, and delivery of medical results, creating a pathway from remote triage to in-person care.

• Partner telemedicine service · 2017

  Yandex.Health consultations

  Through its partnership with Yandex, Doc+ provided doctors for paid video consultations offered in the Yandex.Health application. Yandex operated the technical platform, while Doc+ supplied and supervised the medical professionals.

• 2020

  Merger with Doctor NearbyM&A

  Background

  Doc+ and Doctor Nearby operated in overlapping areas of digitally enabled and home-based medical care.

  Action taken

  The two services announced a merger associated with Doctor Ryad Holding, with Denis Shvetsov designated to lead the combined company.

  Aftermath

  The public announcement did not disclose detailed transaction terms or establish the subsequent independent status of the Doc+ brand.

  Source

• 2017

  Launch of paid Yandex.Health consultationsProduct launch

  Background

  Doc+ was expanding from home visits into remote medical care as Russian telemedicine rules developed and consumer demand for digital access increased.

  Action taken

  Doc+ and Yandex introduced paid online video consultations, initially using general practitioners and pediatricians.

  Aftermath

  The partnership extended Doc+'s reach through Yandex.Health and was followed by the release of a broader Doc+ application supporting chat, audio, video, home visits, and testing.

  Source

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