Google your doctor’s appointment for you wants to make booking easy. The US-based tech giant has announced to show the next available appointment with a health care provider on Search. An official blog post said, “Even if you have stopped your annual check-up, recently transferred and need a new doctor, or have one at CVS… MinuteClinic If you are looking for same day appointments, you can check the appointment dates and times available for doctors in your area.
Google is said to be working closely with MinuteClinic and other unnamed appointment schedulers at CVS during the initial rollout, which is said to begin in the coming weeks. Product Manager Jackie DeJacy said that booking doctor’s appointments through Search will initially be available in English.
Google Chief Health Officer Dr. Karen DeSalvo said in the official blog, “While we are still in the early stages of rolling out this feature, we are working with partners, including MinuteClinic at CVS and other scheduling solution providers . We look forward to expanding the features, working capacity and network of partners to make it easier for people to get the care they need.”
So, if a user searches for a doctor’s or health provider’s office, Google will show relevant information such as the types of appointments available, earliest appointment dates, and even a “book” button. Will be. The Book option will take the user to a third-party site to make an appointment.
The tech giant said that this feature will initially be available only for the US market. There is no report yet on whether this feature will be available in India or not. However, since India has been one of the most important markets for Google and it usually brings most of its search features to the country, it is possible that we may find it too.
