ZocDoc, based in New York, has around 550 employees and has raised nearly $95 million in total funding from Khosla Ventures, DST Global, (CRM) CEO Marc Benioff, Amazon (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos, and others. Other initial customers include IAC, NASDAQ OMX, Gilt Groupe, and Foursquare. As a result, KIPP saved money because it didn’t have to hire as many substitute teachers to fill in while staff sat in their doctors’ offices. Fewer employees will have to take time off to visit their doctor after they see how easy it is to schedule an appointment outside their workday, he said.įor example, the New York region of KIPP Public Charter Schools, an early ZocDoc for Business client, saw teacher absenteeism fall 30% after it enrolled, Massoumi said. Massoumi also argues that companies that use his service will increase worker productivity. Meanwhile, employers can trim costs traditionally wasted on so-called out-of-network providers, doctors who don’t typically accept an employer’s insurance. Workers can get medical appointments much faster than the national average of 18.5 days, in theory. Massoumi views ZocDoc for Business as a convenience for both employers and employees. “Employers want to make sure employees are getting the right preventative care because they’re paying for it,” Cyrus Massoumi, ZocDoc’s CEO, tells Fortune. The goal is to help workers find the right doctor, but in a more personalized way based on where they work. ZocDoc announced the new subscription service, ZocDoc for Business, on Wednesday. When an investment banker signs on, for example, the service will show appointments in the early morning, early evening, or on the weekend–times outside of normal trading hours.

Workers who visit the site will see options tailored to their employer’s health insurance, doctors who accept those plans, and appointment times more likely to work with their schedules.

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