Luke Korea, which operates a mobile healthcare platform, announced on Monday that it expects to secure 100,000 members by the end of 2016. Golden Care, the company’s cloud-based mobile platform, currently has 15,000 registered members. More members translates to better data credibility, which allows for the provision of higher quality services. 

Luke Korea’s Golden Care distinguishes itself from other similar platforms, which are based largely on medical institutions or experts, by allowing users to input details on and manage their own lifestyle habits and medical records. Golden Care manages information related to not only everyday habits, such as eating habits and number of hours of sleep, but also weight, body temperature, and blood sugar measurements. Users can take pictures of their medical bills or prescriptions and upload them to the platform, which then automatically organizes all stored medical records by illness/disease, medical institution, or region. The application can prepare a customized health report for users as well. The insurance bill that is created by the mobile application allows users to claim medical expenses from their insurance companies via mobile fax.

Several different technologies were applied to make these services possible, including compression and encryption, mobile fax, and location-based technologies. The encryption technology developed by Luke Korea to ensure the protection of users’ personal information has been patented by the company, while the mobile fax technology used was secured through KT via technology transfer.

Luke Korea’s business model involves creating a marketing network by connecting the health information network with the hospital industry. For example, through the platform, medical consumers are able to purchase the health food products or medical devices that are best suited to their individual needs. Currently, the company is developing a hospital data service based on a joint network created in collaboration with medical institutions.

Luke Korea CEO Kim Seung-soo said, “Because of the sheer scale of the medical industry, we had to meet with countless representatives from many sectors while developing the platform so that we could identity, address, and prevent as many inconveniences as possible. Based on our experience in the Korean market, we are now planning to enter markets overseas, including Mongolia and China.” A former CPA, Kim founded Luke Korea in 2015 based on the experience he gained in the healthcare industry while working for a large accounting firm. Designated as an incubation company of the Gyeonggi Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, Luke Korea is currently operating out of the Pangyo Start-up Campus. (jshwang@heraldcorp.com)