# Direct Health for Patients

> Secure Healthcare Messaging

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1064907624](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1064907624)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1064907624`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Bender Medical Group Inc dba Direct Health
- **Category:** Medical
- **Rating:** 3.70 / 5 (15 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9.11
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-06
- **First published:** 2016-04-22
- **Size:** 62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-22
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/direct-health-for-patients/id1064907624)
- **Website:** [https://www.directhealth.us/](https://www.directhealth.us/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.directhealth.us/policies/](https://www.directhealth.us/policies/)

## Description

DIRECT HEALTH FOR PATIENTS is the mobile app that allows you to text, call or video chat with your personal doctor, specialist, therapist and even your veterinarian -- securely right from your mobile phone.

WHAT IF MANAGING YOUR HEALTHCARE WAS AS SIMPLE AS TEXTING YOUR DOCTOR?

Direct Health allows you to: 

- Ask questions and get health advice from your personal doctor.

- Conveniently get care wherever you are right from your phone.

- Get lab results, prescriptions and referrals.

- Invite all of your doctors, your vet and other healthcare providers.

- Collaborate with your doctors using secure Group Chat for improved care.

- Share your HealthKit records with your doctors on Direct Health. 

Do away with the hassles of getting in to see the doctor for simple healthcare needs. Have a mobile doctor appointment instead. Direct Health makes it simple to communicate with your doctor -- often for far less money and time than an in-office visit. 
- Avoid unnecessary visits to the ER or urgent care.
- Save time and effort in getting medical answers or advice from your Dr. 
- Avoid the long wait to get in to see your doctor.

Direct Health provides easy access to your personal healthcare advisors. Consult with your personal family doctor, dentist, pediatrician and veterinarian at any time, in a single and secure app from anywhere. Just download the app and start connecting with your doctor. It's like having a mobile doctor! 

Are You A Doctor? Download Direct Health | Doctor in the app store to start offering virtual visits to your patients.

## Rankings

- #305,566 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews largely describe Direct Health for Patients as unreliable and hard to use, with slow or no doctor responses and missed notifications being common. Onboarding is frequently buggy (keyboard, date formats, server errors), and users fear data/privacy issues due to lack of delete options for accounts and payment details. Doctor search is limited (must know names, few choices, and pricing concerns). A minority note some positive clinician interactions, but the overall experience seems inconsistent and frustrating, especially for urgent care.

### Cons

- Slow or no doctor responses (delays of days to a week) and frequent unanswered queries.
- Unreliable notifications or missed messages from doctor replies.
- Onboarding/signup issues and UI/server bugs (keyboard not appearing, fixed date format, sign-up/login failures).
- Inability to delete account or remove payment/billing information; privacy concerns.
- Limited doctor search and availability (must know doctor’s name, few options, perceived high costs).

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