ZAVA website & app

Reducing friction for users who want to get a sick note online

During the last 18 months, I worked on several initiatives around sick notes. Sick notes play an essential role in the German healthcare and employment system. Unfortunately, there are a lot of rules and regulations around it (typical German), so I thought a quick intro might be helpful to understand the value of the initiatives I included in my portfolio.

  • Depending on the conditions in the employment contract, employers ask for a sick note issued by a doctor either on the first or third day an employee is off ill. Students and pupils might also require a sick note for university or school when they are off sick for longer or can't attend an exam.

  • In spring 2020, ZAVA launched an app in Germany. Through the ZAVA app, patients can book appointments and speak to a doctor via video consultation. The consultation itself works very similarly to a local doctor visit, except that the doctor can't examine the patient physically. Still, they can prescribe medication and, most importantly, issue sick notes.

 

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