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VALIDATION OF THE ReserbaPH APP

To attest  the truth and validity of the target market in using ReserbaPH

Based on the medical professionals' answers  on our survey questionnaire, what they are supposed to do in times of encountering medical care problems such as long wait times especially amidst this pandemic is to “ be patient in the lobby, contacting people who are authorized to assist  them. As a patient,  they don't have a choice but to wait.” However, if there is an easy way to book an appointment like online booking then they would go for it to save time and energy as well as to be safe from this virus outbreak.

DECISION

 We’ve decided to continue our market validation in order for us to assess the 25 medical professionals  but only 8 medical professionals answered the survey given, maybe because they’re too busy or they don’t have time to answer. Targeting 25 Medical workers is really hard  as a potential scope of the sector for validation in this app.

OPTIONS

So our option is  to  assess the medical students instead of assessing the medical professionals  and concentrate solely on validating our target market. Furthermore, we are just going to strategize  on how to improve the Business Model Canvas and so validation is our top priority for the time being. Based on the survey, ReserbaPH is really needed in our society  since it has 100% rate that the services that we’ve offer that establishes a hospital booking system app that will be a great help on lessening  the burden of long wait times and seeking for appropriate services for the patients.

REALIZATION

A lack of resources in healthcare settings has serious consequences for the quality of patient care and the professional work environment for healthcare providers. The need of   health system resources and making better use of the resources are two approaches that can suffice the needs of workers and meet patients’ expectations.

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“A Continuation of assessing the People’s Needs.“

The Efficiency of the ReserbaPH app  of booking an appointment in times of encountering health risk.

According to one of the interviewee , she said “I think this app assists me as a patientto not waste my time and effort traveling to various hospitals in search of the care I need. Also, I believe that ReserbaPH's hospital booking app is effective for not having to wait any longer, which is a great advantage on the patient's part.”

We decided to continue our market validation in order for us to assess the medical professionals part. Targeting 25 Medical workers  as a potential scope of the sector includes all healthcare professionals. These include  physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, physical and occupational therapists, and medical technologists, RND’s and dentists.

We don’t have a suggested option since we tend to focus only on validating our target market. In addition to that, there’s no more changes on our venture proposal so validation is our greatest priority for now.

During the interviews and surveys I've realized the tremendous suffering not only of the patients, who suffered from the  unfair and unequal access to healthcare  services. But also medical workers  who experienced long working hours with low pay due to the  shortage of human medical professionals, especially doctors, make the system run slower and less efficient. Thus, one of our greatest problems here in the Philippines is the unsystematic health care setup.

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The  patients would like to download the application.

The target population finds the app  convenient and easy for appointments. 

The ReserbaPH App will help consumers  create an appointment to the medical institutions.

HYPOTHESIS TESTING

Based on the survey we conducted on random participants,  we analyzed the data being gathered and it resulted in 59 % of the participants wanting to use this app and 24.6% of the participants answered “maybe” and 16. 4 % answered “no” with regards to this result we assumed that the target population finds the app convenient and easy to use. Due to struggles of the participants on waiting for their schedule for many hours  and lined up for the severity of the case, another shortage of healthcare professionals, facilities and services,  and unavailability of hospitals nearby  are the most common problems that the participants have encountered.  The ReserbaPH app  aims to be a useful tool for pre-booking appointments at a clinic or hospital. It would be less burden  for the customer or patients if they could use this tool to find an available hospital, healthcare providers, and the most accessible care in the network that ensures patients safety.

TEAM DECISION

 Our team first decided to offer opinions for the language setting for the app. The languages that we decided to add up are Filipino, English, Filipino-English (taglish) and  Cebuano or Bisaya.  Language setting of the ReserbaPH app encourages people all over the Philippines (patients or clients)  to choose what they prefer or what they thoroughly understand to access the information point for booking appointments. Second, we have decided the general accessibility of the app by  enhancing the ReserbaPH among the outskirts of Bukidnon specifically to have a hotline number for those people who have limited internet connection which intends to generate a convenient recall number that can be used by anybody, anytime, anywhere even in remote areas  in the Philippines  in  case of an emergency, and thus to track the effectiveness of its emergency response network. Third, we agreed on the scope and focus of ReserbaPH's service, which is to disperse the app first for the province of Bukidnon. If reserbaPH happens to be successful, the team aims to extend its target to  the islands of Mindanao until it hits the  national scope.

TEAM’S OPTION

Our choices for the ReserbaPH app's language settings are to consider whether we want to incorporate several languages or only filipino language and popular dialects which people  commonly use here in the Philippines allowing  each app user to comprehend the language directly. 

  Another option for the  application accessibility is to decide whether we will remain as an app that only uses secure internet connections for the users  or whether we will remain as an app that requires internet connection  at the same time with a hotline number for all who have struggled for insufficient internet connectivity especially in some remote areas of Bukidnon namely;  Impasug-ong, Impalutao, Dalirig, Casisang, San Jose, Kalasungay, Patpat, Sumilao, Manolo Fortich, Bangcud, Kibawe and  Kisolon who can still be able to  book hospital appointments immediately.

We have two options for the scope and focus of the app's services: limit the app services  to a single nation here in the Philippines  or extend internationally.  

TEAM’S LESSONS

We learned  that our country's healthcare system was insufficient. According to the World Health Organization, the Filipino healthcare system is "fragmented" due to unfair and unequal access to health care services, which disproportionately affects the poor individuals, and due to that  this app will accommodate anyone who seeks to use the services needed .

In addition we’ve learned that teamwork matters the most in conceptualizing ideas and work on each other's schedules, and most importantly the word “respect.” Since a respectful environment reduces  stress, problems, and conflicts within a group or even outside. It helps in improving communication and bond to prosper for the whole process  that we may go through in this group project.

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Inculcating the Mind of an Aspiring Entrepreneur

 The introduction of the entrepreneurial mind hastens my viewpoint to have a strong foundation of trust, passion, optimism and courage to take opportunities and possibilities rather than choosing to sit down and watch. I know it would be hard to take risks and not give up on achieving goals. However, for me the word  failing might be inevitable and  it   is  a process to learn and grow, but failure is an outcome of letting fear. For the reason that,  you won’t eventually  know what will be the possibilities, if you don’t even try.  

That’s why the quick intro of entrepreneurial mind inculcates a lesson to me that setting goals and facing milestones serves as a room for self-improvement. A room to understand that I must change  my perspective as a student to an entrepreneur mindset. To be able to amend and shun away  my typical mentality that instead of “I shouldn’t look dumb”  to “I must risk being wrong.” Instead of nurturing “the culture of perfection” I should practice “the culture of being good enough.” Instead of wanting  “ to always know the answers,” it's all right that  I didn’t know  a thing and it’s okay to  ask  for   others' help and there’s nothing wrong  about it. In addition, the conviction   of considering  “ everyone's a  competitor” rather, I should think  that “they’re my team working together to enable us to achieve our shared goals.” Moreover, instead of  the mindset of  zero sum, I  should have an accretive outlook for  a positive change, not only for me but for my team as well. 

Therefore,  entrepreneurial attitude is encouraged to apply not only for the enormous name of “entrepreneurship” but rather applying it in  our  daily basis of taking risks and not giving up,  is a  principal component that leads to success in anything throughout life.