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title: "LOTUS: Telemedicine App in South Africa"
description: "Run online consultations in South Africa: encrypted video, secure chat, appointment scheduling, patient listing by speciality, EHR and billing tools."
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published_at: "2026-08-04T12:25:40.157Z"
updated_at: "2026-10-06T13:01:40.263Z"
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# LOTUS: Telemedicine App in South Africa

Run online consultations in South Africa: encrypted video, secure chat, appointment scheduling, patient listing by speciality, EHR and billing tools.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech)
- [LOTUS](/lotus)

## Summary

Telehealth consultations and practice tools for providers

A South African telemedicine platform for healthcare providers to manage appointments, patient communication, and secure encrypted video consultations online.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://lotusl.co.za/ |
| Tagline | Telehealth consultations and practice tools for providers |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web, Android, iOS |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

LOTUS is a telemedicine and virtual healthcare platform for South African healthcare providers who want to offer online consultations, communicate with patients, and manage day-to-day practice workflows.

Key capabilities highlighted on the website include:

- **Provider discovery and promotion**, with **listing by specialisation** and **in-app advertising** to help practitioners market their services to patients.
- **Appointments and consultation management**, including **customised appointment scheduling** for virtual visits, follow-ups, and urgent care.
- **Secure patient communication**, including **secure messaging**, **real-time chat**, and **secure, encrypted video consultations**.
- **Clinical and admin tools**, such as **digital documentation**, **integrated electronic health records**, and **easy billing tools**.

Available on **Web** via an online sign-in and registration dashboard, **Android**, and **iOS**.

The stated target audience includes **general practitioners, specialists, therapists and counsellors, dietitians and nutritionists, physical therapists and rehabilitation experts, and alternative health practitioners**.

It is notable in the South African market for its early-access positioning and its focus on combining secure telehealth consultations with practice management features in one web-based platform.

## Features

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Electronic Health Records](/tags/electronic-health-records): Product feature or technology
- [Telemedicine](/tags/telemedicine): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/lotus/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/lotus/reviews)
- [Transparency](/lotus/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/lotus)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)