What is the name of your organization?
Laaffy Ltd
What is the name of your solution?
Laaffy: Efficient Healthcare
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Seamlessly connecting patients, healthcare providers, and insurers to streamline healthcare operations and insurance claims.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Kigali, Rwanda
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
RWA
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
Healthcare Access:
Patients face delays, confusion, and administrative hurdles in accessing insurance-covered healthcare services in Africa.
Claims Inefficiencies:
Hospitals struggle with manual claim processes, leading to delayed payments and errors.
Fraud and Lack of Transparency:
Medical insurers lose money to fraudulent claims and lack visibility into the claims lifecycle.
Fragmented Health Records:
Lack of a unified system for accessing patients’ health records across hospitals, insurers, or even countries, forcing patients to rely on physical documents like vaccination cards.
• Healthcare fraud costs the industry $455 billion annually, according to the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association.
• Fraudulent claims comprise 30% of health insurance payouts in some African markets.
• Manual claims processing delays payments by up to 90 days, straining hospital cash flows and limiting patient access to care.
• Over 60% of healthcare facilities in low-income regions still rely on paper-based records, leading to inefficiencies, misdiagnoses, and redundant tests.
• More than 50% of healthcare expenses in Sub-Saharan Africa are paid out of pocket, making affordability a significant barrier.
What is your solution?
Laaffy is a Healthcare Value Chain Management Platform that connects patients, healthcare providers, and insurers.
It streamlines:
• Claims submission, tracking, and payment.
• Patient verification via facial recognition to prevent frauds, and unique Laaffy health IDs.
• End-to-end cutting-edge hospital management system.
• AI-powered real-time reporting and fraud prevention tools.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Laaffy serves three key stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem: patients, healthcare providers (hospitals and pharmacies), and insurance companies, with a focus on making healthcare accessible, transparent, efficient, and fair.
Patient Access
Mobile app for health policy verification, secure identification, hospital locator and booking, tracking of health coverage, and claim validations.
Also, unique patient identifiers for all hospital visits across health facilities and countries where Laaffy is available.
Healthcare Providers:
Hospital management system, transparent claims submission and automated tracking tools, full visibility of the claim payment journey, and communication channel with insurers for inquiries.
Insurers:
Dashboards with real-time claims data, fraud alerts, payment tracking, and detailed analytics.
Long-Term:
USSD option for remote areas, vaccination passport with official stamps, and cross-border interoperability for all Laaffy users.