I wonder how many of my readers know about HealthTap? HealthTap is an online service that allows you to type out health questions to legitimate doctors. It launched in 2010 by Ron Gutman, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. I’m pretty amazed that he was able to do this considering several friends of mine tried to do the same thing a few years earlier. Most doctors didn’t want to get involved because of legal ramifications,

Apparently, Gutman found a way around the legal obstacles The company has so far serviced over 100 million people. This area of medicine is expected to grow to $1.9 billion in 2018, from the $240 million in 2013.

HealthTap just announced HealthTap Prime, a service that gives subscribers unlimited access to live video chats with well-qualified doctors for $99 a month. Each additional family member is $10. From now on, you can send photos and documents to the doctors during your call. They can also access your health records.

Don’t worry that your medical records will now become an open book.The entire platform is secure and encrypted. Even HealthTap’s engineers can’t even see it.

If anyone has used the service, please report back. We may all want to give it a try. The two videos above will give you a better idea about how HealthTap works.