Nightingale

Consumer and social

medication management

SHOW HN2013

24points
10comments
#911of 1,739 in 2013
Top 53%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.

Design: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Elegant animated GIF demo that renders well on mobile

    From 2 comments
    • A bit OT, but I love the gif on the site. Much more elegant than a video and renders perfectly on mobile.
      yefim on HN
    • Agreed. Work restricts youtube/vimeo 80% of the time. Next, we use Pentium D computers for programming. Finally, looks great. I wish more people would use gifs rather than…
      ambiate on HN
  • Useful idea for medication reminders

    From 1 comment
    • Do you have plans to release a less feature-rich version for an international release? I could really use such an app to manage my own meds !
      pradeep122 on HN

Objections

  • No HIPAA or privacy information on the site

    From 1 comment
    • I like your design, but I think you need some copy on privacy and data security. For physician access, how do you handle HIPAA compliance? It would be good to mention this on the…
      spne on HN
  • Medication reminders are only a small part of medical treatment management

    From 1 comment
    • This is super similar to a (now defunct) SMS-based medication reminder application called GetMinders. I have confidence that this type of service could be useful, but I think…
      halisaurus on HN
  • Image looks grainy

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • International release

    From 1 comment
    • Do you have plans to release a less feature-rich version for an international release? I could really use such an app to manage my own meds !
      pradeep122 on HN
  • Clarify HIPAA compliance for physician access

    From 1 comment
    • I like your design, but I think you need some copy on privacy and data security. For physician access, how do you handle HIPAA compliance? It would be good to mention this on the…
      spne on HN

Questions

  • How is HIPAA compliance handled?

    From 1 comment
    • I like your design, but I think you need some copy on privacy and data security. For physician access, how do you handle HIPAA compliance? It would be good to mention this on the…
      spne on HN
  • Is it based on Lungo.js?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • GetMinders (SMS-based medication reminder, now defunct)

    From 1 comment
    • This is super similar to a (now defunct) SMS-based medication reminder application called GetMinders. I have confidence that this type of service could be useful, but I think…
      halisaurus on HN

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