Prime
Infrastructure
health records
SHOW HN2013
30points
60comments
#782of 1,739 in 2013
Top 45%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
2 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 17 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score -0.49.
Privacy: 1 for, 8 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for getting records in one place
From 2 comments
Health records is a great space. 2 quick things that jumped out at me, the first is the iPhone feed that showed one user saying they just got a colonoscopy (my thought is that…
will_brown on HNThere is a lot of negative commentary on this thread (thanks HN for always providing such valuable feedback), but I'd like to point out what I think is useful and positive with…
martian on HN
Sharing with specific trusted people is useful for caregiving
From 1 comment
There is a lot of negative commentary on this thread (thanks HN for always providing such valuable feedback), but I'd like to point out what I think is useful and positive with…
martian on HN
Objections
Health is not inherently social; sharing with friends is unwelcome
From 4 comments
"Health is inherently social." No. It's not.
logjam on HN> "Get your health records from any doctor" Awesome! Sign me up! > Health is inherently social > Provide context for your friends and family by sharing real health information…
Ricapar on HN> Health is inherently social Maybe wellness is inherently social. I am a huge fan of Strava. But there is no way I would give three guys in Oakland access to my medical records.
stevewilhelm on HNI think there has to be some more stronger reasons to justify sharing medical / health information with friends. Sharing that with my health providers may be a good idea but…
myang on HN
Facebook login raises privacy and trust concerns
From 3 comments
Don't have a Facebook account. Don't want a Facebook account. Even if I did, I wouldn't want it anywhere near anything related to my healthcare. Requiring a Facebook account to…
colinbartlett on HNI would strongly encourage my patients to stay a mile away from this enterprise. Any outfit that can say "Health is inherently social" does not have the right attitude towards…
anactualmd on HNI work in medical informatics, so my opinion may be biased. Yes, people need access to their data. No, heath data is not inherently social. Sharing specific pieces of data with…
siculars on HN
HIPAA compliance and data handling are unclear
From 2 comments
I work in the healthcare space. This seems like a HIPAA nightmare, but I;m sure they've thought of this and I would be interested in their strategy for dealing with HIPAA.
rjbwork on HNhomepage error: link for "Not a member of a current Prime provider?" is http://stayinyourprime.com/%10#providers Also, higher-level: how should potential customers check if their…
jtheory on HN
Messaging and copy are poor
From 3 comments
Good idea, horrible messaging. I doubt anyone thinks that health is "inherently social"
siegecraft on HNThe copy on that page brings this to the brink of Poe's Law. Maybe they're just ahead of their time.
benched on HN> Amanda Huggankiss > You tested positive for Herpes, Hepatitis, Chlamidia and HPV Health and wellness has never been more social.
beeCause on HN
Requests
Support email or other sign-up instead of Facebook
From 2 comments
Yeah, but many people, especially in the developer community, have a knee-jerk reaction to sharing private data on FB even if that isn't what you are doing. You could easily…
rpedela on HNI work in medical informatics, so my opinion may be biased. Yes, people need access to their data. No, heath data is not inherently social. Sharing specific pieces of data with…
siculars on HN
Clarify the business model
From 1 comment
homepage error: link for "Not a member of a current Prime provider?" is http://stayinyourprime.com/%10#providers Also, higher-level: how should potential customers check if their…
jtheory on HN
Android app
From 1 comment
No android? Meh.
Urgo on HN
Questions
How does the product handle HIPAA?
From 1 comment
I work in the healthcare space. This seems like a HIPAA nightmare, but I;m sure they've thought of this and I would be interested in their strategy for dealing with HIPAA.
rjbwork on HN
Who pays for the service and how is data used?
From 1 comment
homepage error: link for "Not a member of a current Prime provider?" is http://stayinyourprime.com/%10#providers Also, higher-level: how should potential customers check if their…
jtheory on HN
Why would providers partner with the service?
From 2 comments
Why would providers partner with you? I work in healthcare and I'm having a hard time imagining how you sell this to them.
meersoup on HNWhat efforts are you doing in the medical community to get them using your service?
wehadfun on HN
Alternatives named
Mint-style financial aggregators
From 1 comment
There is a lot of negative commentary on this thread (thanks HN for always providing such valuable feedback), but I'd like to point out what I think is useful and positive with…
martian on HN
Facebook for sharing
From 1 comment
Don't have a Facebook account. Don't want a Facebook account. Even if I did, I wouldn't want it anywhere near anything related to my healthcare. Requiring a Facebook account to…
colinbartlett on HN