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How HN took it
10 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 2 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.
Idea: 6 for, 1 againstExecution: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and clean design
From 3 comments
I like it. While I'm not in the medical world, I have quite a few friends who work on IT departments in analytics and my wife is an occupational therapist. I think there is a…
carlmcqueen on HNThis is really interesting and clean implementation. Nice work.
anrawool on HNAs someone in healthcare transitioning into healthcare tech/startups - this is amazing! I prefer the Hacker News layout, less images, smaller text, more substance but this is…
gxespino on HN
Community needed in health IT
From 2 comments
Personally, I think so. The mhealth/healthIT twitter communities are pretty strong, but spread out over multiple blogs/domains.
laurenstill on HNLooks great. Collaboration is the only way tech is going to make a real impact in health.
twhicher on HN
Objections
Not really making something; just deployed existing software
From 1 comment
Not to be a hater, I think it's a cool idea, but spinning up Telescope on a server isn't really 'making' something. At least change the css or something (eg. http://www.hackb.io/)
timthimmaiah on HN
Reddit subreddit would suffice
From 1 comment
I always ask this whenever someone makes one of these: Why not a subreddit? (a topical section on the user-drive news aggregator Reddit)
hayksaakian on HN
Mobile focus too narrow versus healthcare tech in general
From 2 comments
Why niche it down to 'mobile' specifically?
digitalWestie on HNI kept on meaning to do this, but work got in the way. Mind expanding it out to healthcare tech in general to cover regulatory and IT policy in addition to mobile? There's a lot…
laurenstill on HN
Requests
Broaden scope to healthcare tech, regulation and IT policy
From 1 comment
I kept on meaning to do this, but work got in the way. Mind expanding it out to healthcare tech in general to cover regulatory and IT policy in addition to mobile? There's a lot…
laurenstill on HN
Bring in health IT personalities
From 1 comment
Just signed up, will support. I may be able to help a bit bringing some of the loudmouth hcsm personalities over, if that's something you're interested in.
laurenstill on HN
Questions
Is there enough demand for this community?
From 1 comment
I love the design even if it's just a template but is there enough request for a community like this?
duiker101 on HN
Why not a subreddit instead?
From 1 comment
I always ask this whenever someone makes one of these: Why not a subreddit? (a topical section on the user-drive news aggregator Reddit)
hayksaakian on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit subreddits such as r/healthIT
From 2 comments
I always ask this whenever someone makes one of these: Why not a subreddit? (a topical section on the user-drive news aggregator Reddit)
hayksaakian on HNThere is a significant portion of the healthcare conversation (federal policy wonks, CMIO, etc) that will not use reddit for whatever reasons (confusion, overwhelming, not…
laurenstill on HN
hackb.io
From 1 comment
Not to be a hater, I think it's a cool idea, but spinning up Telescope on a server isn't really 'making' something. At least change the css or something (eg. http://www.hackb.io/)
timthimmaiah on HN
Twitter health IT communities and blogs
From 1 comment
Personally, I think so. The mhealth/healthIT twitter communities are pretty strong, but spread out over multiple blogs/domains.
laurenstill on HN