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Ask HN: Is anyone interested in trying to save healthcare?

by dogtorwoof on 5/16/24, 5:39 PM with 8 comments

I've worked the last few years as a doctor in a sinking system. I'm trying to learn code in my spare time to build the apps needed to help change the course of things. I don't think it's something I can do on my own. Is anyone interested in helping?

  • by taylodl on 5/16/24, 5:48 PM

    I don't know what country you're talking about but in the United States, which is where I live, our biggest obstacle to healthcare is the fact that patients have to utilize insurance companies to receive healthcare and the insurance companies are incentivized to deny that healthcare so they can increase their profits. That's not a problem building some apps is going to solve.

  • by tocs3 on 5/16/24, 5:56 PM

    Maybe you could add a little detail about what you have planned. It seams a little optimistic that some apps will solve many healthcare problems.

    I would like to see some more work along the lines of independent patient advocacy. It is tough, as a lay person, to know what treatments are available and effective (and other pros and cons). Also, navigating insurance, medicare, and other general healthcare related bureaucracy. Also, someone to answer simple health related questions would be nice.

  • by bag_boy on 5/16/24, 5:59 PM

    What are you trying to build?

    You can look for a technical cofounder through y Combinator’s cofounder matching platform.

    Learning how to code might not be the best use of your time if you want to build useful products.

  • by mmdesignsldn2 on 5/16/24, 6:42 PM

    What sort of ideas are you looking to build?