gautamsivakumar's comments

They have $4.2bn under management, and a very smart team. I am sure there is a lot that can be done...

I second this. I've met a number of the Insight Data Scientists, and they are incredibly impressive. It will be very interesting to watch the progression of those lucky enough to get into the Data Engineering program.

Unfortunately we've had to prioritise building product and taking care of our customers - the corporate site is a lower priority item ;)

But we're hiring, so anyone who desperately wants to fix the website should send us an email.

Thanks very much!

Large scale analysis of (anonymous) patient information will lead to many breakthroughs. Hopefully, one day we will get there.

Yep, true. The NHS IT project was a perfect example of how not to do it :)

Respectfully, I disagree. I think there are some institutions which do it better than others - but on the whole, from a techie standpoint, healthcare IT is in the dark ages.

Absolutely - there is a lot of regulation which you have to navigate and there are differences between different regions and nations. It's not the most start-up friendly market, but I don't believe that is a reason not to do it :)

Thanks so much for your support.

You're right about how important face-to-face interaction is. That is not going to be replaced any time soon - nor should it be. But for the purpose of handover, you still need a written summary of all the patients on a ward that people can refer to. As I mentioned in the post, it would be useful to see who wrote what about each patient - so that you know who to talk to for further information. Having a handover application won't replace the morning handover meeting or a person-person handover - but it will definitely make that process less painful, more accountable and much more efficient.

(P.S. if I was jealous of the so called riches of being an entrepreneur - I would have focussed my energies on my medical career and right now I'd be driving my A5 from work rather than sleeping on a friend's couch thousands of miles from home :) I don't think anybody who takes this path should be under any illusion. Most start-ups fail and it's not an easy path. That said, I do love a lot of what building a company involves...)

I'm a doc based in the UK. I know that we order fewer useless investigations than you do in the US. Thankfully we don't have a litigation heavy medical culture yet. Although, I think it's slowly heading that way.

very useful.

good stuff. you should always be tweaking.

best of luck