rtrivedi

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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Thanks! Will do asap and push out a new build.
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Thanks. Fixed in the app description.
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Thanks for the praise. I definitely have considered the legal ramifications. I'm going to do my best to keep the data up to date. However, I've attached a disclaimer in the app that explains the data may not always be accurate. It
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Good point. The times that are reported are what the government has captured as time until you get to see a doctor. I haven't confirmed but I think you're right. If it's a life threatening situation the hospital will probabl
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Cool! I'll take a look :)
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Thanks for the links. I'd like to help build a world where people have access to useful information as easily as possible. Of course, with ease of access to information people will need to become more responsible. I'm hopeful we c
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Great!
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Cool! Let's talk :)
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   by rtrivedi 12y ago

   Yup, exactly. Recently I traveled to California and used the app to familiarize myself. I noticed that the closest hospital was 30+ minutes away. It was just good info even though I never really needed it.
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    Hmm, this is a tough one. Given that it's just a different visualization on publicly accessible data, does the app have to safeguard against this in a special way? I used a disclaimer in the app, and went into detail in the privacy pol
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    Great ideas. (1) I will add in the functionality to show nearby hospitals without average wait times. It seems easy enough and very useful without search functionality. FWIW, if the government doesn't report wait times, I default to th
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    Wow, this is incredibly useful info. Thank you! It still baffles me that in some cases hospitals won't begin to treat you because of liability issues. I guess that's a different discussion though... In general, if you're ever
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    Thanks! Hopefully in the next update.
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    I totally agree. One thing I made sure to do was make it very clear in the app (via a disclaimer) that the data is not real time and the app should not be used in emergency situations. I even tell them to call 911 whenever in doubt. I think
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    I want to be as open as possible about where the data comes from. It's pretty darn important to understand potential flaws in the system and I'm hoping to identify and (help) fix it. The data comes from http://www.medic
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    The registered emergency rooms are catalogued on the medicare website (medicare.gov). The government has a list of all the emergency rooms in the USA. They also do a survey of each hospital periodically to keep there data up to date. Unfort
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    I found this out the hard way. Even though I live within walking distance of an emergency room, the 911 operator told me to wait for an ambulance to arrive (even though it wasn't an emergency). The net result was me waiting 20 minutes
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    The data comes from http://medicare.gov/hospitalcompare/search.html It has a pretty good amount of useful data if you're interested in searching around :). To answer your second question: I'm not. For the V1
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    by rtrivedi 12y ago

    While on vacation, I spoke to a mother who often had to be aware of emergency rooms around her because her child had health problems. I built this simple app for her. It's my first app and I'm looking for suggestions on how to mak
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    Show HN: Health Scout – An app I wrote for a mother traveling with a sick child(itunes.apple.com)

    48 points by rtrivedi 12y ago|59 comments