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by jdks82ksk 2270 days ago
Questions. How are you calculating risk? What do the risk scores mean? How accurate are they? What responsibility do you bear if your tool is wrong and someone gets hurt?

I am not saying all this to be a wet blanket, but because these are real ethical and legal issues that must be considered when making claims about healthcare related products. Otherwise I think this is a cool idea and nifty piece of app building.

My personal advice: consider reframing this as something other than a “personal risk calculator”. Either that or add a lot of explanations and disclaimers.

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I am reluctant to accept the American/Western mentality in these things, but I have added some disclaimers. Thanks.