Ask HN: How to contribute to the development of healthtech industry?

[Passtee]

Hello!

I'm a software engineer who is passionate about healthtech, but I'm struggling to find job opportunities in this industry or like-minded people to start a project with. I've been working in the blockchain industry for the last two years, but I want to switch for different reasons. I have a two-year runway to work on a new idea, and I'm looking for insights on how to break into the healthtech industry. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[jneumann004]

I preciously worked for an insurance broker on a site that encouraged people to get active. Something we did was Aggregate data from various platforms (fitbit, Garmin, apple health, etc). We used a third party called Validic, but their implementation was subpar. One of their big selling points was a consistent data format between services, unfortunately this wasn't true. For certain service/activity combinations we need a work around for the data thag they sent us. If you could make a service that aggregated data from different services and provided them in a consistent format you'd make a killing.

[Passtee]

Thank you for sharing your experience on the challenges of data aggregation from different platforms. It's interesting to hear how you dealt with it while working for an insurance broker. I was previously looking to build a B2B marketplace for medical equipment, but your comment has inspired me to explore more about data aggregation services and their potential applications in the medical industry.