[legionof7]

I'm working on something in this space right now, would be really interesting to use Metriport for this. Though I believe that it's currently outside scope

>Additionally, using Metriport for patient data exchange today requires a Treatment purpose of use under HIPAA - which means that only Covered Entities, or Business Associates who work with Covered Entities, can use Metriport. This means that companies doing things such as clinical trials recruitment, for example, can’t use Metriport, but a primary care provider, or a clinical decision support vendor, can. This is due to current requirements set forth by HIEs, which may open up to support alternative use cases in the future, such as Individual Access Services (IAS).

Would love clarification.

[dgoncharov]

What're you working on in specific? Can help provide clarification if you're able to describe the use case.

[legionof7]

Agent-based healthcare concierge basically (agents constantly trawling literature for ways to optimize your health, doing scheduling/appointments for you, moving data to new doctors when needed, etc.)

Thinking is: this was a massive tar pit in the past, new interop laws and AI tooling makes it possible now.

[nradov]

Health optimization based on literature searches is a fool's errand. A certain niche segment of the "worried well" is constantly reading studies (often of questionable quality) and chasing marginal gains with the latest drugs, supplements, recovery modalities, or whatever. Meanwhile they still have poor sleep hygiene, insufficient exercise, and unresolved emotional problems. Major in the major, minor in the minor.

Those other agent features could be useful, though.

[legionof7]

Interesting yes, we've seen demand for the optimization stuff but admittedly I am in a bubble here (close with the biohacking community).

It may turn out to be the case that more banal cases (I have a cold, what's the fastest way for me to get symptomatic treatment?

I have X symptom, what's the fastest way to be routed to the right specialist, etc.

The doctor told me XYZ, how do I remember that and what's the best way to do all the steps required to fulfill? )

is the better play. Still doing a lot of exploration here for sure. Appreciate the insight.

[nradov]

No offense but the whole "biohacking" and "quantified self" community is mostly a clown show. It might be a fun hobby but there's little or no reliable evidence that any of that stuff actually leads to improved outcomes in terms of lifespan or healthspan or performance or whatever. Any business built around that community might get a few early adopters but won't cross the chasm to the mainstream market.

And I write this as someone who has personally wasted money on stuff like genetic tests for athletic performance. Interesting, but not actionable.

For common symptoms, conditions, and medications consumers mostly just rely on WebMD or similar sites.

[cfu28]

Guessing you’re building off of US Core patient facing API’s for this use case? That’s what I ended up doing for www.meremedical.co