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by jrgoodner
4106 days ago
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Hey @falsestprophet, thanks for reaching out! I had been introduced to Apervita a little while back, and while I found it intriguing, it didn't solve the problem I was looking to solve. From my perspective, the biggest problem in healthcare right now is the lack of interoperability between systems -- data within a hospital is frankly rather locked up, inaccessible by reasonable means. This holds back a TON of much needed innovation in the space. If Apertiva's platform is a means for spurring innovation, then I'm all for it. My prediction is that health data access will hold them back, until Akido is in every hospital across the country ;) |
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I'm sure both Apervita and Akido would love to have a monopoly on the data and hospital network, but it doesn't seem like that is a guaranteed outcome. (So this is perhaps merely a very good business rather than an amazing business.)
But, instead of simply offering an API like you they want developers/scientists/doctors to build on a proprietary platform for a proprietary market on top of their proprietary API.
So they're Akido + Google App Engine + Google Play for health.
These guys raised $18 million, so some serious people believe in the company. But, I just don't understand the virtue of trying to lock all customers into their "Google App Engine + Google Play".
No one in their mind would build a business on that if they could go with a more open alternative, right? And now you are an alternative.
Though I think it would be pretty cool if you guys had an added offering that made it easy for hospitals to buy little apps... um I guess something like Apervita. :)