[falsestprophet]

I believe they are integrating with hospital systems and standardizing data just like Akido presumably with the goal of getting into every hospital just like you.

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. :)

[hhg2103]

@falsestprophet -- we are right with you on being anti-vendor lock in and supporting open standards. We want to enable healthcare systems to use their data in whatever way they'd like and we think the best way to do that is to keep everything as open and as standards driven as possible.

RE: Hospital apps, couldn't agree more. Keep an eye out!