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Some huge companies are working on this issue. How would you deal with a country like Canada that socialized medical and the systems are more government run.

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Agreed, some huge companies are working on this issue. But to also point out, these huge companies have been working on since 2010. In addition, those companies are spending majority of their revenue on data storage and data security instead of better healthcare for patients or better facilities for physicians to operate in. What I can tell you is these companies won't play fair with each other since they all feel the need to protect their software platform on obtaining a patient's data. What makes our company different than those health record companies is the fact that we realize the end product will always be the same no matter what platform the doctor uses.

Our goal is to be like VISA credit card. Any type of bank or credit card company can use the VISA credit card and apply their own benefits on it; but we are third neutral party in charge of the data.

Countries like Canada, Germany, etc. with universal healthcare still have the same problem regarding data storage, data security, and data accessibility. If a patient from Canada ends up traveling to another country, he or she still have to face the same problem where their medical record won't be on them while traveling. Vise versa, if a patient enters Canada, he or she will also see the same problem. We want to link everything together. Sure it will take time because of politics issue, but we do believe that we are all one race. Bacteria and viruses do not care where you are or who you are, so why should we create boundaries and walls for our health data if it can help our life and save others' lives.

Hopefully I have addressed your issue. If not, please continue.

I think you answered it but I have another if you would indulge me. So when big companies dominate the sector you usually have to find a small slice to force the wedge in because they usually control the relationships. Do you see this as a slice to do that?

We do believe entering the health industry as a database company can be the slice we need. We feel this database is the snowball we need to get things rolling. As mentioned by another reader, big companies are spending tons of money on data storage that it is costing the public money and wasting a lot health facility money that be used elsewhere. There are plenty of big companies controlling this health sector; however, they are slower to adapt to situations since they never started off as a data company but as a software company(SaaS). With our goals in mind, we do believe this can be a huge turning point not just in the health industry, but also how people interact with health.

Hopefully I answered your questions. Please feel free to ask more or comment more. It helps us understand how everyone feels about this project.

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