From Frustrating PDFs to Health Insights: A Tweet That Sparked an Idea

I came across a tweet from Daniel Vassallo (@dvassallo) about how he gets blood tests done every few months but is left with PDFs that do not tell him much. He asked if there was an easy way to aggregate this info and see changes over time. I asked if he would pay for such a tool, and he said yes, if it is good.

That is when I realized people actually need this. So, I am building HealthTestLog. You upload your medical PDFs, and the system organizes them and shows how things are changing over time. The core features are already out at healthtestlog.com. I am adding analytics for personalized recommendations and predictive health insights. Privacy is the top priority. Every data point (except some meta-data like id of a row) is encrypted on the server. Thanks folks, I just wanted to put it out there. Ideas, criticism all welcome.