tekram

I am one of the founders at Luma Health. We may be able to help you out. We could offer app less way of following patients and getting responses from them.

Here is a short video on what is possible: https://youtu.be/escWi-ZuGRo

Thanks. There are a ton of people having the same issue though only for their personal non-developer account. I even tried creating a FB account only and letting it sit there for a few days before making a developer account.

Thanks for your comments.

This was informative. My question was not so much whether this is HIPAA compliant. There are obvious problems. My question was whether people have the appetite for even wanting to book an appointment on FB. Smt88's comment on YouTube and video call says it all. My sentiments were the same.

Betterdoctor.com does this to a certain extent but does not have all of the nuances mentioned above.

Not everyone is on ZocDoc and they have poor penetration in many geographies like SF area. In fact, many docs do not like ZocDoc. In addition, ZocDoc does well with smaller practices but not mid size and larger. The way health care smaller practices are going away.

Got it. Friends/family would be a great source.

Before seeing a doc, how do you figure out "Are they not terrible at their job" and "Are they remotely personable"?

That sounds interesting. Out of curiosity, what sites do you use to gather info on docs?

FYI, there is someone sort of doing this:

http://ww2.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2014/09/08/stanford-termin...

Very true. Though, most insurance providers are starting to push more of the costs on to the consumer. For me as a consumer, it is frustrating because I already pay a lot in monthly bills and then when I see a doctor three times a year, I pay the whole cost.

Yes, that is what I am hoping to bring to light. There is no correlation between cost and quality of care. But these prices are not known to the average consumer who believes the same service costs the same no matter who you get it from.

Also, in some cases it is cheaper to not even put the cost through your insurance provider as the cash price might be cheaper.