Obviously not, but it can provide us with some new solutions. That’s why I wanted to share askCH, an interesting project.

AskCH is a one-of-a-kind healthcare tool. Send a healthcare cost or definition question in the proper format, and receive the answer with a link to find detailed information!

So you can send messages via Twitter such as:

• Cost of [drug name] near [zipcode] example tweet: “d askch cost of lexapro near 37211“
• Generic for [drug name] example tweet: “d askch generic for plavix“
• What is [drug name] example tweet: “d askch what is lipitor“
• What is [health issue] example tweet: “d askch what is diabetes“

Actually, I gave it a try and asked them “what is COPD”. The reply was “Sorry, we don’t have a description for copd.”

We will see whether people start using it as its success depends on that. Posted by: Bertalan    Source

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