Rishit Sharma
Delhi
Writing
Health Tech

My Healthcare Algorithm Diagnosed Me With 'Being Too Online'

Rishit Sharma
by Rishit Sharma

When I started building Gemini Health, I expected to create a sophisticated healthcare reporting system. What I didn't expect was to stare into the abyss of healthcare data and have it diagnose me with "excessive keyboard usage" and "critical vitamin D deficiency."

Working with healthcare data is like being a digital archaeologist—except instead of ancient artifacts, you're digging through prescription records and trying to understand why someone was prescribed both diet pills and ice cream in the same visit. (Yes, this actually happened.)

Here are some observations from my journey building Gemini Health:

  1. Healthcare data is chaos in digital form - Imagine if your grandparents designed a database after three martinis. That's healthcare data infrastructure.

  2. Privacy regulations are simultaneously crucial and maddening - I've spent more time reading HIPAA compliance documents than I've spent reading to my children. (I don't have children, but the point stands.)

  3. Everyone wants AI to solve healthcare until it suggests lifestyle changes - "Your AI suggested I should exercise more? That's preposterous! I want a second opinion!"

The most fascinating aspect of health data analysis is discovering patterns that even doctors miss. Our system once identified a correlation between patients who drink black coffee and their lower rates of certain inflammatory conditions. Was it causation? Probably not. Did I immediately switch from lattes to black coffee? Absolutely.

Building Gemini Health has given me a profound appreciation for healthcare professionals. They navigate this complex, often contradictory data landscape daily while maintaining compassion for their patients. Meanwhile, I have emotional breakdowns when my code doesn't compile.

In conclusion, healthcare data is both the most important and most chaotic information we work with as developers. And if an AI ever tells you that your "keyboard usage pattern indicates elevated stress levels," it's not being judgmental—it's just stating facts about your 3AM coding sessions.