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theferf replied on November 17, 2009 20:43 to the idea "Get Definitions for Health Insurance Terms" in change:healthcare, inc.:

This has been released! Send a message to @askch in the following format to get an answer.

"d askch define eob"

theferf shared an idea in Gowalla on October 27, 2009 02:18:

Add a Trip to my "Planned Trips" Ahead of Time

I would like to plan trips in advance, and search Gowalla before I go. This lets me know the spots and trips to visit ahead of time based on users who have checked in and commented. I usually only spend short spurts of time in a city, so I need to plan ahead to see and do it all.

If I could some how add a trip to my "planned trips" from my computer or phone, I would know what path to follow when I got there.

theferf replied on October 27, 2009 02:12 to the question "How does one create trips in Gowalla?" in Gowalla:

+1 on creating trips from the iPhone as you go! However, I would love to plan trips in advance too (from desktop) so I make sure I hit all my spots without forgetting. Then, if I am traveling in a pack of people through a city (like san francisco), we can follow the same path and know who has been there in my group to know if we should meet up.

Spots are awesome, but trips make visiting a new location in a day or weekend an easy hit list... now we just need to be able to create our own :P

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on September 25, 2009 16:21:

Get Definitions for Health Insurance Terms

Insurance terms can be just as complicated to understand as medical or health condition terms. ASKch should allow people to 'define eob' to get instant insurance definitions too.

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on September 23, 2009 15:04:

Hook Twitter Accont to change:healthcare Account

It would be neat if you could put hook your twitter account to your change:healthcare account. that way, the ASKch service would know my zipcode and could give me specific information and costs to my neighborhood without any effort from me

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on September 23, 2009 15:02:

Find the Cheapest Pharmacy in Your Area for Your Drug

Being able to find the cheapest pharmacy (for a particular drug) by zip code. For example, you are at the doctor, have a script for an antibiotic (or any other med that you'll only use once) and can find the best place to fill it proactively (without going home to search the site).

Being able to use it for the decision making process would be awesome!

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on September 23, 2009 15:00:

Let People Spell Things Wrong

Health terms and prescriptions are hard to spell. Expanding the search logic like you did on the web site ... if you can't spell amoxicilian (which I obviously can't!) but get close, it will find it for you. Or when you ask for ALS, it has the intelligence to know the "medical name".

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on September 23, 2009 14:58:

Use Layman Terms and Abbreviations

It would be cool if the service did not require specific medical terms to get definitions back. So for Amblyopia, you should accept "lazy eye" and for "Coronary Arterial Bypass Graph", you should accept "heart attack" "coronary" "open heart surgery" "the big one", etc.

theferf started following the idea "Keyword Monitoring and Search" in CoTweet.

theferf started following the idea "Saved searches please!" in CoTweet.

theferf set one of Matt Mueller's replies as an official response to "Error occurs when searching for provider with location" in change:healthcare, inc.

theferf marked one of Matt Mueller's replies in change:healthcare, inc. as useful. Matt Mueller replied to the problem "Error occurs when searching for provider with location".

theferf posted an update in change:healthcare, inc. on September 17, 2009 19:45:

Launch of AskCH - The First Twitter Healthcare Cost & Information Tool!

If you know how to use Twitter, you will love this new tool from change:healthcare! Imagine leaving the doctors office with a sick kid. You're anxious to get home, but need to pick up a prescription...without spending a fortune. Use AskCH, and have the info at your fingertips.

All you have to do is send a direct message via Twitter to @askch and we will respond within 60 seconds. You can get information on prescription costs in your neighborhood, definitions of health issues, find generics for prescriptions and more!

Try it for yourself (its all private, no one can see your messages) or see examples at http://ask.changehealthcare.com or follow us on Twitter @askch.

theferf shared an idea in DotSpots on September 14, 2009 16:16:

Auto Post a Dot to My Blog

Twitter and Facebook are great distribution spots, but it would be super sexy if you could post a dot and have it auto post to your blog as well. Considering many people will put a lot of effort into a dot to reference, link to posts, add images, etc... it seems like they may want to distribute the content more widely on their blog, too.

theferf replied on September 08, 2009 14:56 to the question "unsubscribe" in change:healthcare, inc.:

Hey Joyce:

What are you trying to unsubscribe from? Do you want to remove yourself from the change:healthcare newsletter, or are you trying to close your account on the site?

If you are indeed talking about the newsletter, see this blog post here to find out how to change your email settings for the site. >> Email Settings

Let me know how else we can help.

theferf marked one of Tink's replies in change:healthcare, inc. as useful. Tink replied to the idea "Feedback".

theferf marked one of Tink's replies in change:healthcare, inc. as useful. Tink replied to the problem "Sending issue".

theferf replied on July 30, 2009 15:58 to the idea "Help section should not be hidden." in change:healthcare, inc.:

Katrina:

Thanks for the feedback, and this is something we are definitely working on! Our mantra here at change:healthcare is "1. Help people save money and 2. Teach them how to make better decisions".

We will be integrating the help section as a learning center throughout the entire site in the coming months.

Keep the suggestions coming!

theferf shared an idea in change:healthcare, inc. on July 15, 2009 03:36:

Refresh Site Style

Don't you think it is about time we updated the style of our website? This site has been around for a few years now and it could use some refreshing... well its coming! Keep your eyes peeled!

theferf started following the idea "Feature Request: Groups in Twitter" in The Cosmic Machine.