This is What Happens When Video Game Developers Write a Medical App
A Serious Medical App with an Easter Egg in Klingon
Who says serious apps can't also have a little fun?
IRVINE, CA, USA, November 2, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new iPad application by SymPlay called “ACA-1557 Notices” saves time and office clutter by providing electronic versions of required Non-Discrimination Notices for display in medical offices in 65 different languages, including Elvish and Klingon. The app solves a real problem existing in doctors’ offices and clinics: the requirement to display dozens of pages of notices on their walls in the top 15 languages, per the law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)). Along the way, SymPlay developers, who have their roots in the video game business, wanted to inject a little fun into the process. So, in addition to the 63 languages that the Health and Human Services department wants them to include, they added Klingon and Sindarin Elvish to the mix.— William Fisher, former Mattel Electronics game developer
“Ours is the first and only product that addresses ACA-1557 for medical offices and clinics,” states William Fisher, CTO of SymPlay LLC. “Doctors only need to enter their contact information once, and the app automatically displays all of the required notices in 65 different languages.”
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently finalized new nondiscrimination rules intended to advance health equity and reduce health care disparities. Under the rule, which implements section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, individuals are protected from discrimination in health care on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability and sex, including discrimination based on pregnancy, gender identity and sex stereotyping. Covered physicians must comply with by including posting the notices of nondiscrimination and taglines in the top 15 languages spoken by individuals with limited English proficiency.
SymPlay’s extremely efficient application is THE solution to satisfying this requirement. “ACA-1557 Notices” offers copies of HHS-provided notices in 65 different languages. Additionally, it effortlessly fills in the names, phone numbers and other contact details required on each form.
The app is designed to run on any iPad, even older models. It app cycles through every supported language, one at a time, and allows patients to select any specific language from a list and read the notice in that particular language. Both the required full-text notices and short taglines are displayed on the screen in each language. An Android version will be available shortly as well.
ACA-1557 Notices is available for immediate download on the App Store for $9.99 at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aca-1557-notices/id1163658530. Site licenses are also available. For additional details, visit http://www.symplay.com/temp/aca-1557-faq/ or email aca1557@symplay.com.
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