Platform concept · Vol. V
A switch, not a marketplace.
OpenSign is the simplest possible version of what people are actually looking for. Providers flip switches when their availability changes. Patients see the switches without calling. That's the whole product.
No booking engine. No insurance broker. No telehealth pivot. Booking, payment, and records stay with the provider's existing systems. OpenSign carries one signal: are you reachable today.
§ Adoption
The technology is easy. The adoption is the work.
SMS toggle
Text FULL or OPEN to a number. Two-word vocabulary.
Front-desk dashboard
One page, three big buttons. Pinned tab energy.
Scheduling integration
Phase 3. Status from real EHR openings.
§ Bright lines
What OpenSign refuses to do.
- Sell premium placement. Status determines rank.
- Accept healthcare advertising or carry patient health information.
- Build a booking engine or sell patient search behavior.
- Rate providers or pretend stale status is current.
- Charge providers to be listed.
The information was always there. It just needed a sign in the window.
Concept v0.1 · Kristen Hall, Director of R&D · America's Future
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