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How does a healthtech start-up start-up?

Alvin Yuan is currently the Chief Executive Officer of HealthMetrics. He graduated as a pharmacist and spent the next years of his career in healthcare, financing, business management, economics, and technology. He has been in the healthcare line all his life, along with his family, so healthcare is in his

How to Ace an Interview at HealthMetrics

How to Ace an Interview at HealthMetrics

We get it, interviews are scary. That said, there are ways to make interviews feel much less stressful and just a little preparation time can go a long way. So, let's cut to the chase - here are our tips on how you can amp up your interview game, and

Remote working may be the best thing ever?

Remote working may be the best thing ever?

Here at HealthMetrics, we have transitioned over the last 2 years to a remote-first company. The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic changed the way we work forever. It forced us to evaluate the feasibility of working remotely wherever possible to allow us to continue as an effective, leading-edge, software development

Say Hello Enson

Say Hello Enson

Name: Chun Kye Lau (Enson) Job Title: Engineering Manager, HealthMetrics Where do you live? Seri Kembangan, Selangor Do you have any nicknames? Nope What is your favourite travel destination? Taiwan What kind of pets do you have, if any? Don't have any Do you have a favourite hobby? Diving What

AngularJS is doomed

AngularJS is doomed

AngularJS has officially reached its end of life and long-term support has been discontinued. It will still be available but will receive no more updates - including no more security patches. Which is a problem. The global pandemic gave it an extended period of grace but as of December 2021,

Spotlight on our CTO

Spotlight on our CTO

What is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO)? In simple terms, the Chief Technology Officer is the executive responsible for managing and driving value from technology within an organisation. Advent, what do you do at HealthMetrics? "I strategise on the tech side of the company and work closely with the product,

Say Hello Justin

Say Hello Justin

Name: Justin Kerr Job Title: Technical Writer, HealthMetrics Where do you live? Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia Do you have any nicknames? MadDog What is your favourite travel destination? Mammoth Mountain, California, USA What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? 2 dogs, Jhia & Sky Do you

ISO 27001 - what's all the fuss about?

ISO 27001 - what's all the fuss about?

2022 - Optus Australia (Telco) - hacked - 10 million records 2022 - Medibank Australia (Health) - hacked - 3.9 million records 2021 - Facebook - hacked - 533 million accounts 2021 - LinkedIn - hacked - 500 million accounts Although all of these incidents were costly, it’s

Project Rewrite - Overview

Project Rewrite - Overview

Introduction HealthMetrics current monolithic system suffers from high-coupling and an outdated technology stack. It also does not scale well with business opportunities and its engineering resources. HealthMetrics wishes to adopt an architectural style where it can build applications that are resilient, highly scalable, independently deployable, and are able to evolve