Why I Created Famedic and Where It's Going

This article opens a new series, and before I dive in, let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Iurii Zolotarev. I'm a software developer, a business software enthusiast, and the founder of Famedic. My company, System Elements, developed Famedic, and we continue to support its users on a daily basis.

In this first piece, I want to explain why I created Famedic, what I hope to accomplish, and what we’ve already achieved to help everyday people—especially those without technical backgrounds—reach meaningful goals when it comes to AI and family medicine.

Like many of you, I have a family—two kids—and I’ve always liked to keep track of anything health-related. I used to rely on spreadsheets to stay organized. I’d log dates, tags, and brief descriptions of symptoms, doctor visits, or any health issues that came up. This approach worked for a while, but it quickly turned messy. Trying to manage images, lab reports, and notes in scattered Excel files just wasn’t sustainable.

That’s where the idea for Famedic was born. At its core, Famedic is about health control. I truly believe that tracking things gives you more control over them. In other areas of life—whether it's fitness, finance, or work—tracking leads to better outcomes. So why not apply the same logic to health?

Famedic’s central module is called Records, and it’s really the heart of the app. It lets you log health events and tag them—say, “headache” or “skin rash.” Later, you can filter your records by these tags and see how often a symptom reoccurred over time. This is incredibly helpful when you're trying to get to the root of something or when you’re preparing for a doctor’s visit.

One of my key goals is to help families build a reliable health history that AI can later analyze. Over time, as you feed Famedic with records—symptoms, medications, test results, doctor visits—you’re building a dataset that can give AI a wider lens on your health patterns.

For example, you can set up a watchlist parameter, like Iron or Vitamin D, and log your levels each time you take a blood test. You can then visualize how those numbers fluctuate over time within your defined range. Combine that with your symptom logs, and you're building a picture that AI can learn from.

And that’s where the power really kicks in. Imagine being able to ask questions like: Why did I get headaches every two weeks this spring? Or Is there any pattern between my iron levels and how tired I feel? With the right data, AI can help you spot trends and maybe even prevent future issues.

Now, let’s address privacy, which is absolutely essential. All of your data remains yours. To enable AI features, you’ll need to connect your own OpenAI account and API key—we don’t collect or store your data. Famedic doesn’t send anything to our servers. Everything stays within your private domain, under your control.

Another powerful tool we’ve built into Famedic is lab result interpretation. You can manually input your lab test values, and Famedic passes them through a smart prompt to an AI model. The response you get is a well-structured explanation of what your results mean, written in plain language. Soon, you’ll even be able to chat about a specific test result, picking up the conversation whenever you like—even weeks later.

Famedic is not just another medical app. We’re not here to replace doctors or provide medical advice. Instead, we’re building a tool to empower families to take control of their medical data and make sense of it. It’s an app to keep track of medicine, health history, lab tests, symptoms, and overall well-being—all in one place.

I often say that what you see today is just the beginning. We’re still early in this journey. The current version of Famedic is a foundation. The vision is much bigger—AI-powered insights, predictive alerts, even integrations with wearables and remote health providers. What we’re doing now lays the groundwork for a future where people can truly manage their health with clarity and confidence.

I built this because I needed it myself. And I know I’m not the only one.

So if you’re a parent, or someone trying to better understand your own health, or if you're just tired of fragmented health records and apps that don’t talk to each other—Famedic is for you.

Thanks for reading. Let’s keep building something meaningful—together.