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Much has been made about the various enrollment websites affiliated with health insurance through provisions in the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. “Obamacare”). While every state has an exchange, many of them were created by the federal government, with a few created by their states.

In 2014 there was a great deal of backlash over problems with several of the websites: Constant crashing, not providing adequate security for personal information, and just overall poor navigation which often confused many customers.

In healthcare, it is always said that time is of the essence. And even in the administration of healthcare, that seems to be the case, as some federal and state regulations have fairly specific time mandates included in their rules about prescriptions and the administration of care to patients.

But as many healthcare providers don’t operate in a single time zone – and in fact, more than a few have international reach – the concept of time is in some ways even more important.