This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Alex
Hello to everybody!
Today I want to talk about telemedicine. It is a modern answer to a number of obstacles that a person faces when he decides to visit a doctor. The creation of a specialized application will facilitate the interaction between the doctor and the patient in such matters as:
- Search and selection of the required specialist by the patient;
- Search for patients for a doctor's appointment;
- The structuring of visiting times follows the schedule and is not disturbed by the lateness of the patient or the doctor.
Application development is necessary to make it easier for doctors and patients to find each other and to ensure comfortable work in one information field.
You know, that the main goal of telemedicine is to facilitate the interaction of the doctor with the patient.
Contacting the patient at a distance, the doctor conducts a survey about the patient's condition. If necessary, the patient and the doctor can switch to video communication. This will allow you to visually assess the patient's condition, its severity, and give recommendations for further action. All this is possible thanks to the creation of a number of functionalities and distinctive features in applications that attract various patients to certain online clinics.
How can you make money?
Earnings for the clinic through the telemedicine application can be carried out in three directions:
1) The patients. By opening the application, the client can select the required specialist, make an appointment and then he pays the cost of the doctor's service. Reception can take place by appointment or immediately after payment. The creators of telemedicine software can implement several types of payment for the client, thereby increasing the possibility of making a profit for the clinic.
2) Cooperation with pharmacies. The clinic can create a separate category in the “Pharmacy” application, where the patient can purchase all the necessary medicines according to the prescribed prescription. A percentage of the income from sales of medicines goes to the clinic, which decided to implement this function in the application. Delivery of medicines is carried out by a cooperating pharmacy, freeing the telemedicine clinic from additional logistics costs.
3) Advertising. This type of earnings makes it possible to launch ads on the basis of the application, which organizes additional income for the clinic and expands the interest of patients in the recommended goods / services.
Working in the company of the Exceed Team as a software engineer, I made new additional features for telemedicine software as:
- Integration with medical equipment
- Integration with fitness / health gadgets
- Billing integration
Creating a telemedicine platform, I use mobile and web applications. I usually use programming languages: Android = Java; Kotlin. iOS = Swift.
As for web applications, I use React Native, Nodes, Laravel, Node.js, React.
However, the use of these applications is often impossible without the integration of additional tools that make telemedicine work easier and more active. We are talking about tools such as:
- AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- WebRTC
- EMR and EHR
- Cloud services
- IVR
- Elastic search
- Geolocation
- Twilio
- Safe payment
- Integration with health tracking apps
To create an optimal application that meets the needs of a doctor and a patient, it is necessary to collect business data, which is built on the basis of information about the market analysis of the created telemedicine applications. In connection with the current situation of the pandemic, there has been a "jump" in the number of visits to doctors through telemedicine.
The Exceed Team is ready to implement any of your ideas for creating telemedicine. If your future application contains new solutions in this area of business, we are ready to present you a unique solution to ensure that you get ready-made software on any device that meets all your requirements and plans. Contact us to find out all the nuances and additional details in the field of telemedicine app development.
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Alex
Alex | Sciencx (2021-05-28T10:59:28+00:00) Telemedicine software development. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2021/05/28/telemedicine-software-development/
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