Type
Digital Healthcare Platform Optimization
Objective
A healthcare giant wanted to transform its complete digital infrastructure for coordinated care to patients, operational efficiency, and secure real-time access to data. The idea was to provide patient engagement, administrative simplification, and streamline the operations of healthcare with advanced web technologies using cloud solutions.
Technologies
React.js , Node.js, DevOps Practices
Country
United States
Project Attributes
Engagement Model
Dedicated Team Engagement
Duration
10 months
App Users
Doctors, patients, administrative staff, and IT personnel
Challenges
- Legacy Infrastructure: In nature, these were old healthcare systems that couldn’t scale
appropriately with modern web and cloud integration. It presented a challenge in
managing big volumes of patients’ data and services. - Fragmented Data: The data was fragmented, and all the information about a patient or
healthcare was scattered in several different systems. In fact, it was not very easy to get
a unified view and therefore was a very non-efficient method for data accessibility. - Manual Processes: Highly dependent on manual processes for scheduling, data entry,
and communications have resulted in rising numbers of errors, slower operations, and
reduced efficiency in general. - Data Security and Compliance: The client had difficulty ensuring data privacy and
compliance with relevant healthcare regulations such as HIPAA. - Limited scalability: As patient records increased with service demand, the latter system
had operational bottlenecks in handling more workload.
Solutions
- React.js-based Patient Portal: Developed a responsive patient portal in React.js,
enabling seamless appointment bookings, report accesses, and overall communication.
The frontend ensured there was smooth interaction in real time. - Node.js Backend for Real Time Data: Integrated Node.js into the development to
provide a fast and scalable backend support for real-time data exchange between
patients, doctors, and the admin team. It thus allowed for real-time updates regarding
appointments, lab results, and prescriptions. - DevOps for Continuous Integration and Delivery: Adorebits automated the
deployment pipeline using DevOps. Therefore, reliable CI/CD was ensured; more
frequent updates were provided to the customers without disrupting the service. It has
always provided infrastructure as code. - Data Security and Compliance: Provided tight security measures, including encryption
of data at rest and in motion, secure API’s, and role-based access to ensure that HIPAA
compliance is at its fullest. We discovered security vulnerabilities in quick time through
DevOps. - Scalable Infrastructure with DevOps: A scalable and highly available infrastructure
was designed using automation in DevOps, which could meet the exponential demand
through efficient management of increasing patient records and transactions.
Results:
- Engaged more patients: The React-based portal increased the patients’ engagement by 40% through easy appointment scheduling and real-time health updates.
- Operational Efficiency: Automation reduced manual tasks by 35%, which gave more time to the staff to directly engage with the patients.
- Access to Real-time Data: Node.js enabled access to real-time data for faster decision-making and thus reduced treatment delays.
- Scalability: The scalable system allowed the provider to manage 50% more patients, keeping the speed of the service intact.
- Data Security: Improved data security in accordance with HIPAA-compliant practices while instilling trust in patients and reducing breach-related risks.
- Faster Deployment: DevOps practices cut deployment time by 50%, providing continuity with no disruption in services.
Conclusion:
The project empowered the client to move toward patient-centered care with operational efficiency and to future-proof systems for further growth. The client established itself as a frontrunner in terms of digital innovation within the healthcare sector by adopting modern, scalable technologies and following security best practices.