HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine App Development Services

1. What are the core features to consider during telemedicine application development?

The must have features to include in telemedicine app development are patient-provider interactions through audio and video conferencing, patient history management, clinical documentation, EHR integration, appointment scheduling and calendar management.

In addition to these core features, HIPAA compliance needs to be baked into the backbone of custom telemedicine app being developed.

Here's a list of core functionalities, but not limited to, for each user type that would be interacting with the telemedicine application.

PATIENTS
1. Patient signs consent form: The patient is able to give consent to the way their personal and health information will be used on the platform. The patient is able to eSign the consent forms to get medical documents signed on time so that healthcare-related pronouncements can be approved and implemented faster through HIPAA compliant electronic signature.
2. Patient Provides Health, Social & Family History. The patient is able to provide their health history, their family and social history on the platform.
3. Patient Fills Intake Form. The patient is able to mention their current health conditions. The patient is given an intake form to enter the purpose of booking an appointment with a doctor. The intake form makes the entire process quick and hassle free.
4. View & Search Doctors. The patient is able to search a doctor by various parameters such as doctor’s name, specialty, city and state based on their current location. They also get a list of preferred doctors with whom they have attended an online consultation session.
5. View Upcoming Appointments. The patient must see the upcoming appointments booked with doctors.
6. Account Management. The patient is able to view and manage their account and edit the details.
7. Book Appointment. The patient is able to book an appointment with a doctor. The patient is able to book an on-demand appointment or schedule it for later. They will be able to select a time duration of consultation and view the charges for the time duration.
8. View Doctor’s Information. The patient is able to view the doctor’s profile before booking an appointment with them.

DOCTOR
1. Mark availability. The doctor is able to mark their availability on the platform to receive appointments. They will be able to set up their weekly schedule.
2. View Dashboard. The doctor is able to view all the upcoming appointments and new appointment requests from patients.
3. Profile Management. The doctor will be able to manage their profile and account settings.

ADMINISTRATOR
1. Manage intake form. The admin of the platform is able to manage the questions and their answer types in the intake form.
2. Assign Patient To A Doctor. The admin is able to reassign a patient, who is assigned to a doctor by the system, to another doctor on the platform. For this, the admin will be able to search and select the patient and assign to another doctor.