React Native Healthcare App for a Private Medical Practice
Challenge
A budget-friendly, cross-platform mobile app built with React Native and Node.js to automate appointment scheduling and video consultations for a private medical clinic.
A private medical practice sought healthcare mobile app developers to create a low-cost, cross-platform mobile application supporting video consultations and appointment scheduling. The main wish for the software was to improve the quality of patient service without heavily investing in development, both in terms of budget and time.
A budget-friendly, cross-platform mobile app built with React Native and Node.js to automate appointment scheduling and video consultations for a private medical clinic.
A private medical practice sought healthcare mobile app developers to create a low-cost, cross-platform mobile application supporting video consultations and appointment scheduling. The main wish for the software was to improve the quality of patient service without heavily investing in development, both in terms of budget and time.
Solution
Because the main task of the project was to create an application that would make appointments and virtual consultations quick and easy for both doctors and patients, we decided to implement the following functionality:
- Appointment Booking: Clients can view available time slots and book consultations.
- Live Calendar Sync: Integrated with Google Calendar to prevent scheduling conflicts.
- Consultation Type Selection: Patients choose between in-office visits and remote appointments.\
- Automated Notifications: Email and push notifications reduce no-show rates.
- Video Call Integration: We chose Twilio over a custom WebRTC solution to reduce development and infrastructure costs, maintenance efforts, and availability of additional features out of the box. Plus, its pricing matched the customer’s expected call volume.
- User Profiles: Patients can administer their appointments and personal details.
Because the main task of the project was to create an application that would make appointments and virtual consultations quick and easy for both doctors and patients, we decided to implement the following functionality:
- Appointment Booking: Clients can view available time slots and book consultations.
- Live Calendar Sync: Integrated with Google Calendar to prevent scheduling conflicts.
- Consultation Type Selection: Patients choose between in-office visits and remote appointments.\
- Automated Notifications: Email and push notifications reduce no-show rates.
- Video Call Integration: We chose Twilio over a custom WebRTC solution to reduce development and infrastructure costs, maintenance efforts, and availability of additional features out of the box. Plus, its pricing matched the customer’s expected call volume.
- User Profiles: Patients can administer their appointments and personal details.
Results
With a small team of 2 developers, we successfully built the app in 10 weeks. We built functional and cross-platform software with appointment booking and video consultation capabilities. Future prospects include adding features like payment integration, patient records, or multi-doctor support, scalable with the same tech stack. React Native’s flexibility ensures long-term viability with low reinvestment.
With a small team of 2 developers, we successfully built the app in 10 weeks. We built functional and cross-platform software with appointment booking and video consultation capabilities. Future prospects include adding features like payment integration, patient records, or multi-doctor support, scalable with the same tech stack. React Native’s flexibility ensures long-term viability with low reinvestment.