The main objective of the project is the development of a solution for secure messaging in healthcare as regular messaging applications don’t provide the needed level of security.
Hospital App for Secure Messaging
The main objective of the project is the development of a solution for secure messaging in healthcare as regular messaging applications don’t provide the needed level of security.
Our Solution
Health messenger is a reliable web application with a supporting history and a predefined algorithm of communication between doctors, nurses, administrative staff, and patients. The development team successfully created the server-side API for both, mobile clients and web app clients, having provided the following features to the medical messaging app:
- Authorization and authentication
- Exchange of personal messages
- Shapes, images, and video modification
- Group messaging
- Possibility to attach files in messages
- Push notifications delivery
- Performance optimization
The hospital app supports the specific format of the messages and adheres to strict compliance standards. To prevent unauthorized access to sensitive patient data access to the chat is limited to certain persons. Before messaging and submitting the request, the doctor should answer 5 questions about the disease.
In addition, the healthcare messaging app is integrated with the electronic health record system (EHR). This enables doctors access to the patient’s information within the messaging environment. The integration helps to enhance the workflow’s efficiency in general. Secure text messaging for healthcare is crucial as it helps healthcare providers to react efficiently to the patient’s requests and at the same time maintain the privacy & security of patient information.
Besides medical messenger supports file attachments in messages. Secure file transfer is achieved by encryption, which enables the exchange of medical documentation and prevents unauthorized access. Group messaging is another important feature of the hospital app. It facilitates communications between different clinical departments & care teams and thus helps to treat the patient more efficiently.
Equally important is the functionality of push notifications. Real-time alerts and notifications keep doctors and other medical personnel informed about urgent information about the patient, new incoming messages, updates etc.
Benefits of healthcare messaging apps
Software tech solutions play a crucial role in transforming different aspects of the healthcare industry. Some innovations work in combination with hardware, some are purely software solutions. Hospital apps for communication – the software that enables secure messaging & information exchange between the patient and medical staff. Among the benefits of the usage of medical messaging solutions as a part of the process in healthcare organizations and clinics:
- Enhanced patient care and engagement
- Security and compliance
- Efficient communication
- Faster decision-making
- Emergency response in critical situations
- Flexibility of work environment
Hospital apps for secure communications help in building a patient-centric healthcare ecosystem that is more flexible, efficient, and result-oriented. Improved communication among healthcare professionals contributes to workflow streamlining and improved patient care outcomes. With the EHR systems integration, healthcare providers have access to the most relevant patient data within the messaging environment which leads to faster decision-making. Additionally, hospital messaging apps help to find the optimal solution in critical situations, where every minute is important.
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Development Costs of Hospital App for Messaging
The hospital messaging app is the solution for health tech professionals, patients, and administration staff for secure information, treatment plans, and test results exchange. The medical messaging application is tailored for healthcare environments and ensures a secure way of data exchange within the hospital ecosystem. Hospital apps for messaging are compliant with all privacy and security standards of the medical industry.
Development Costs
The costs for the implementation of the hospital app with the basic set of functionality: $35.000-$50.000. However, the final price for the implementation of the healthcare messaging solution depends on the following factors:
- The complexity of the medical messenger and the required functionality
- The selection of the technology stack for the realization of the secure hospital messaging application as well as supported platforms
- UI/UX design
- Testing
- Need in integrations (f.e. Integration with EHR system, etc.)
- Ongoing project maintenance after the release
Implementation Time
The development of the hospital chat with basic feature sets and simple messaging takes ~3-6 months. However, based on app requirements and desired functionality the implementation time may differ.
Common Features of the Hospital Messaging Application
As a rule health messengers may have the following functionality:
- Authentication & Authorization
- The secure messaging module with a group chat option
- Push notifications & alerts
- Integration with the EHR systems
- Data sharing like images and files (f.e. Test results, medical documentation)
- Appointment management and scheduling
- Telemedicine option
- Medication prescriptions and management