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Developing a Healthcare Platform for Diabetic Retinopathy

Developing a Healthcare Platform for Diabetic Retinopathy

An Iceland-based healthcare company requested assistance from DBB Software to develop a comprehensive solution. It had to include a mobile application, a portal for healthcare providers, and an administration panel. Find out how DBB Software specialists tackled this task to develop a synchronized multi-part healthcare solution for dealing with diabetes complications.

Industry:

Healthcare

Team:

1 Mobile Developer, 1 BE Developer (DevOps)

Project State:

August 2019 - December 2020

Country:

Iceland

Healthcare

Mobile Development

AI

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Background

Our customer, an Iceland-based company, requested DBB Software specialists develop a multi-part platform that would provide patients with tools for managing potential eyesight complications caused by diabetes. The platform had to consist of a mobile app, a healthcare provider portal, and an admin panel.

Outcome

DBB Software completed the client's requirements and created a comprehensive healthcare solution. This multi-level platform includes:

  • Mobile application: The solution assists patients with tracking their diabetic retinopathy risk, receiving personalized recommendations for eye screenings, and better understanding their condition.
  • Provider portal: It allows providers to track patients' progress, optimize patient care, and manage their workload more efficiently.
  • Administration panel: It enables the management of healthcare providers' accounts, including payments and subscriptions.
  • Cost reduction: our team deployed the application's backend to AWS using free-tier Lambda functions, resulting in considerable monthly savings.

Main Product Features

The application uses AI to analyze patient data and their retinal images to create accurate predictions regarding the risk of diabetic retinopathy.

The application uses AI to analyze patient data and their retinal images to create accurate predictions regarding the risk of diabetic retinopathy.

The solution is designed to allow patients to make retinal images with their smartphones and a special camera attachment to perform self-monitoring.

The solution is designed to allow patients to make retinal images with their smartphones and a special camera attachment to perform self-monitoring.

Patients receive personalized recommendations for their eye screenings based on gathered health state information and risk assessment algorithms.

Patients receive personalized recommendations for their eye screenings based on gathered health state information and risk assessment algorithms.

Healthcare providers can effectively track patient progress, manage accounts, and review analytics to make optimal care recommendations.

Healthcare providers can effectively track patient progress, manage accounts, and review analytics to make optimal care recommendations.

Business Context

The client's platform is a comprehensive solution that benefits patients and healthcare providers. It facilitates effective healthcare services via:

  • Provision of detailed information about the risk of diabetic retinopathy to both patients and healthcare providers.
  • Full coverage of patient monitoring, treatment recommendations, and advanced analytics by the healthcare provicers.

Challenges

#1

Provide patients all the required tools to take full control of their eye health and stop vision loss.

#2

Utilize AI to improve patient state analysis quality and accuracy.

#3

Reduce the load on healthcare systems via advanced predictive patient state analysis.

#4

Allow healthcare providers to track their patients' progress, optimize care, and improve workload management.

Reach new levels of quality patient care through comprehensive healthcare solutions.

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Solution

DBB Software created a unified platform to cover the needs of both patients and healthcare providers. Our team employed a sophisticated tech stack to develop highly effective solutions that meet regulatory requirements.

  • Complete architecture design: Creation of the project's system architecture to ensure scalability, security, and performance.
  • AI Integration: AI-powered retinopathy risk calculations using advanced algorithms.
  • Managed cloud environment: The application was deployed and managed on AWS, with active use of services such as S3, RDS, Lambda, Cognito, etc.
  • Complete adherence to regulations: Every platform aspect was developed and designed to strictly adhere to regulatory standards regarding patient data safety and security.

As a result, our client received a multi-level solution that completely covered every requirement they provided. It is designed to provide patients self-monitoring instruments while offering healthcare providers real-time data tracking and management capabilities.

Implementation

#1 Research and Analysis

Prior to the solution's actual development, our specialists reviewed competitors and prepared a detailed specification document for all three solutions. They also created UI/UX design and API documentation. Finally, DBB Software experts developed a complete deployment and hosting strategy for the platform.

#2 Iterative Development

Following an agile approach to optimize workflows and productivity, our team created:

  • A mobile application from scratch. It uses AI to analyze patient data to accurately predict the risk of developing retinopathy.
  • A multi-purpose healthcare provider portal that collects and analyzes patient data and allows users to effectively track it, manage patient accounts, and more.
  • An administrative portal for our client to improve their ability to manage healthcare providers’ accounts, including payments and subscriptions.
#3 Quality Control

Healthcare solutions require robust security measures. Our team conducted extensive testing and security audits to ensure the highest safety standards and protect sensitive patient healthcare information.

Technologies

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