Healthcare Application Development

Hire vetted software developers to build diagnostic tools, patient portals, and other HIPAA-compliant apps.

Healthcare Mobile, Web, and Desktop App Development

Developing a healthcare application is no simple task. Most applications in the healthcare space need to be HIPAA-compliant, ADA-compliant, and user-friendly for every type of patient that comes to you seeking help. 

Crowdbotics provides managed app development to help healthcare providers build patient-facing, vendor-specific, or administrative tools. Our custom software solutions for hospitals and independent physicians can improve operations, simplify billing, and deliver better patient outcomes.

“Crowdbotics constantly delights the end user, whether it's myself, my customers, or my clients. It's amazing, every time."
Robbi Katherine Anthony
Agency Director, Firedove Technology

The Difference Between Healthcare Apps for Professionals and Patients

One of the first steps you need to take before embarking on a healthcare app development project is to define the purpose of your app. You need to know from the first day of work who your application is intended to serve and how it will help. 

The features of a healthcare app will differ depending on whether you’re trying to help healthcare professionals or patients. 

Healthcare app solutions for professionals and providers usually include features that increase efficiencies, enable better team collaboration, enhance communication, and create stronger relationships between doctors and nurses and the patients they encounter while on the job. 

Healthcare apps for patients usually include features that make medical records more accessible, facilitate appointment scheduling, improve patient experience, enable communication with care providers, and provide helpful resources and guidance to people when they need help.

Relevant Use Cases

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Healthcare App Types

Crowdbotics can help providers develop these healthcare applications and more:

  • Telehealth & Telemedicine - enables patients to receive care from anywhere using a computer, tablet, or smartphone
  • Hospital Staff Scheduling - enables hospitals and employees to manage and revise shift schedules
  • Patient Scheduling Portals - enables patients to schedule appointments and visits
  • Hospital Wayfinding - enables patients to navigate hospital campuses
  • Patient Messaging and Communication - enables patients to communicate with doctors, nurses, and specialists
  • Health and Wellness Education - enables hospitals and clinics to provide resources and education about health and wellness topics
  • Medical Records & Data Collection - enables hospitals and patients to access digital copies of  medical records, appointment history, lab results, and more 
  • Secure Medical Record Sharing - enables healthcare organizations to share secure, digital medical records with patients, schools, and insurance companies 
  • Medication & Prescription Management - enables patients to keep track of prescriptions, get reminders to take or refill prescriptions, and learn about different medications
  • Self-Diagnosis and Symptom Checkers - enables patients to self-diagnose illnesses and check symptoms on their own
  • Integrated Healthcare Billing Solutions - enables hospitals and clinics to send invoices to patients and securely process billing
  • Medical Provider Maps and Directories - enables clinics and hospitals to provide contact information and directions to patients planning to make a visit
  • HIPAA-Compliant Software - enables healthcare organizations to build custom software that meets HIPAA compliance regulations
  • Medical Practice Reporting and Marketing Tools - enables clinics to incorporate reporting and marketing initiatives into their practices

We are your trusted partners for custom app development.

Managed app development with Crowdbotics isn’t a typical outsourced development experience. It’s a hands-on collaboration between you and our dedicated team of experts to plan, design, build, and release your app at the highest possible quality and on your preferred timeline.

Here's what to expect:

  • Our sales team will reach out to schedule a brief scoping call to understand exactly what you're building.
  • Once we clearly understand your build plan, we’ll send you a detailed proposal explaining the full scope of work to be delivered.
  • Once you approve our proposal, we will assign a product manager and team of developers who will work with you every step of the way.
  • You’ll enjoy daily and weekly check-ins until your app is live, and ongoing support and iteration from there.

Features of Healthcare Apps

Healthcare apps can include many different features depending on the intended purpose and audience. 

Telehealth apps include features such as text messaging, emailing, audio and video calling, photo and video sharing, appointment reminders, appointment scheduling, and more. 

Staff scheduling apps include features such as shift management, shift reminders, shift trading, team messaging, and more. 

Hospital wayfinding apps include features such as GPS locating, interactive maps, photos of hospital wings and buildings, contact information, and more. 

Medical records apps include features such as medical records management, doctor/patient communication, lab result history, medication history, and more. 

Health and wellness apps include features such as content management, video hosting, appointment scheduling, topical education, and more. 

In general, most healthcare apps will be required to stay compliant with HIPAA and ADA regulations.

Relevant Roles

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Features & Specs

Tell us what you want to build. Crowdbotics Product Managers estimate timeline and cost based your unique specifications.

Build & Deploy

Crowdbotics builds the scaffolding for your application, then iterates and customizes based on your feedback.

Maintain & Scale

Crowdbotics hosts, maintains, updates and scales your project as needed.

Cost & Quality
Control

Watch your product develop in real-time and compare the cost of new features before you build.

Works With Your
Tools

Crowdbotics  integrates with your existing product development tools such as Slack, Trello, JIRA, and Github.

Verified Code

Crowdbotics builds with
whitelisted code packages corresponding to your
desired features.

Expert Developers

Domain-expert developers and PMs build to your custom specifications.

Own Your Code

You own it. Fork and export code anytime.

Features & Specs

Tell us what you want to build. Crowdbotics product managers estimate timeline and cost based your unique specifications.

Build & Deploy

Crowdbotics builds the scaffolding for your application, then iterates and customizes based on your feedback.

Maintain & Scales

Crowdbotics hosts, maintains, updates and scales your project as needed.

Cost & Quality
Control

Watch your product develop in real-time and compare the cost of new features before you build.

Works With Your
Tool

Crowdbotics seamlessly integrates into existing product development tools such as Slack, Trello, JIRA and Github.

Verified Code

Crowdbotics build with
whitelisted code packages corresponding to your
desired features.

Expert Developers

Domain-expert developers and PMs build to your custom specifications.

Own Your Code

You own it. Fork and export code anytime.

Meet a few of our happy clients.

“Crowdbotics has been an integral part of Aura's growth to millions of users.”
Steve Lee
Co-founder / CEO, Aura Health

Aura used Crowdbotics to conduct rigorous A/B testing and iterate rapidly in a period of high growth.

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"We needed something that was elastic in terms of both cost and scale that could grow with our business. Crowdbotics's scalable approach enabled us to quickly incorporate new features."
Greg Varga
SVP Technology & Engineering, Trovo

Trovo used Crowdbotics to build a "data innovation factory" for intelligent enterprise data management.

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“Crowdbotics’ combination of prebuilt and custom options made it a good fit that was in my price range, as opposed to more traditional custom development shops.”
Lars Willemse
CEO, Showcasing.io

Lars Willemse deployed Showcasing.io and began selling lifetime subscriptions while finishing his MBA.

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What's different about building with Crowdbotics?

Our process leverages a simple truth about software development: most new applications look like applications that have been built before.

No matter how unique your idea is, there are fundamental best practices and code packages that are used by developers across the globe to build leading applications.

Rather than reinvent the wheel for each new app, our platform offers a growing catalog of prebuilt app features and product specs for you to pull right off of the shelf.

This enables us to assemble the basic structure of your application instantaneously, leaving more time for customization and fine-tuning.

What do people build with Crowdbotics?

Professional teams choose Crowdbotics for simple SaaS integrations, enterprise-scale trading platforms, and everything in between.

Our core stack is React Native + Django, but our expertise extends to all modern (and some not-so-modern) frameworks and languages.

Whatever your software development needs are, our experts are standing by to deliver your build on time and as specified. Here are a few industries that we're especially experienced in:

  • Health & Wellness
  • Finance & Investment
  • Analytics & Data Visualization
  • Startups & Technology
  • Non-profit & B2G

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How much does it cost?

Managed app development with Crowdbotics starts at $199/month.

BASIC (App Builder)
free
PRO (Managed
App Development)
FROM
$199/month
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    How soon can I launch?

    Once your account is set up, you can launch a basic starter app and see it live in seconds!

    From there, you can build out an MVP within weeks or deploy your full-production app with the help of our expert PMs and developers.

    What are the steps in a typical application build?

    Whether you work with Crowdbotics or a different third-party development partner, the overall best practices for building an app will be consistent for any team:

    1. Outline Requirements
      Create a detailed build plan for each feature of your app in collaboration with the development team.
    2. Wireframing and Basic UX
      The team prepares basic “placeholder” screens for each unique screen in your app and walks through the intended user flows with you.
    3. Technical Assessment and Architecture
      The team determines how to structure your app’s underlying components and designs the most optimal system for data storage and retrieval.
    4. Solidify Design
      The team replaces the basic wireframes with final design elements and requests your approval.
    5. Front End Development
      The team builds the user-facing components of your application.
    6. Back End Development
      The team builds the underlying components that power the user's interactions with the front end.
    7. Testing
      The team works with you to run through the intended user flows of your app and fix any bugs or undesirable behaviors.
    8. Deploy
      The team launches your app to your chosen platform(s).
    9. Iterate and Scale
      As your app attracts new users, you work with the team to add features and improve performance.

    What can Crowdbotics build for you?

    Crowdbotics provides infrastructure, implementation, maintenance, operations, monitoring, and security for over 500 kinds of software applications including web and mobile apps.

    Mobile App
    Voice Enabled Device
    Blockchain
    VR/AR
    Browser Extension
    Web Application
    Wearables
    Internet of Things (IoT)
    Alexa Interactive Voice Agent

    Why do businesses trust Crowdbotics?

    "The Crowdbotics team immediately understood what I was looking for and helped me build an even better app than I originally imagined. For non-developers like myself, they were the perfect partner."

    — Jason Brucker, MD - Founder, MD Creative LLC

    Benefits of Building a Healthcare App

    Building a healthcare app can be a lot of work, but there are clear benefits that can come as a result of going through the process:

    Improve Patient Experience

    Developing healthcare apps can help you provide a better experience to patients coming to you to receive care. 

    Differentiate From Local Competitors

    Developing healthcare apps can help you provide more services and value to patients, which makes it easier to differentiate from other local competitors. 

    Improve Hospital Efficiencies 

    Developing healthcare apps can help you improve efficiencies throughout your organization, such as scheduling staff, managing patient appointments, keeping records up-to-date, or managing billing. 

    Accelerate Patient Throughput 

    Developing healthcare apps can help you accelerate the time it takes to move patients through the process of receiving care and services from your hospital. 

    Create More Revenue Through Innovation

    Developing healthcare apps can bring new innovation to your organization, which in turn could help you create more revenue opportunities. 

    Healthcare App Integrations

    Crowdbotics enables you to easily build the following healthcare API integrations in to your app:

    • Electronic Health Record (EHR) software integrations, such as eClinicalWorks and Allscripts
    • Medical database software integrations, such as RXNT
    • Medical research software integrations, such as PubMed
    • Diagnosis app integrations, such as HumanDX and OSP Labs
    • Medical imaging apps integrations, such as Materialize and Vepro
    • Electronic prescription software integrations, such as MediTab and ScriptSure
    • Telemedicine software integrations, such as Doxy.me and ZingTree
    • Appointment scheduling software integrations, such as SimplyBook.me
    • Medical billing software integrations, such as Epic Care
    • Hospital management software integrations, such as Availity
    • Medical equipment management software integrations, such as Sortly
    • Health tracking app integrations, such as 8fit or Oura
    • Personal Health Record apps, such as Tulipa

    How Much Does it Cost to Build a Healthcare Application?

    Based on our internal data, an average health care app usually costs $30,156 to build. However, the total cost can be as low as $9,000 or as high as $76,000. A health care app with a low number of features (also known as a "minimum viable product", or MVP) will be more affordable than an app that includes all intended functionality.

    Consumer-focused health care apps, such as medication trackers, will be more affordable than business applications, such as an ERP system for a large hospital network.

    How Long Does it Take to Develop a Healthcare Application?

    A health care app usually takes a little over 300 hours of development time to build. However, a health care app can be built in as few as 70 hours, or in as many as 500 hours. The exact timeline mostly depends on how complicated your app is. As a general rule, it will take longer if you require highly custom designs, niche features, or non-standard release platforms.

    Risks and Challenges of Building a Healthcare Application

    As with any type of innovation, there are risks and challenges associated with developing a healthcare application.

    Common Risks & Challenges Include:

    • Lack of HIPAA or ADA compliance 
    • Not user-friendly enough
    • Lack of patient engagement
    • Overspending
    • Not enough awareness after launch
    • Lack of development resources
    • Doesn’t play nice with other existing tools 

    Crowdbotics can help you mitigate or completely avoid these risks and more. 

    Benefits of Partnering with Crowdbotics

    Why do healthcare companies choose Crowdbotics as a partner when they need to bring a new idea or innovation to life? Here are a few benefits of working with Crowdbotics:

    You Retain Ownership of the Code

    Crowdbotics gives you complete ownership of the code used to build your app, allowing you to audit, customize, and stay compliant long after you’ve launched your app.

    You Stay HIPAA-Compliant

    Crowdbotics ensures that the app you build and launch is fully compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). 

    You Get to Build & Launch Faster

    Crowdbotics has an ever-growing library of app modules that allow you to build faster and focus more time and energy on unique features. 

    You Spend Less Time & Money

    Crowdbotics enables you to work more efficiently than you would with a traditional app developer, which can save you time and money over time. 

    You Get Access to Industry-Experienced Developers

    Crowdbotics can connect you to a network of healthcare app developers who can help you take your project to the finish line or entirely off your shoulders.

    You Get Dedicated Team Members

    Crowdbotics can pair you with a dedicated team of Crowdbotics experts who will work with you directly as you develop and release your app.

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