Online platform for healthcare professionals
Medspoke is a platform for automating the remote certification of healthcare professionals in any of the 50 states of America.
Background
Customer Request
Challenges
- Deficiency of structuring IT processesThe key obstacle in the project development was the lack of understanding of the technical task's priority, which confused the process of scaling the service, and, as a result, problems in the development of the platform's functionality.
- Issues when working with the client interfaceFor contacting the service manager, the client-doctor had to fill in only short information, and other materials were provided exclusively in a specific document scanning format, which led to confusion for both the client and the service specialists.
- Insufficiency of documents' protection from forgeryManaging licenses required many routine processes, such as drafting and signing a doctor's statement when submitting forms to government agencies. It made the license renewal procedure longer and more confusing, which discouraged customers.
- Shortage of automation of interaction with the websites of state government agenciesManaging licenses required many routine processes, such as drafting and signing a doctor's statement when submitting forms to government agencies. It made the license renewal procedure longer and more confusing, which discouraged customers.
Challenges
Solutions
- Systematization of IT works by priorityBased on the marketing analysis of the project's tasks and the assessment of technical documentation and bugs in the service, a clear structure of studies was developed based on their importance and direct impact on the operation of the service.
- Redesign and modification of the client cabinetAfter updating the UX service, the client received an intuitive account, where he could upload all documents and licenses in a convenient format and separate forms for this. At the same time, the system provided hints as to what materials were not enough to renew the license based on the state's CME requirements.
- Implementation of the electronic signature hash functionThe introduction of the digital signature function allowed customers to upload personal data, providing company managers with permission to use them, which significantly simplified the process of identifying doctors and accelerated the license renewal procedure.
- Process optimization of providing personal accessThe introduction of a unified automated form through which doctors could transfer access with the right to use them to the websites of departmental structures significantly simplified the system for storing and protecting personal information, and also accelerated the process of submitting requests to authorized bodies.
Solutions
CME hours were entered through the service
tracking the expiration of licenses and certificates through the service
documents were uploaded through the platform by customers
unique users have used the service for all the time
Main features
Server for notifying doctors about the expiration of a certificate or license
Previously, doctors used the Medspoke service only when the CME had already expired or was about to expire, as a result of which, after the extension of the documentation, the client could no longer contact the company. The introduction of the notification server made it possible to inform previously registered users about the license expiration in 180 days. Besides, in the client's office, the user could view information about all certificates and licenses with the display of their expiration dates in the order of the closest ones. IT increased customer loyalty through timely renewals of medical licenses and expanded the number of services provided through the return of lost users.
Server for notifying doctors about the expiration of a certificate or license
Development and implementation of the CME tracker
Since the renewal of a medical license required the development of CME hours in different areas and specializations, each client had to provide the manager with the entire list of completed classes. Only in this case, the specialist could provide license renewal services. It significantly confused the client and slowed down the process, resulting in doctors abandoning the MedSpoke service. The trekker introduction enables systematization of all the information on the CME of each client, considering requirements for the license type, specialization and norms of each of the 50 US states. Each client could view the progress by points and domains to select the required one and speed up the license renewal.
Development and implementation of the CME tracker
Implementing a client-oriented document editor
Previously, to renew certificates and documents, the doctor-client had to manually fill out complicated forms for many lines with personalized information, which required the use of piles of papers. The FTL team developed and implemented an editor that automatically used data from the documentation already uploaded by the client to autocomplete the lines of all applications with automatic validation of the document with the client's electronic signature.
Implementing a client-oriented document editor
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Customer review
Dmitry and his team were very responsive and excited to help us kickstart our project. We enjoyed working and collaborating with them. Their knowledge of best practices and testing were high-quality assets for helping us stay on track. I am glad we found them.
