How do I develop a telemedicine app?
Telemedicine has grown from 1,000% in March 2020 to over 4,000% in April 2020. In fact, it is found that 90% of medical providers have invested or are planning to invest in remote patient monitoring technologies.
A telemedicine app enables app users (patients) to book medical treatment to combat disease or disorder at their fingertips. Being a leading digital healthcare app development company, we are going to tell you more about the basic yet powerful features that you need to include in the telemedicine app.
This answer includes information for digital-centric health startups and entrepreneurs. Here is a round of five powerful features of the best telemedicine apps, which you can consider during telemedicine app development.
Introduction
There is no room for doubt that physicians are overworked and emergency rooms are overloaded. And, top of it, the cost of healthcare has been rising continuously. After the emergence of telemedicine, the change in the healthcare industry is at pace. The cause of this drastic change in this industry is due to the makeover of mobile applications, or better to say ‘telemedicine apps’.
Undoubtedly, telemedicine app has changed the way people manage their health. The telemedicine app provides a blend of convenience and medical care mobility.
Being a digital-centric health startup or entrepreneur, if you want to develop a telemedicine app or telemedicine solution, then let’s check out the process you need to follow for developing a doctor’s on-demand app.
How to Create a Telemedicine App?
Here is a step-by-step process of developing a telemedicine mobile app.
Make a Plan
A goal without a plan is just a wish. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Before you start developing the app, you must make a project plan with all the necessary details. You need to decide on the important features that you want to include in your app. We have tried to help you with the 5 most powerful features that you will find in the next topic of this answer.
You should also have a flexible yet approximate budget for your app development project. You must know your upper limit to spend on the project. Also, carrying out business analysis can also be helpful.
Get a Quote
After business analysis, it’s time to get a quote from a reputed app development company. This step is very easy. All you need to do is contact us and tell us some details about the software idea. We have experience in building 40+ healthcare apps, so we will discuss your needs and solve all your queries. In fact, we will give an estimated price for your telemedicine / on-demand pediatrics app development.
Discuss
After finalizing the budget and project plan, it’s time to discuss the action plan and terms of the project. We will discuss the MVP project scope, project management tools, and sign an NDA to safeguard your app idea. Then, we will finish the necessary paperwork and move on to the development stage.
Start the Development
After the action plan is finalized, we will start making app wireframes, mockups along design prototypes. When you approve the designs, we will start developing the code, testing it, and fixing bugs. We make sure the app includes all the required features and runs seamlessly on various mobile devices.
We do this by keeping you in the loop and taking care of any feedback and instructions that you need to give.
App demo
Once the app with the necessary features is ready, we will give you a project demo. If you are satisfied with the product, we will start doing the paperwork for publishing your telemedicine app on the designated marketplace.
Deploying the App
Whether you want to launch your app on Google Playstore or Apple AppStore, we take care of the guidelines that these application stores require. We, then, deploy your application on the app marketplace as well as your servers.
Further, we also submit your project-related data like the source code, databases, designs, mockups, and admin panel access credentials.
