EHR conversion without disrupting medical care

One of Abto Software’s recent projects was the upgrade of an existing Electronic Health Record system’s user interface for a Canadian client. The result of our fruitful cooperation was the implementation of a new user interface for the EHR system in place, which allows the company to provide high-quality services and scale the business.

Our client is a global company providing healthcare tech solutions for hospitals, nursing homes, and other medical institutions. The client’s flagship product is an advanced platform with an EHR system – a key business element for clinical decision support.

The main tech trend all over the world – and we are talking not only about healthcare but other industries too – is the major transition to ever greater digitalization and more efficient communication. The solution with the EHR system for clinicians provided by our client allows hospitals to optimize operational processes, from new patient registration to reporting.

December 2021, our team took over a project for a Canadian provider. The client’s main request was to upgrade the user interface of the outdated system in place, completely based on Angular.JS.

The stages of the initiated project:

• Accessing the existing system
• Comprehensive research
• Architecture design
• Consultations with external experts on the solution’s concept
• Code replacement – re-coding from obsolete Angular.JS to React
• Testing and consultations with external experts on the project’s results

The updated Electronic Health Record system is, in simple terms, a large, secure warehouse for important patient data. It facilitates the work of clinicians and improves the quality of medical services provided. With the help of the updated EHR system, nurses and attending physicians get access to important patient data in just a few clicks. Mentioned data includes allergies, diagnoses, diets, medication plans, medical notes, and patients’ treatment statuses.

Nurses and attending physicians get access to the following information:

• Care plans
• Medical notes
• Medication passes
• Treatment passes
• Lab reports
• Wound tracking

…and more!

Our team has faced several challenges:

1. Constraints from the customer.

The back-end had to remain unchanged, the front-end (user interface) of the EHR system had to be re-written from the outdated Angular.JS to React.

2. Too much business logic on the front-end side.

Previously written in Angular.JS, the system had a lot of business logic on the front-end side.

3. Legal aspects.

4. The need for integration of individual custom controls.

The system required customization for specific behavior control to support the website’s core functionality.

Our specialists reused the business logic of the existing system as much as possible, where possible. Where it appeared to be impossible, the team found alternatives that would allow the implemented system to function as usual.

As a result of our cooperation, our client:

• Can significantly optimize the EHR system’s maintenance costs
• Can provide medical institutions with a robust system that holds all the patient data necessary for upscale treatment

Business value of an updated, serviceable EHR system:

• The replacement of an unsupported technology to exclude the risk of sensitive data leakage
• Sticking to the previously implemented style to retain the ability to use the tool in a usual way, but with the capacity to modernize the solution further in the future

The development of Electronic Health Record systems is a promising trend. Evermore medical institutions consider digitalization to optimize their internal operational processes. Electronic Health Record systems are an efficient solution to many of the operational challenges faced by healthcare providers all around the world. Talking about market drivers, experts believe the adoption of EHR systems will propel market expansion and boost product demand, so it’s no wonder medical institutions are into the trend.

During the overviewed project, our team was able to cover a legacy EHR conversion, including legacy data conversion, thus providing a handy solution for medical personnel. And this is despite some difficulties associated with the obvious shortcomings of the EHR system in place.
 
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