Custom healthcare software development: solutions & best practices
Healthcare software development market overview
the expected healthcare IT market CAGR from 2020 - 2030
Grand View Research
of healthcare organizations invest in AI, ML, and predictive analytics
PWC Health Research Institute
of users expect to manage their health information online
McKinsey
Boost your healthcare business with high-quality software
Why Itransition
25+ years of experience in healthcare IT
Forrester's 2022 Modern Application Development Services report recognition
Ranked high in 2021 Execution Zone for Telemedicine and IoT by Zinnov Zones
HIPAA- and HITECH-compliant software development
Adherence to OWASP, IEC 62443 and other medical development security criteria
Working knowledge of the major healthcare standards and coding systems, including DICOM, FHIR, ICD-10, and CPT
Expertise with FDA classes II and III, and IEC 62304 classes A, B and C of medical devices
Internal Healthcare Center of Excellence
Our healthcare software development services
We are ready to handle end-to-end healthcare software development or help you at any stage of the project.
Consulting
Our consultants help medical organizations establish optimal digital environments by advising on the technologies that fit into your company’s ecosystem, helping choose solutions most suitable for your business, and drawing up an efficient plan for their implementation.
Development
Itransition’s development team is ready to deliver any type of healthcare system and implement a platform-based solution according to your business vision. We employ application implementation best practices, keeping security and industry requirements in mind and adhering to the methodology best suited for your case.
Integration
We make healthcare IT ecosystems more connected by integrating your software with third-party applications and ensuring their interoperability and security while also simplifying the adoption of value-adding extensions down the road.
Support & maintenance
Our experts help healthcare companies keep their software fully operable, flexible, secure, and cost-effective. We provide support services on multiple levels, including pre-support audits, 24/7 performance monitoring, and timely upgrades and customizations.
Legacy software reengineering
We help medical institutions revamp their legacy software by upgrading, extending, or completely reworking it. Our developers can revamp your existing software so it becomes more secure, reliable, and compliant with the current standards.
Expand your healthcare service portfolio with comprehensive software solutions
Healthcare solutions we develop
Itransition builds internal and customer-facing healthcare software which can be easily integrated into your IT infrastructure.
We deliver electronic health record and medical record software to help healthcare providers enhance their organization’s interoperability, efficiency, and patient care by enabling them to acquire, store, manage and transfer patient records between specialists, departments, and institutions.
- Digital patient history with treatment plans and lab results
- Schedules and automated reminders about upcoming tasks
- Patient data collection from healthcare software and patient devices
- Voice recognition for accelerated data input
Success stories
For over 25 years, Itransition has consistently delivered successful custom medical software implementation projects, helping healthcare organizations reach new heights.
10x
faster data processing
Pharmaceutical data analytics suite
Itransition developed and then continuously supported the client’s analytics suite that handles over 500 million patient records and several dozen petabytes of proprietary data.
100,000+
registered users
SaaS wellness platform
Our team developed a HIPAA-compliant SaaS platform with complementary OS-agnostic mobile applications that helps lifestyle, nutrition and fitness specialists to provide wellness services.
400
blood centers use our solution
Medical equipment management software
Our experts developed an FDA- and IEC 62304-compliant web solution that automatically integrates and manages blood transfusion devices and enables collection and processing of large amounts of blood data.
3-in-1
custom solution
CRM/ERP/HR for staffing provider
We delivered a comprehensive Odoo-based solution for a US-based healthcare staffing service provider that allows conducting all contract- and tender-related business processes in one place.
2x
faster test runs
Sample analysis solution revamp
Itransition developed a part of a complex sample submission solution, delivering intuitive sample management, accelerated delivery and increased code quality, and a centralized app store for chemists.
HIPAA, ONC, CEHRT, and Section 508 compliance
compliance
Telemedicine-ready EHR system
We delivered an EHR system that optimizes patient records input and facilitates doctor-patient communication through speech recognition, smartpen, clinical text analysis, NLP, and online medical conference tools.
30+
new healthcare institution clients
Clinical data exchange PoC
Our software development team has become an integral part of the customer’s in-house team, successfully delivering a PoC and proceeding to develop a full-featured Flutter-based application for ambulance doctors and paramedics to securely store and exchange clinical data.
1,000
therapy orders created monthly
Oncology treatment platform
Itransition created a platform that enables doctors to make oncology treatment decisions based on medical research results, quickly create treatment orders, and review auto-generated reports for recommended therapies.
10x
faster data processing
Pharmaceutical data analytics suite
Itransition developed and then continuously supported the client’s analytics suite that handles over 500 million patient records and several dozen petabytes of proprietary data.
100,000+
registered users
SaaS wellness platform
Our team developed a HIPAA-compliant SaaS platform with complementary OS-agnostic mobile applications that helps lifestyle, nutrition and fitness specialists to provide wellness services.
400
blood centers use our solution
Medical equipment management software
Our experts developed an FDA- and IEC 62304-compliant web solution that automatically integrates and manages blood transfusion devices and enables collection and processing of large amounts of blood data.
3-in-1
custom solution
CRM/ERP/HR for staffing provider
We delivered a comprehensive Odoo-based solution for a US-based healthcare staffing service provider that allows conducting all contract- and tender-related business processes in one place.
2x
faster test runs
Sample analysis solution revamp
Itransition developed a part of a complex sample submission solution, delivering intuitive sample management, accelerated delivery and increased code quality, and a centralized app store for chemists.
HIPAA, ONC, CEHRT, and Section 508 compliance
compliance
Telemedicine-ready EHR system
We delivered an EHR system that optimizes patient records input and facilitates doctor-patient communication through speech recognition, smartpen, clinical text analysis, NLP, and online medical conference tools.
30+
new healthcare institution clients
Clinical data exchange PoC
Our software development team has become an integral part of the customer’s in-house team, successfully delivering a PoC and proceeding to develop a full-featured Flutter-based application for ambulance doctors and paramedics to securely store and exchange clinical data.
1,000
therapy orders created monthly
Oncology treatment platform
Itransition created a platform that enables doctors to make oncology treatment decisions based on medical research results, quickly create treatment orders, and review auto-generated reports for recommended therapies.
10x
faster data processing
Pharmaceutical data analytics suite
Itransition developed and then continuously supported the client’s analytics suite that handles over 500 million patient records and several dozen petabytes of proprietary data.
100,000+
registered users
SaaS wellness platform
Our team developed a HIPAA-compliant SaaS platform with complementary OS-agnostic mobile applications that helps lifestyle, nutrition and fitness specialists to provide wellness services.
400
blood centers use our solution
Medical equipment management software
Our experts developed an FDA- and IEC 62304-compliant web solution that automatically integrates and manages blood transfusion devices and enables collection and processing of large amounts of blood data.
3-in-1
custom solution
CRM/ERP/HR for staffing provider
We delivered a comprehensive Odoo-based solution for a US-based healthcare staffing service provider that allows conducting all contract- and tender-related business processes in one place.
2x
faster test runs
Sample analysis solution revamp
Itransition developed a part of a complex sample submission solution, delivering intuitive sample management, accelerated delivery and increased code quality, and a centralized app store for chemists.
HIPAA, ONC, CEHRT, and Section 508 compliance
compliance
Telemedicine-ready EHR system
We delivered an EHR system that optimizes patient records input and facilitates doctor-patient communication through speech recognition, smartpen, clinical text analysis, NLP, and online medical conference tools.
Our clients say
Together with Itransition, we managed to develop a solution that transformed the way wellness services are provided. The platform already boasts the following results: 700+ providers offering their services through the platform, 10k+ registered users, and 10+ organizations using the solution’s white-label version.
Thanks to Itransition’s technology expertise and experience in setting up development processes in multinational distributed teams, we have been able to accelerate delivery, scale teams up without slowing down development, and increase team velocity and productivity. All above helped us speed up proving product viability, hitting important milestones, and showing demos to key company players.
Custom vs platform-based healthcare software
The choice between custom and platform-based software can be complicated but it largely determines how beneficial it will be for your company. Our consultants can help you recognize which works best for your organization, improving healthcare professionals’ and patients’ satisfaction, an organization’s efficiency, and profits. Whenever you have a clear understanding of the type of desired software, our team will be glad to develop a fully custom system or implement a platform-based one.
Custom software
Platform-based software
Pros
Custom software
Platform-based software
Only valuable functionality Tailored to your specific workflows Provides full control over the system and data
Affordable upfront cost Fast implementation Highly interoperable with software from the same vendor
Cons
Custom software
Platform-based software
Relatively high upfront cost Takes longer to implement Requires additional time and effort to integrate with other systems
Functionality and interface are mostly pre-determined by the vendor Less flexible and scalable than custom solutions
Healthcare software development roadmap
We perform the full scope of services necessary for successful healthcare software adoption in any healthcare organization, ensuring the solution’s scalability and secure personal data management in any deployment mode.
1
Discovery
We start by closely collaborating with medical staff and management and defining an organization’s requirements
2
Development
Together with our client’s team, we decide on the tech stack and map out the project’s milestones
Our experts create a custom healthcare app or tune a platform-based solution
Our integration team connects the new healthcare solution to other hospital software or third-party apps
We perform all-round quality assurance and ensure GDPR/HIPAA compliance throughout the entire process
3
Implementation
We install the new healthcare solutions into the organization’s IT ecosystem and migrate all the relevant data
4
Post-deployment
Depending on the service package, we keep monitoring the system’s performance, solving operational issues, and implementing upgrades after the deployment
Core tech stack we use
As a custom healthcare software development company, Itransition uses an extensive set of engineering tools and runs an in-house R&D lab to explore and adopt emerging technologies.
Languages
C# Python
Java C
C++ Ruby
PHP Javascript
Frameworks and libraries
.NET Core ASP.NET
ASP.NET Core Angular
React Ruby on Rails
Vue.js
Cloud
Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Platform
Apprenda
Rackspace
Mobile technologies
iOS (swift/Objective C) Android (Kotlin/Java)
Flutter React Native
Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM)
Xamarin
Platforms
Salesforce
Pega
Odoo
Microsoft
Database-related
SQL Server Postgres
MongoDB Amazon DynamoDB
Azure Cosmos DB Redis
SSIS (Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services)
Entrust medical software development to industry experts
Our expertise with innovative technologies
Our experts constantly monitor the most recent trends in the healthcare industry and employ innovative technologies to develop smarter solutions.
VR, AR & MR
Our team of medical app developers offers their hands-on experience in implementing VR, AR, and MR to facilitate surgery, ensure accurate diagnostics, or provide interactive education for medical practitioners and students.
RPA
We introduce time- and cost-saving bots into healthcare institutions’ workflows to help with routine tasks, such as answering common patient requests, filling out forms, compiling reports, sending appointment reminders, and facilitating document management.
AI and ML
Our experts employ sophisticated ML algorithms that enhance diagnostic and analytical precision, streamline routine operations, and enable modern examination methods.
Medical image analysis
We deliver medical imaging software for research and clinical needs. Our solutions support different medical image modalities, raise the effectiveness of early diagnostics, and reduce the risk of medical errors and excessive tests.
Benefits of building custom medical software with Itransition
We employ modern implementation techniques and tools to ensure the highest quality of our services and to bring our clients maximum value.
Tailored functionality
Our custom healthcare software completely fits the required functionality, offering only valuable modules that don’t overcomplicate the system, a user-friendly interface, smooth integrations, and relevant support options.
Enhanced interoperability
Our experts support healthcare interoperability by facilitating fast, smooth, and secure data exchange between healthcare systems. This increases healthcare professionals’ satisfaction with the software and the quality of care and also enhances patient experience at various interaction touchpoints.
Better health outcomes
Implementing high-quality healthcare software, we help medical professionals to focus more on each patient, get medical data of better quality, thus making more data-driven and accurate medical decisions, and exchange information with other specialists faster and more securely.
Improved workflows
We develop healthcare solutions that reduce paperwork, help speed up routine processes, extract more value from data, redistribute resources where they are most needed, and make internal changes faster without disrupting care.
Full regulatory compliance
Our healthcare software is developed according to the industry’s major security and interoperability protocols (OWASP, FHIR, etc.) to ensure that health data is handled in accordance with international and local regulations like HIPAA and GDPR.
Powerful scalability
Our team understands the importance of implementing solutions that grow alongside our clients’ businesses. We make sure our systems are highly scalable and also provide maintenance, upgrade, and support services after deployment so the software won’t become outdated.
Reduced cost of care
We implement healthcare solutions that yield quick ROI while helping cut down the number of readmissions, ER visits, and hospitalizations, automating care processes, alleviating medical personnel from burdensome routine tasks, eliminating silos, and lowering the overall cost of care.
Fail-proof security
We employ multi-factor authentication, data encryption, role-based access to medical information, and other techniques to protect our clients from cybercrimes and guarantee patient data protection.
