How To Develop A Telemedicine Application: An Ultimate Guide To Telehealth App Development

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we do all kinds of things, from ditching the office to work from home to ordering delivery and curbside pickup in lieu of a visit to the store or restaurant. However, one of the biggest changes triggered by COVID-19 happened in the healthcare domain, with more and more clinicians and patients going for remote consultations and skipping in-person visits.

This, in turn, led to a dramatic increase in the number of telemedicine services and patients using them. McKinsey estimates that just a year after the start of the pandemic, telemedicine has seen a 38x increase. This looks very promising not just for patients and healthcare providers who want a new, more convenient way to connect, but also for software companies who want to tap into the emerging market and take advantage of its potential. Here is your guide to building telemedicine applications.

What is a telemedicine application and why should you build one?

A telemedicine application is a software product designed to make healthcare more accessible to patients and easier to deliver for clinicians. A telehealth solution usually has two sides: the patient side, where the user can find a doctor, schedule an…