In the world of on-demand everything from food to travel, on-demand doctors are something which is actually transforming lives. Patients can consult a doctor from anywhere around the world just from an app.  

These apps have introduced a great solution to the problem of patients waiting for long hours in the clinic or hospital. On the other hand, it is also an effective solution for healthcare providers. These apps help them to manage the appointments, records, and schedules of the staff.

There is no doubt that people are looking for the telemedicine app development solutions to build their own startup. But in this high competition, where there are already several apps available do you think you can compete by just copying the existing apps? There is no way you can win the competition by providing the same features and solutions as your competitors. You need to stand out to get the users for your mobile app. Hence we have written this blog to help you decide which features are important and which features are trending in the healthcare sector apps.

Let us have a look at the must-have features for a doctor appointment app:

Doctor’s profile and details

If the profile of the doctor has all the details about his qualifications, previous work experience, achievements, etc then it will help the patients to trust him/her.

Document sharing

An app where a patient can connect to a doctor privately and safely is an amazing thing. And if it has a feature where the patient can scan and share the documents of medical history and medical reports can be the best thing for them. Doctors can understand about the patient directly from the documents and patients don’t have to take the huge file every time with them.

Data protection

Now that we have just discussed the benefit of sharing the medical documents it is also very important to keep the data safe. Medical records are the very private information of any person. Hence; data protection is an important aspect when it comes to doctor appointment app.

Artificial Intelligence & Predictive Analysis

With the right configuration of AI, a mobile app can predict the disease at an early stage from the basic symptoms. Adding the feature of predictive analysis is an important step to stand out in the crowd of other competitors.

Telemedicine and Telehealth

An online doctor appointment app can be a lot better if it has an online prescription and medicine delivery option. This will eliminate the entire process of visiting a clinic or hospital for small problems. With telehealth, a patient can consult the doctor online via voice call or video call and the doctor can analyze if there is a need of visiting the clinic or a prescription will resolve the issue.

Wearable Integration

Almost every individual has a smart health tracker in the form of watches or smartphones. If your app has the ability to fetch and utilize the data of wearables then it would be easy for users to keep a track of their heart rate, physical activity, and breathing habits.

Multiple Ways of Communication

A reliable app needs to have different ways of in-app communication. There are instances when a patient or a doctor is not comfortable in sharing their personal mobile number. In such cases, they can connect from the app directly and with number masking facilities the personal number will be safe. There are multiple ways of communication which you can add in the app like:

Video chat: If there are some symptoms that a doctor needs to see directly.

Text messages: Text messages are the most common way of communication for this generation hence it is important to add in the mobile app.

Voice call: For those who don’t have time to explain the symptoms via text can directly explain it over a voice call.

Voice messages: If a person is not able to connect the doctor on call then he or she can directly share a voice message to explain the symptoms.

Conclusion

Developing a doctor appointment app is an amazing business idea but it needs good strategic planning and expertise. When you are sure of your plan then only search for a company or organization that can build your app.

Talk to the company; explain your goal and objective clearly, check the skills of the developer and work on the project simultaneously. don’t trust blindly on the online reviews and feedback these are easy to buy. Moreover; you can always discuss your business idea with analysts. A business analyst will help you to understand the market place and revenue model of your app idea.

Whenever in doubt get in touch with a reliable company that can assist you throughout the process.