Healthcare is an incredibly complex field when it comes to software development. There are so many different types of available applications for hospitals, pharmacies, and doctor’s offices. Some organizations use custom software, too, as healthcare often has nuances and rules that only custom applications can fill.

What software does the healthcare industry use? Here are the three most common applications. If you need different software or custom connections between applications, INVID Group can help create it for you.

Electronic Health Records Software (Also a Popular Custom Software App)

One of the most commonly-used healthcare software manages electronic health records. Indeed, this software replaces the legacy paper records that doctors used to have. Most hospitals and doctor’s offices use EHR systems because they’re faster, more efficient, and this technology makes it significantly easier to stay compliant with evolving regulations.

However, EHR systems are often not a one-size-fits-all solution. Many times, places want these systems integrated with other software, like billing or even medical diagnosis or research applications. These integrations make routine tasks, like sending out medical bills, much quicker. Therefore, many institutions either use pre-existing EHR solutions and augment them as necessary or build them from the ground up!

Medical Diagnosis Software

Another common application that hospitals and clinics use is an app to aid with medical diagnoses. Leveraging the power of AI and the cloud, these software applications help doctors arrive at the correct diagnosis given a set of symptoms.

The most generic medical diagnosis application allows a doctor or nurse to enter what a patient is experiencing and get a list of possible illnesses that match those criteria. There are much more complex applications, however. Some software will diagnose one particular disease from a set of scans. Other software will predict the probability of a patient developing a specific condition.

Due to the complexity of these types of applications, they’re usually not custom software for one specific institution. However, medical providers often want to integrate these applications with other components, like electronic health records. Those connections usually consist of custom software!

Medical Research Software

The last standard software that institutions use is for medical research. These applications help manage clinical trials and ensure that medical research happens ethically and correctly. Medical research software also helps ensure that these trials adhere to the proper standards (like obtaining adequate consent from patients) so that institutions can use all the results collected.

Usually, these applications are not entirely custom-built. Numerous pre-built solutions do this well. However, like the medical diagnosis software, many institutions integrate this software with their other applications. Those connections may require custom programming.

Custom Software Is Often Necessary

Custom software is often necessary to ensure that patients receive healthcare promptly. The healthcare industry frequently doesn’t need software entirely from scratch – indeed, many software vendors get doctor’s offices, clinics, hospitals, and pharmacists most of the way there. However, add-ons are often necessary to ensure these apps work well for all departments and let doctors provide fast and efficient care!

If you are looking to get custom healthcare software, please contact us at INVID Group! We would love to learn more about your software needs and see how we can assist!