Orvos: Health App & Award Winning Pitch
brief
Due to old systems, effective communication in healthcare between patients and practitioners outside of appointments is often challenging and inefficient.
The Problem
Current systems in healthcare are stressful for both practitioners and patients.
- 21% of health professionals report filing Electronic Health Records is a major source of stress
- 32% of patients report that managing appointments is a frustrating experience adding to a stressful situation.
Opportunity
Improve efficiency and increase quality of healthcare for both Patients and Practitioners
Scope
Holistic healthcare system for a better health experience
Orvos prioritizes clear communication, acting as a central hub for scheduling, aftercare, and next steps, improving the experience for both practitioners and patients. Unlike competitors, Orvos addresses the comprehensive needs of Patient and Practitioners by ensuring the involvement of all parties, maintaining essential features and enhancing the usual features.
Highlights
Key Problems in the Healthcare System
Competitors
We analyzed competitors to identify strengths and weaknesses in supporting patient-practitioner communication. We found that these platforms primarily focus on one-time visits or isolated aspects of the care process, rather than addressing the comprehensive needs of patients and healthcare providers.
Maple
Referral MD
Tia
Health Records
Referrals
Prescription Management
Patient-Doctor Communication
Process
Our Solution
- Get patients involved
- 2–way scheduler feature
- Collaborative medical log
- Sharable health profile
- Dashboards for clear visibility and boost productivity
- Color coded systemColor coded system
- Clean text and UI
- Secure & privacy focused
- Interface that represents reliability and trust
- User Experience that reinforces the link between practitioner and patient
Exploring the UX/UI
With limited time, we outlined task flows and prioritized them for wireframing. This process allowed us to experiment and establish a consistent design style that was both aesthetic and accessible, tailored to our primary users and goals.
Home Dashboard
Displays the most important and urgent content in a cascading order, making it easier for patients to manage multiple appointments.
Medical Log
Accessible timeline for patients and doctors, recording events, appointments, symptoms, and patient data. This tool allows patients to contribute to their care and simplifies symptom tracking for doctors.
Scheduler
Patients can block out unavailable dates, set scheduling preferences, and view booked appointments, providing doctors and administrators with clear availability. This streamlines the booking process.
Profile
Patients are encouraged to provide key health information to streamline appointment scheduling, making initial data collection easier when seeing new or doctors a patient hasn’t seen in a while.
Practitioner Dashboard
View PrototypePatient Overview
Practitioners can access a patient’s health profile, including relevant information from other doctors, promoting collaboration and efficiency by reducing duplicate tests.
Appointments
Practitioners can view a patient’s upcoming and past appointments with themselves and other practitioners, simplifying management and offering insight into the patient’s care.
Scheduler
Practitioners can view patients' upcoming appointments and preferences, allowing them to schedule the most appropriate times and streamline the booking process.
Lab Results
Search and sort lab results from themselves and other practitioners in one database, allowing efficient access to test results and providing clear information for informed decisions.
Post Project
Takeaways
Prioritization
Efficient Time Management
