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Healthcare IT Consulting

Our clients get comprehensive action plans to launch successful healthcare software and optimize IT delivery while ensuring full regulatory compliance and PHI protection. We would be pleased to help with your initiative.

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Gala Batsishcha

ScienceSoft's Healthcare IT Consultant, MD

Healthcare IT consulting services by ScienceSoft drive fail-proof IT strategy planning and worry-free tech launch for care providers, product, medical device, and pharma companies. ISO 13485-certified, we meticulously study your business and help create secure and efficient solutions and operations.

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About ScienceSoft

  • Healthcare IT consulting firm with 19 years of experience in the healthcare industry.
  • 35 years in the information technology market.
  • ISO 13485:2016 certification that guarantees medical software development compliance with the requirements of the FDA and The Council of the European Union.
  • Working experience with HIPAA, GDPR, MDR, and FDA requirements and healthcare standards (e.g., HL7, ICD-10, CPT, XDS/XDS-I).
  • A clear understanding of the healthcare organizations’ internal processes.

What makes ScienceSoft different

Driving success in healthcare IT projects no matter what

ScienceSoft develops healthcare IT solutions that reduce care delivery costs and improve outcomes, no matter the challenges posed by diverse expectations of medical staff, shifting priorities, and resistance to change.

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Results That ScienceSoft’s Clients Achieve

10x cheaper patient data storage

thanks to optimized cloud resources consumption.

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30% reduction in development time

thanks to proactive project management.

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$7 million estimated annual savings

due to automated hospital asset management.

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3x user growth

thanks to new convenience-centered functionality of a SaMD web demo.

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15% increase

in monthly active users of a health tracking app.

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4% better patient outcomes

thanks to reimbursable video consultations.

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Our Awards and Recognitions

Listed among Healthcare IT Service Leaders in 2022 and 2024

Growing faster than Amazon, Google, and ServiceNow

Recognized for reliability and trustworthiness

Recognized by Health Tech Newspaper awards for the third time

Top Healthcare IT Developer and Advisor by Black Book™ survey 2023

Best in class in medical device connectivity (2023)

A top outsourcing provider for four consecutive years

ISO 13485-certified quality management system

ISO 27001-certified security management system

Healthcare Information Technology Consulting Service Options

ScienceSoft provides a full scope of healthcare IT services to ensure efficient resource allocation, healthcare data integrity, and security. Our healthcare consultants are proficient in advanced technologies like AI, IoT, blockchain, etc., and are ready to help you introduce new software and improve existing solutions.

Healthcare IT consulting

  • Analysis of the business needs and workflows that are affected by IT.
  • Healthcare IT assessment and strategic planning based on the current IT maturity level.
  • Digital transformation and cloud consulting.
  • Consulting on incident, change, and configuration management.
  • IT infrastructure optimization: performance and availability improvement, cost reduction, etc.
  • IT delivery process optimization, employee training.
  • IT compliance consulting.

Healthcare software consulting

  • (for software product companies) Market analysis, software idea productization.
  • (for healthcare providers) Assistance in choosing between custom and market-available software options.
  • Healthcare software design: features, architecture, integrations, tech stack.
  • Feasibility study and business case delivery, cost and ROI estimation.
  • Healthcare software development and QA consulting, DevOps implementation.
  • Guidance on achieving software compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, FDA, GDPR, MDR, IVDR, and other regulations.

Healthcare software development

  • Design of flexible architecture and required integrations.
  • Convenient UX design for doctors, nurses, patients, etc.
  • Development in compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and other regulations.
  • (if required) User training for doctors, nurses, etc.
  • Support and maintenance services according to the required schedule.

Healthcare IT support

  • Support of all healthcare IT ecosystem components (e.g., networks, IoMT infrastructure, EHR, patient portals).
  • Proactive healthcare IT support (e.g., security, healthcare IT infrastructure monitoring and maintenance).
  • Reactive IT support (e.g., L1-L3 support).

Healthcare software optimization and modernization

  • Performance optimization.
  • Healthcare software architecture redesign.
  • Evolution of medical software (e.g., implementation of advanced techs, new functionality, convenience features).
  • Security and compliance improvement.

Migration to a HIPAA-compliant cloud

  • Selection of an optimal HIPAA-compliant cloud provider (AWS, Azure, etc.).
  • Planning software migration to a HIPAA-compliant cloud.
  • Carrying out migration to a cloud.
  • Optimizing software in a HIPAA-compliant cloud and the use of cloud resources to cut expenses.

Integration of healthcare software

ScienceSoft helps integrate the software with:

Healthcare cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance assessment

  • HIPAA compliance of technical (e.g., ePHI access control) and physical (e.g., facility access control) safeguards.
  • Correction measures for the vulnerabilities that may be exploited by cybercriminals.
  • Security testing routine to ensure timely vulnerability detection and elimination.

Clients We Serve

Hospitals, health systems, and medical centers

Medical practices

Healthcare software providers

Healthtech startups

Mental health providers

Nursing homes and assisted livings

Home care providers

Veterinary clinics and hospitals

Medical laboratories

Medical device manufacturers

Pharmaceutical companies

Medical biotech companies

Contract research organizations

Health insurance companies

Healthcare NGOs and GOs

Fitness and wellness companies

Our Clients Say

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bioAffinity Technologies hired ScienceSoft to help in the development of its automated data analysis software for detection of lung cancer using flow cytometry.

Our project required a large amount of industry specific methodology and algorithms to be implemented into our new software connected to EHR/LIS systems, which the team handled well. They are reliable, thorough, smart, available, extremely good communicators and very friendly.

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During our cooperation, ScienceSoft proved to have vast expertise in the Healthcare and Life Science industries related to the development of desktop software connected to laboratory equipment, a mobile application, and a data analytics platform.

They bring top-quality talents and deep knowledge of IT technologies and approaches in accordance with ISO 13485 and IEC 62304 standards.

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We engaged ScienceSoft to build an Android app that complements our web-based platform for our patients.

They advised and successfully lead the way from end to end through the technical challenges and considerations with development of the app. We have also engaged them to introduce a few enhancements to the app and would certainly consider ScienceSoft as a technology partner in further software development initiatives.

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Healthcare IT Solutions We Offer

Patient engagement solutions

ScienceSoft will help you design and plan the development of:

  • Custom patient portals.
  • Medical websites.
  • Mobile applications for health parameters tracking, nutrition monitoring, etc.
  • Chronic disease management applications.
  • Health education software.
  • Clinical maps.

Implementation timeline: MVP in 2-4 months.

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Remote patient monitoring (RPM)

We advise on RPM software that allows:

  • Collecting and analyzing detailed information about patients’ vitals.
  • Sharing patient data with integrated healthcare IT systems (e.g., EHR, HMS).
  • Alerting a doctor, a patient, and caregivers in case of alarming health parameters.

Implementation timeline: MVP in around 4-8 months.

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Telemedicine software

ScienceSoft's experts design telemedicine software offering:

  • Engaging video appointments.
  • Remote diagnosing and vitals tracking (e.g., for pulse, blood pressure).
  • Automated billing due to integration with EHR.
  • Data analytics of patient outcome trends, and  physician performance.

Implementation timeline: MVP in around 4-8 months.

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Chronic disease management and digital therapeutics

We design software featuring:

  • Notifications on scheduled appointments, lab results, medication management, and more.
  • Medication intake scheme.
  • Disease-specific therapy programs aimed at symptom relief (breathing exercises for cardiac health, etc.).
  • Nutrition and activity instructions.

Implementation timeline: MVP in 3-6 months.

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Virtual reality (VR) software

ScienceSoft’s experts will help you plan VR software for:

  • Medical education and training of medical students and starting-out healthcare professionals.
  • Surgery training and planning.
  • Pain management of chronic, acute medical procedure pain.
  • Patient rehabilitation, including stroke rehabilitation.
  • Physical therapy.

Implementation timeline: MVP in 2-4 months.

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Image analysis software

We advise our clients on software handling:

  • Analysis of various medical images (CT, MRI, PET, SPECT, ultrasound, radiography, mammography, etc.).
  • 3D image analysis of particular body parts (respiratory system, brain, cardiovascular system, etc.).
  • Image analysis for a wide range of standards (e.g., DICOM, MINC, NifTI).

Implementation timeline: MVP in 2-4 months.

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Patient relationship management

ScienceSoft will help you plan:

  • Patient CRM with a 360-degree patient view.
  • Digital PR and marketing strategy.
  • Integrations of patient relationship management software with EHR and other clinical applications to avoid dispersed data.

Implementation timeline: from 2-4 months.

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Healthcare data management and analytics

We help integrate data from all required apps to get insights into:

  • Patient outcomes.
  • Physicians’ and nurses’ performance.
  • Research and development progress.
  • Staffing gaps.
  • Population health.
  • Financial data analytics.
  • Medical devices usage and performance.
  • Medical facilities condition and usage.

Implementation timeline: from 2-4 months.

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Digital collaboration and internal process automation solutions

  • Office 365-based collaboration and workflow automation to support multiteam patient care.
  • SharePoint Intranet and Extranet to keep medical and administrative staff informed on critical data and enable all-around collaboration.
  • Remote workplace for nurses and physicians.
  • SharePoint policy management and ticketing systems.
  • Learning management system.

Implementation timeline: from 1-2 months.

Staff, patient, and facility tracking software

We offer consultancy on IoT software for:

  • Staff tracking to avoid overwork and optimize workflows.
  • Inpatient tracking with smart sensors or devices to improve safety and provide timely care.
  • Hospital asset tracking using RFID tags to avoid underutilization or loss of the equipment.

Implementation timeline: starting from 2 months for a platform-based software.

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Medical device software and software as a medical device (SaMD)

  • Software for medical devices (e.g., glucose meters, laboratory equipment).
  • Software as a Medical Device (e.g., for treatment planning, medical image viewing, drug dosage calculation).
  • IoMT software design (e.g., for asset tracking, staff tracking).

Implementation timeline: MVP in 4-8 months.

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Harness the Power of Advanced Technologies in Healthcare

AI for medical diagnosis

AI for treatment personalization

AI for patient records

AI for mental health

Medical AI chatbots

Medical image analysis

Speech recognition for healthcare

Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Virtual Reality (VR)

Blockchain for personal health records

Wearable medical apps

AI-powered medical devices

Medical IT Consulting: Step by Step

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Business analysis

  • (for healthcare organizations) Business needs analysis and current IT ecosystem analysis.
  • (for product companies) Market analysis and competitors research, target customer segment identification.
  • Elicitation of functional and non-functional software requirements, feature planning, and prioritization.
  • Healthcare software compliance requirements gathering for applicable regulations (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR).

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Software design

Architecture design of healthcare software, tech stack selection, integration design, etc.

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Project planning

Healthcare software delivery schedule planning, budget planning, and ROI calculation.

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Risk assessment and risk management planning

  • Analysis of the potential risks of healthcare software development and use.
  • Drawing up the risk mitigation plan.

ScienceSoft recommends: If your healthcare software needs early stakeholder or market validation, start with MVP development. MVP features core software functionality with simple UX and UI design and then can be enhanced further based on the received feedback.

Highlights of Our Services

Deep proficiency in healthcare

Our healthcare technology consultants with 5-20 years of domain expertise will help you meet your strategic IT goals and mitigate financial, security, and compliance risks.

End-to-end services

ScienceSoft combines consulting with practical assistance: we’re ready to launch your digital initiatives, develop custom software, provide managed IT services, and more.

Cost-effectiveness

In each engagement, we strive to reduce IT costs by fixing process inefficiencies, optimizing cloud consumption, using proven open-source software components, and more. This way, we have helped our healthcare clients reduce app ownership costs and cut data storage spending by 10 times.

Meticulous approach to quality and security

Working according to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 13485 standards, we can guarantee the quality and security of medical software, devices, and IT infrastructures we work with.

Meet Our Leading Healthcare IT Experts

Alena Madden

Healthcare IT Consultant and Business Analyst with 10+ years of experience

With 20+ successful IT projects and expertise in international sales, Alena Madden helps bring together the latest trends from the clinical and technological realms. Alena dives deep into the clients' needs to elaborate their ideas and bring to life innovative healthcare solutions.

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Gala Batsishcha

Healthcare IT Consultant, Doctor of Medicine with 20+ years of experience in the healthcare industry

Working with companies like Pfizer, Dr.Reddy's, Roche, Gala Batsishcha acquired vast expertise in the healthcare business. Gala’s strategical thinking, practical medical knowledge, and understanding of the healthcare trends help her design IT solutions that tackle unmet medical needs.

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ScienceSoft's tip: If your software incorporates SaMD features (e.g., pulse monitoring using a smartphone, drug prescription software), it may require FDA registration.

Our Approach to Pricing

We offer an optimal pricing model, taking into account your project and budget specifics:

Fixed price (FP)

We charge a fixed quote for the defined healthcare project scope. The payment schedule is aligned with the project’s milestones.

Optimal for: Waterfall projects.

Time and Materials (T&M)

We charge for the actual time spent on healthcare software development at an hourly rate of the outsourced specialists and issue monthly invoices with reports on completed work.

Optimal for: Agile projects, projects with a scope that is likely to change.

Time and Materials with a cap (T&M NTE)

We charge for the actual time spent on healthcare software development but cannot exceed a certain total charge. The client is charged monthly.

Optimal for: projects with potential slight changes of scope, but with strict budget limitations.

Sample cost ranges for popular healthcare IT solutions

From $150,000 to $400,000

for telemedicine software with must-have functionality

From $200,000 to $400,000

for remote patient monitoring or medical device software

From $400,000 to over $2,000,000

for EHR software

Get a Cost Estimate for Your Healthcare Software Development Project

Please answer a few questions about your software development needs. This will help our team provide a tailored service offering and a cost estimate much quicker.

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*What type of company do you represent?

*What best describes your situation?

Are you going to sell your software to:

*How many individuals will use your software, approximately?

*How many organizations are you planning to target, approximately?

*How many end users (individuals from all organizations) will use your software, approximately?

How many organizations are you planning to target, approximately?

*How many end users (both corporate and individual users) will use your software, approximately?

*What kind of healthcare software do you want to develop?

*What EHR/EMR functionality do you want to implement?

*What telehealth or RPM functionality do you need?

*What features do you need in a patient portal or app?

*What features do you need in administrative software?

*What healthcare data analytics functionality do you want to include?

*What diagnostic functionality do you need?

*What clinical trial functionality do you need?

*What functionality should your medical AR or VR solution have?

*What functionality do you need in your desktop medical device software?

*What functionality do you need in your user software for wearables?

Does the system need specialized modules for certain medical fields?

*What platform(s) should your healthcare software support?

*Which software version do you need?

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MVP (Minimum Viable Product): A basic version with essential features to validate the idea and gather feedback quickly. Full release olution: A complete product with all features, ready for wide-scale deployment and comprehensive user experience.

Do you have any preferences for the environment?

*Should your software interact with medical devices?

*Should your app support in-app payments?

What types of payments should your app support?

*Do you require any software integrations?

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*Are there any compliance requirements for your software? Check all that apply:

Do you have tech stack preferences?

What collaboration model do you prefer?

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We will analyze your case and get back to you within a business day to share a ballpark estimate.

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Technologies We Work With

KPIs in Focus

When designing an IT strategy or digital health software for hospitals, labs, healthcare startups, mature software product companies, medical device providers, and pharmaceutical companies, we build our healthcare IT advisory services around clients’ goals and KPIs. These are a few groups of KPIs we focus on:

Patient health outcomes and quality of care, e.g., reduced complications rate, and lower readmission rate.

Medical staff performance, e.g., faster patient care delivery, and reduced time spent on report creation.

Cost of care, e.g., decreased length of patient stay in the hospital and ancillary costs, and reduced cost per visit.

Patient engagement, e.g., increased visit attendance, and reduced hospitalizations.

User satisfaction, e.g., the number of active patients using a mobile healthcare app daily.

Asset management, e.g., increased asset utilization rate, and decreased asset search time.

ScienceSoft at a Glance: Key Facts You Need to Know

Years of experience

35+ years in IT, serving Healthcare since 2005.

Services

Healthcare IT consulting, healthcare software development, healthcare data analytics, IT support, managed IT services, HIPAA compliance services, penetration testing, and more.

Case studies & testimonials

150+ healthcare IT projects for healthcare service providers, medical device companies, health tech companies, medical insurers, and more. Our clients include Rivanna Medical, ScribeAmerica, bioAffinity Technologies, Prognostic Optimization Group, Qventive Healthcare, and Delaware Valley Community Health. See all testimonials.

HQ & offices

Headquarters: McKinney, Texas. Offices: Unites States, Mexico, UAE, KSA, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Finland. See our locations.

Team size

750+ IT experts. See our team.

Recognitions

Leader of the healthcare IT services market in the 2024 SPARK Matrix published by Quadrant Knowledge Solutions; 3-year champion in the Financial Times' Rating; #1 in Healthcare Advisors: Predictive Analytics, AI & Internet of Medical Things and Healthcare Software Development & Testing Consultant Firm categories, according to Black Book™ 2023 market survey; 2023 North American Enabling Technology Leadership Award (from Frost & Sullivan); HTN Now Awards 2023; Health Tech Award 2022; Best Healthcare Technology Solution Award 2022 (from Health Tech Digital).

Certifications

Certified in ISO 13485, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001.

Healthcare standards

Experience in interoperability and data exchange standards (FHIR, HL7, CDA, CCD, XDS/XDS-I), terminology and coding standards (ICD-10, CPT, LOINC), and medical imaging standards (DICOM).

Regulatory expertise

HIPAA, GDPR, NCPDP, FDA, ONC, MDR, SAMHSA, IVDR, MACRA, MIPS, CEHRT, SAFER regulations, and more.

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Healthcare consulting firm with 19 years of experience in digital health, ScienceSoft provides startup, pharmaceutical, hospital technology advisory services to help you benefit from a cost-effective digital health solution or a bestselling medical software product.