Healthcare software development for HIPAA-compliant patient care
Healthcare software development for EHR and patient portals, telemedicine, hospital management and healthcare AI, designed around the daily workflows of your clinicians and staff.
years building software since 2012
projects shipped since 2012
AI systems running in production
clients in 45+ countries
on Clutch, from 33 verified reviews
9001:2015 certified delivery process
Healthcare and life-science teams we have worked with
What healthcare software development covers
Clinical, operational and patient-facing systems, all handling protected health information.
- What is healthcare software development?
- Healthcare software development is the design and engineering of HIPAA-compliant software for clinical, operational and patient-care workflows. It covers custom healthcare software, telemedicine, EHR and EMR systems, healthcare CRM, hospital management, patient portals, medical billing and healthcare AI.
Four problems healthcare software has to solve first
Data trapped in silos
Records sit in separate EHR, lab and billing systems. We connect them through integrations so staff stop re-entering data by hand.
Compliance added too late
Retrofitting HIPAA controls costs months. We design PHI handling into the architecture from day one.
Clinicians avoid the tool
Software that adds clicks gets worked around. We design screens around each specialty's workflow and click count.
Legacy systems block change
Old platforms cannot take new features safely. We modernize in stages with APIs and cloud migration while the existing system keeps running.
Healthcare software development services
From a single patient portal to hospital software that runs every department.
EHR and EMR software
We build dashboards, portals, diagnostic integrations and medical imaging connectivity for clinicians and departmental staff, with HL7 and FHIR integration to the EHR you run.
Telemedicine
We build video and audio consultations, scheduling and e-prescriptions on web and mobile, so patients can see a clinician without travelling.
See mobile app developmentPatient portals
Patients register, book appointments, read their records and lab results, and message the care team securely from one portal.
Hospital management
One platform runs across departments and gives live insight into beds, staff and operations, so managers act on today's numbers.
Medical billing
We automate charge capture, claim preparation and payment reconciliation, and send reminders before a claim or payment slips.
Legacy modernization
We move existing clinical systems to the cloud, open them up through APIs and split them into microservices while care keeps running.
See custom software developmentPlanning a clinical system or patient app?
Talk to us about scope, HIPAA requirements and integrations before you commit budget.
HIPAA compliance and data security
HIPAA requirements shape the architecture from day one, and ScalaCode signs a business associate agreement (BAA) before our team handles any protected health information.
HIPAA and BAA
We handle protected health information securely and sign a BAA with covered entities and their business associates.
GDPR
We handle patient data under EU rules for European providers.
ISO 9001:2015
Our delivery and quality process is certified to this standard.
You own the code
You own the full source code, so you can scale or change it later.
Built around each branch of medicine
Cardiology
We centralise cardiac records and connect them to wearables and monitoring systems, so clinicians see live vitals.
Oncology
Digital treatment plans and follow-ups sit next to current lab, pathology and biomarker results.
Neurology
We bring EEG and wearable data together with virtual consultations, remote assessments and therapy schedules.
Pediatrics
Families keep secure lab and vaccination records, and automated reminders cover schedules and visits.
AI in healthcare software, added to the clinical systems you run
AI agents, data processing, intelligent chatbots, NLP and decision support, integrated into the infrastructure you already run.
Healthcare software development process, from scoping to go-live
An MVP such as a patient portal takes 6 to 8 weeks. For larger systems, discovery fixes the schedule in writing around your integrations and compliance scope.
- 01
Discovery and compliance review
Workflows, integrations and PHI handling mapped before design starts.
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Clinical UX and architecture
Screens tested with the staff who will use them, on an architecture built for audit.
- 03
Build and integrate
We build in sprints and show working software connected to your EHR, labs and billing.
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Launch and support
We go live with monitoring in place, then stay on for maintenance and new features such as AI in healthcare for clinical notes and coding.
Thomson Hospital: a patient survey platform with a real-time dashboard
ScalaCode built a multi-tiered, multilingual survey platform for Thomson Hospital. Patients open surveys from a QR code or an SMS, email or WhatsApp message, administrators read the results on a live dashboard, and negative feedback becomes a complaint ticket for the department concerned.
survey channels
One team, 14 years of shipping
projects shipped since 2012
AI systems running in production
clients across 45+ countries
years building software, since 2012
Rated 4.8/5 by the clients we build for
Verified reviews from Clutch and GoodFirms, and clients on camera.
33 verified reviews on Clutch
“I am the CEO of NAMEs, which is a healthcare application. And to be honest, I would have never achieved that without ScalaCode and their team of developers.”
Trustpilot review★★★★★“The application was basically built from scratch, and was complicated, as the software was to be integrated with a certain Medical EHR software.”
Clutch review★★★★★“Their commitment to customer satisfaction was most impressive.”
Clutch review★★★★★“Their team quickly adapted and implemented updates without disrupting operations.”
“Their approach, dedication and project execution played a critical role in TipStars' success.”
Clutch review★★★★★“What sets ScalaCode apart is their technical AI expertise and an understanding of a client's organizational ethos.”
Clutch review★★★★★“They understood the business side of our requirements and often brought up solutions or ideas we hadn't considered.”
Healthcare software development FAQs
We will answer any other question on the call.
How much does healthcare software development cost?
Every healthcare build starts with a free discovery sprint. An MVP such as a patient portal or telemedicine app starts from $9,999, and enterprise hospital software from $24,999. Integrations, compliance scope and platforms set the fixed quote.
How do you make software HIPAA compliant?
We design PHI handling into the architecture before the first sprint, with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access and audit logs of every record view. Hosting runs on HIPAA-eligible cloud services in your own account. We document the safeguards so your compliance team can review them.
Will you sign a business associate agreement (BAA)?
Yes. ScalaCode signs a BAA with covered entities and business associates before our team handles any protected health information. NDAs and IP assignment are standard on every project as well.
Can you integrate with Epic, Cerner or other EHRs?
Yes. We connect to Epic, Cerner (Oracle Health) and other EHRs through HL7 v2 interfaces and FHIR APIs, so records move between systems without manual re-entry. Access to each vendor's API program is arranged with your IT team at the start of the project.
How do you use AI with patient data safely?
Patient data stays inside your cloud account, and identifiers are redacted before text reaches a model wherever the use case allows. Models run under a BAA with the provider or as open-weight models on your own infrastructure, and every request is logged. Clinical suggestions stay advisory, with a clinician making the decision.
How long does a healthcare software project take?
An MVP such as a patient portal typically ships in 6 to 8 weeks. For an enterprise healthcare solution, discovery sets the schedule in writing, since EHR integrations and any legacy migration drive it, and AI coding agents help our engineers build faster.
Who owns the code?
You do. Clients have full ownership of the source code, so you can scale or change it as your requirements grow.
Can we hire a dedicated healthcare development team?
Yes. Dedicated engineers start from $1,799 a month, full-time, and work inside your tools and process under the same BAA.
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