Bridge the gap between healthcare and technology

The limits of EHR

A common complaint is that EHRs are often rigid. Adjustments or extensions require lengthy processes with the vendor and are expensive. Consider:

• Building new dashboards for specific specialties.
• Adding workflow support that deviates from standard processes.
• Connecting external data sources, such as measurement tools or health apps patients use at home.

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The result: healthcare workers find creative (but cumbersome) solutions outside the EHR, using Excel, separate forms or even paper checklists. This increases the risk of errors and puts additional strain on workloads.

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Low-code as a solution: Mendix on top of EHR

This is where low-code comes into play. With platforms like Mendix, healthcare organizations can quickly develop applications that run on top of the existing EHR. Examples include:

• Scheduling
  With a low-code solution, departments can easily manage staff schedules and align them with patient needs. Think of dynamic rosters that take into account availability, specializations and peak times in care delivery.
• Planning
  Hospitals can use low-code apps to optimize the scheduling of operating rooms, consultations, and examinations. By integrating with the EHR, all relevant patient and resource data are directly available, preventing duplicate data entry.
• Patient admission and discharge
  An app that streamlines the admission and discharge process. Nurses, physicians and transfer coordinators can collaborate through a single overview, with automatic notifications sent to other departments and the EHR.
• Patient portals
  Low-code enables the creation of personalized patient portals where patients can manage their own information, appointments and care plans. This actively involves patients in their own care process, without requiring the organization to build complex integrations.

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The pile-up of systems

In addition to EHR limitations, healthcare organizations often deal with a tangle of separate applications: HR systems, scheduling tools, medication management, billing software, research databases and more. These systems rarely communicate well with each other. The result: duplicate data entry, lost time and frustrated staff.

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Here too, can Mendix play a key role. Acting as a flexible integration layer, it can connect the different systems and provide a unified user experience. For healthcare workers, this means working from a single environment, without constantly switching between screens and login portals.

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For example, Mendix can link scheduling software and the HR system with the EHR. Where staff previously had to make the same change three times (in example when schedules changed), it can now happen automatically. All visible in one clear screen.

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Why this matters now

Pressure on healthcare is increasing. Fewer staff must do more work. Digital support must relieve burdens, not create new ones. Organizations that use their digital infrastructure smartly gain time. Time that can be spent on patient care.

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With low-code, you do not have to build a new EHR, but you’ll increase the value of what you already have. It offers speed, flexibility and the ability to truly align with the daily practice of healthcare professionals.

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Squad Apps: your Mendix partner in healthcare

At Squad Apps, we understand the unique challenges in healthcare. As a Mendix partner, we help healthcare organizations develop valuable functionalities on top of their EHR and smartly integrate separate systems. Fast, scalable and fully tailored to real-world practice.

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Whether it’s a new module, an integration layer or a complete digital workspace, we make sure healthcare workers spend less time on systems and more time on what really matters: the patient.

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Curious what this could mean for your organization? Contact Squad Apps and discover how low-code can accelerate your digital transformation.