July 18, 2024 | 6 min read
Making Healthcare easy and accessible
Medica (founded 2021) offers an innovative patient management system connecting healthcare providers and patients with appointment scheduling, secure messaging, telehealth, record access, and personalized tracking in a user-friendly interface. Their human-centered design prioritizes intuitive workflows and enhanced communication across diverse healthcare settings.
Branding/Logo Development, Brand Guidelines, UX/UI Design, Visual Design, 3D Animation, Motion Graphics, WordPress CMS, Zendesk Integration, SEO, Ongoing Maintenance.
Medica's platform suffered from fragmented user experiences across features and accessibility barriers for users with disabilities or lower digital literacy. This limited adoption and contradicted their mission of accessible healthcare. Their architecture also needed flexibility for planned wearable device and remote monitoring integrations.
We implemented a user-centered strategy prioritizing accessibility and scalable architecture. We conducted user research with patients and providers. We created a unified design system for consistent UI across roles. Navigation focused on tasks, not features. We addressed accessibility with WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, including contrast, screen reader optimization, keyboard navigation, and simplified language. The visual design was calming and approachable. We built a modular technical framework for future integrations and ensured functionality across devices.
Within six months, Medica saw a 65% increase in patient engagement and a 40% improvement in patient activation. Provider training time decreased by 30%, and support requests fell by 25%, with satisfaction scores rising significantly. Accessibility improvements led to contracts with major networks and a broader patient demographic (50% increase in users over 65, 70% increase in underserved communities). The modular architecture streamlined integrations with wearables and EHRs, reducing development time by 40%. We continue to partner with Medica for ongoing optimization.