A Reliable Web-Based Healthcare Tool for COVID-19 Diagnostics

Project overview

The diagnostics solution delivered by our team interprets files generated by PCR tools to provide lab staff with test results. Initially, the solution was used to detect the coronavirus infection in plates from PCR equipment, but then it was decided not to limit the system to COVID-19. We added new kinds of testing – namely, Fungi and Streptococcus tests. The main purpose of the testing system is to speed up and simplify the process of analyzing the results. Before, lab operators would analyze each test result from PCR devices manually to make a decision. It used to take them a lot of time (ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour) and manual work to cope with those tasks. Now, the system is capable of simplifying the work of lab operators and saving them a considerable amount of time – with our solution, analyzing a plate and making a decision take less than a minute.

App functionality

As the result of our involvement, the following deliverables were developed:

• Result interpretation algorithm;
• Role management feature;
• Log history;
• Instrument management feature;
• User management feature;
• Plate location tracker;
• Statistic viewer for conducted tests and samples.

Project results

The contribution made by our business analyst was crucial for the eventual success of this IT project. Among other things, we succeeded at:

• Improving the way requirements and change requests are collected, analyzed, and documented;
• Adding descriptions of any new UI elements according to the customer’s requirements to the table with UI elements and validations;
• Holding productive refinement meetings with the team to discuss the upcoming changes and new features;
• Assuming responsibility for creating such documentation as API documentation, release notes, a user guide, etc.
• Ensuring a transparent way for requirements management to pass the international certifications;
• Integrating user stories, including acceptance criteria, into the project documentation process.
• Creating wireframes for new features or existing features to be improved. Whenever even the smallest design changes were required, our business analyst was ready to add them (in agreement with the customer);

Project overview

AI-powered intelligent platform to augment doctor’s verification of COVID-19 test results. The system simplifies the work of lab operators who deal with qPCR analyses. The system parses raw results from laboratory PCR machines that are installed in labs and displays them on a dashboard. The possibility to process and display information from different machines (different models or even producers of qPCR analyzers) is a crucial advantage of our system.

Solution

The resulting solution fully matches the challenging requirements voiced by the customer. In the situation of the lasting COVID-19 health crisis, the customer now can use an advanced AI-powered tool utilizing the potential of ML to the maximum extent possible. As a result, qPCR test results are handled and verified at a much greater speed. On top of that, the customer now is in the right position to save significant resources, both financial and work time-related. Thus, more resources can be allocated to solving other pressing issues, patients' situations are clarified faster, while data on the virus-related trends and changes is safely stored, easily accessible, and instantly available.

App functionality

As a result of our involvement, the following deliverables were developed:

• Result interpretation algorithm;
• Role management feature;
• Log history;
• Instrument management feature;
• User management feature;
• Plate location tracker;
• Statistic viewer for conducted tests and samples.

Project results

• The process is fully automated. The clinician only reviews the results and changes them manually if it is doubtful. Thus, the lab routine is simplified and providers’ work-life balance improved
• The test cost is reduced but the laboratory’s revenue is increased because of improved performance
• The waiting time of the result is minimal
• The lab performance is skyrocketing with no less quality
• The lab performance is skyrocketing with no less quality
• Now 96 tests plate is analyzed in less than 1 minute