CareConnect

Inspiration

The issue of accessibility to healthcare services felt pressing to us because we sympathize with those that lack the means to reach such services. We know there are many people in Massachusetts and other states that cannot get the care they deserve due to limitations like transportation, time off work, and raising families. Therefore, we wanted to create a program that allows benevolent community members to help those in need. It is a service that serves both sides.

What it does

CareConnect is a website that enables both patients and volunteers to sign-up for our program and book appointments. Patients can choose available times and a volunteer based on distance and rating. Once the volunteer arrives, they will receive the vaccine and/or diagnostic test they require. The results will be sent to their medical provider, along with any information about their symptoms. The patient can also see a list of hospitals in MA with distances and ratings. Afterwards, follow ups with their provider or a specialized doctor can take place.

How we built it

We made a very detailed plan and put it into Kiro, using the Spec feature. From there, Kiro created a pseudocode plan and produced a working program. We then tested several different cases, created stand-in patients, volunteers, and doctors, and debugged as necessary.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into several bugs along the way. One was that the patient was not matched to a volunteer after selecting an appointment time. Another was communication between the front and back end when trying to deploy the site. We mainly used Kiro, mentors, and trial and error to work through these issues.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We're proud of our functional site that uses relevant data to provide information to patients. It works from all three perspectives: patient, volunteer, doctor. We're also proud of our ability to collaborate and communicate as a team to develop a working product.

What we learned

We learned a lot about using Kiro and other AI tools when making a project. We specifically learned how to plan and execute a fully-fledged site. There was more that went into the planning and testing stage and less coding than we anticipated.

What's next for CareConnect

We want to expand the use of CareConnect to other states and communities. That would require more data on those areas. Another possible next step is expanding the services we provide by getting funding for portable CT scans and MRIs, and recruiting Radiology techs to be apart of the program to perform these procedures with the machines.