HealthBuddy

Inspiration

Many struggle with staying engaged in their healthcare routines, leading to missed appointments and neglected treatments. We wanted to create a solution that makes home healthcare easier, more interactive, and proactive.

What it does

HealthBuddy helps patients stay on top of their health with:

• Calendar for tracking appointments
  
• Doctor's Orders to follow throughout the day and stay on track for wellness goals
• AI Chatbot for answering small, health-related questions
  

How we built it

We developed HealthBuddy using React Native, MySQL, and Springboot

Challenges we ran into

• Setting up controllers between Spring Boot and the frontend
• Ensuring an intuitive user experience for non-tech-savvy patients
  
• Implementing effective reminders that users actually follow
  

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Successfully integrating a calendar, chatbot, and reminders in one app
  
• Creating an engaging patient experience with wellness challenges
  
• Overcoming backend-to-frontend communication hurdles
  

What we learned

• How to optimize cross-platform development with Expo
  
• Best practices for backend API design in healthcare applications
  
• The importance of user-friendly UI for patient engagement
  

What's next for HealthBuddy

• Expanding chatbot capabilities to become AI-Assistant within the scope of the app
  
• Adding cloud-based integrations for direct doctor communication
  

Built With

• mysql
• react-native
• springboot