Our inspiration for building HealthConnect came from the disconnect patients often face when trying to accurately convey all their past medications and medical tests from a previous doctor to a new one. This communication gap can lead to repeated tests, medical errors, and inefficient care. HealthConnect aims to bridge this gap by providing a seamless healthcare portal for secure, comprehensive sharing of medical histories between patients and clinicians.
Throughout building the project, we learned how to integrate a modern React frontend generated by v0.dev with a Firebase backend, implementing authentication, real-time data syncing, and role-based access control. This journey enhanced our skills in modern web development, dependency management, and secure environment setup.
We built the app by transforming a static UI into a dynamic data-driven experience using Firebase Authentication and Firestore. We implemented global auth state with React Context and protected routes with real-time user data, personalizing views for patients and clinicians.
One major issue we faced was difficulties deploying the project. Resolving version conflicts, managing environment variables securely, and adapting to Next.js's new App Router required careful debugging and iteration, which delayed deployment.
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