Responsive Web Design for Cross-Platform Healthcare Portals

Abstract

The importance of corporate integration and cross-platform engineering in transforming healthcare information systems is examined in this article. Apps for mobile health (mHealth) have drawn more attention lately because of their potential to help patients with a range of ailments.  In recent years, the mobile industry has grown significantly. The emergence of new methods allows developers to address issues that arise with the multitude of devices, screen form-factors, and platforms that the devices are operating on. Web developers may now create web apps that adapt to the screen form-factor of the device they are operating on thanks to the prevalence of responsive and adaptable designs in web application and website development. With wearables on one side and PC-tablet hybrids on the other, the lines between devices are becoming less distinct. A variety of app-enabled devices with varying capabilities and respective software ecosystems must be supported by future applications. Previous research on cross-platform app development focused on ideas and prototypes, comparing methods that are aimed at smartphones. In order to accomplish these goals, researchers must develop mHealth app prototypes using specialised software architectures. This research presents a notion for developing cloud-based mHealth applications for supportive care for chronic patients. The idea makes it easier to create apps that can be utilised for various target applications by integrating pre-existing software platforms and services. Additionally, by employing similar components across several mobile platforms, this development strategy facilitates app portability and scalability via loose coupling of services. In a case study showcasing a mHealth solution for endocrine hormone treatment (EHT), the outcomes are shown via the creation of native Android and cross-platform web applications.  Results from alpha and pre-beta testing, a performance analysis technique, and an app usability assessment based on focus group comments are presented.