DevOps Services for Healthcare: How AppRecode Transformed Digital Health Operations for ALS Treatment
Location: USA
Industry: Health care
How DevOps Accelerates Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare moves only when releases are safe and audits are clean. Good pipelines, IaC, and observability shorten lead time and reduce mistakes.
Telehealth platforms also carry PHI and strict uptime needs.
Synapticure shows the direction: virtual neurology care in all 50 states with ALS as a core focus, genetic testing support, trials access, and wraparound care.
These needs map well to disciplined DevOps services for healthcare and DevOps solutions for healthcare that bake security and change control into daily work.
About the project
Client and Product
A Chicago-based Series A digital health startup revolutionizes personalized care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Challenges
AppRecode has started a project to make the treatment process easier for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Our objective was to develop a platform that would reimagine the front office operations of the healthcare services provider and assist in automating their internal workflow.
Working with ALS patients necessitates comprehending their approach to healthcare providers. After conducting a lot of research, we had to develop a solution architecture that would make the service more accessible for ALS patients and make it more efficient from a business perspective. The SPsoft team had to automate the patient flow to give staff members more time to focus on each case and improve service quality.
Our client wanted to make it easy for ASL patients to access their online front desk. It has been necessary to complete the forms and provide all required documents, such as test results and health records, a seamless one with no accessibility issues. In the meantime, we had to add an automated data processing tool that visualizes information to the client’s back-office capabilities so that they could spend more time taking care of each patient’s needs. It has been necessary to transform the process of guiding patients through subsequent treatment steps, including selecting a physician, into one more infused with quality.
Job Done
The project successfully transformed the healthcare service provider’s operations for ALS patients through comprehensive automation and user-focused enhancements. Key achievements include:
- Automated Patient Flow: Streamlined onboarding and treatment navigation, improving access and guidance for ALS patients.
- User-Friendly Interface: Redesigned the front office for enhanced accessibility and ease of use.
- Data Processing Integration: Developed automated tools for efficient data management and visualization, allowing staff to focus on patient care.
- Scalable Cloud Infrastructure: Built a robust, cloud-based system with full IaC coverage using Terraform and a microservice architecture with Kubernetes.
- CI/CD Implementation: Established automated pipelines for rapid deployment and version control through GitHub Actions and ArgoCD.
- Holistic Monitoring System: Implemented comprehensive monitoring to optimize performance and enhance user experience.
These features collectively enabled the client to improve care quality, scale operations, and significantly enhance patient turnover capabilities.
Implemented features
Patient Flow Automation
Automated processes for ALS patients to access the online front desk, enabling easy completion of forms and submission of required documents (test results, health records).
User Experience Enhancements
Ensured that the platform is fully accessible to ALS patients, addressing potential barriers to entry and navigation.
Data Processing and Visualization
Integrated a tool to process and visualize patient data for back-office staff, enabling efficient monitoring and management of patient information.
Implemented systems for real-time updates to patient records and workflows, ensuring all staff have the latest information at their fingertips.
Cloud-Based Infrastructure Development
Developed a cloud-based solution that supports high data loads, allowing the platform to scale as the patient base grows.
Utilized Terraform for full IaC coverage of infrastructure components, promoting consistency and reducing deployment errors.
Microservices and Containerization
Established a microservices architecture to improve modularity and scalability of the application, making it easier to manage and update individual components.
Deployed the application using Kubernetes to streamline container management and orchestration, ensuring efficient resource utilization.
Monitoring and Performance Optimization
Developed a comprehensive monitoring solution that covers application performance, infrastructure health, and user experience.
Integrated analytics tools to track system performance and user engagement, helping identify areas for improvement.
Our DevOps Process for Healthcare
Safe speed wins. This is how our DevOps services for healthcare companies deliver faster releases without risking PHI.
This is how our DevOps solutions for healthcare companies keep product teams moving while meeting HIPAA expectations.
Step #1. Discover
Our experts map services, data flows, vendors, and where ePHI lives. Confirm HIPAA scope, BAAs, and logging gaps. Output: risk list, SLO draft, and pilot target.
Step #2. Stabilize
Then, we put SLOs and a tested rollback in place. Lock access with least-privilege and audit controls. Turn on API and data-access logging across environments.
Step #3. Automate
Next, our team ships CI/CD and IaC across all envs. Add security and compliance gates in the pipeline so unsafe changes never reach prod. Evidence is kept with each run.
Step #4. Scale
At this point, we use autoscaling, canary or blue/green releases, and scheduled cost reviews. Standardize templates so new services adopt the same path on day one.
Step #5. Operate
Finally, our DevOps pros define on-call playbooks, incident drills, and monthly scorecards. Review SLO burn, MTTR, change-fail rate, and access anomalies with owners.
Outcomes
- Faster, smaller releases with change approvals tied to risk.
- Lower incident time due to clear SLO alerts and tested rollback.
- Audit-ready pipelines and environment parity for PHI workloads.
- Better cost signals and ownership across teams.
A Word from Our Founder
“Ship small, prove every change, and keep patient data guarded by default. That is how health tech stays fast without breaking trust.” – Volodymyr Shynkar, CEO & Co-Founder, AppRecode
How AppRecode Empowers Healthcare Companies with DevOps
You get fit-for-purpose DevOps solutions for healthcare that match your stack and your regs.
- We set up CI/CD and IaC, wire observability to patient journeys, and keep costs visible.
- We work with your security team to keep access least-privileged and audits simple.
This lets small and large teams adopt DevOps services for healthcare without risky big steps. Partnerships like Synapticure’s with the ALS Association show how strong tech and care models can scale together.
FAQ
By making security part of the pipeline. Least-privilege roles, encrypted secrets, audit logs, and automated checks gate every deployment. IaC keeps environments consistent. This is the core of healthcare DevOps services.
Shorter lead time, safer releases, and cleaner audits. Teams focus on patient impact instead of manual work. This is why DevOps services for healthcare companies pay back fast.
Yes. Start with one service and a thin slice of CI/CD, IaC, and SLOs. Grow from there. We package healthcare DevOps solutions so smaller teams get the same discipline as large systems.
Yes. Automated tests, approvals, and staged rollouts reduce rework and fear. That moves features faster without trading away safety. This is the promise of DevOps solutions for healthcare companies.
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