We started with defining a problem statement and then brainstorming about possible solutions. In an ideal world, we would have spent a lot more time carefully defining the problem, before jumping to solutions, but this is the magic of hackathons. Instead, we defined problem and solution at the same time.

Creating a project from scratch can be a daunting one, that's why we established the goal, set roles, and agreed on the final solution in the early stage.  We brainstormed about many various features and agreed that over the next 22 hours we would focus on the following features:

I used the rapid-prototyping method and sketched the main features and dashboard, before starting with the design I created a basic style guide using the Microsoft UI kit.

As the developer worked on the database of our app, I started with designs for our homepage. First I spent a couple of hours conducting the competitive analysis.

I studied healthcare products, that are providing the storage of medical documentation and companies offering online consultations with healthcare specialists. I wanted to achieve making the healthcare process simple as possible. I chose the blue & green combination because it reflects healthcare and adding a little bit of fun and taking away the stress from the medical enviroment.

While finishing feature of live calls, developer started exporting my designs from Figma and transforming them into Web App. When I finished task flows of three main features I decided to conduct usability testing with Microsoft mentors to get a feedback on my designs.
I’ve discovered several usability problems, which were fixed immediately before they got into development.

Once backend infrastructure were created using Google Firebase and Node.js our developer started exporting the components and implementing them in the app using React.js
You check check the source code on Github.

Our Product was named Care For U, because it's attempting to provide free healthcare advice for everyone, wherever they are. Our patients could store their data in the app and share it with doctors in order to achieve more efficient medical appointments, that are not based on country restrictions.  We would get funds from selling data (with user's contents for targeted advertisements) and in a safe way, such as through blockchain, in order to pay healthcare specialists.  This would provide doctors with the benefits of working remotely & adding additional income to their income stream. Simultaneously, for patients, the platform could facilitate online, international storage of their medical records, which can then be used to consult doctors on healthcare advice, amongst other things in the future. The competitive advantage of our platform is that it does not require patients insurance, while also enabling a patient's medical history to be translated into multiple languages, thus expediting accurate, free, medical advice for anyone with a phone and a web connection.

In essence, Care For U, attempts to solve a myriad of problems in the healthcare industry. For one, it discourages the congestion of patients in hospitals who are concerned with general healthcare questions that can be answered through our platform, a solution that is in desperate need in pandemic times. Additionally, unlike any other telemedicine apps, Care For U, enables anyone to have access to general healthcare advice, regardless of whether they have insurance or not. This can be carried out through blockchain technology, enabling trust and anonymity between three parties (patients, doctors, companies), in a way that is efficient and easy for the patients to give consent. Consequently, this means that you can have your medical records with you when you travel or wherever you are in the world and share them whenever you want with a healthcare specialist. Finally, the Care For U platform allows patients and general users with healthcare questions to obtain accurate advice from specialists rather than search on the web. This makes them less susceptible to misunderstanding medical information, as well as being misled by inaccurate conclusions.

In times such as the one we currently live in, it seems ever more important that healthcare is a right we all deserve. Care For U brings that to life!